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A review by emrodav
How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't by Lane Moore
3.0
I don’t know how to feel about this one! I literally laughed out loud and I literally cried, but I’m also confused about it.
For a book that claims to be about being alone, Lane Moore describes a lot of friendships and romantic relationships. Like, a lot.
It...wasn’t what I expected or really what I wanted going into the book. I wanted to read about true aloneness and loneliness. Which, even saying that, makes it sound like I’m discounting Lane Moore’s opinion of how alone she is, but I don’t know how else to describe it.
Having said that, what the book ended up being was a really interesting collection of personal essays. Lane Moore is funny and insightful and has lots of good things to say. And I did end up enjoying the book.
So even though it wasn’t exactly what I thought it would be or exactly what I wanted, I did enjoy the book.
For a book that claims to be about being alone, Lane Moore describes a lot of friendships and romantic relationships. Like, a lot.
It...wasn’t what I expected or really what I wanted going into the book. I wanted to read about true aloneness and loneliness. Which, even saying that, makes it sound like I’m discounting Lane Moore’s opinion of how alone she is, but I don’t know how else to describe it.
Having said that, what the book ended up being was a really interesting collection of personal essays. Lane Moore is funny and insightful and has lots of good things to say. And I did end up enjoying the book.
So even though it wasn’t exactly what I thought it would be or exactly what I wanted, I did enjoy the book.