The same thing happened with this as “Everything I Know About Love”. The first 75% of the book was meh (reading about a flop 35yo Wept on the plane ✔️
The same thing happened with this as “Everything I Know About Love”. The first 75% of the book was meh (reading about a flop 35yo comedian does not lend itself to sympathy) but the ending just hit home. Dolly Alderton captures the agony (lol) of not knowing what you want and the beauty of (female) friendship so well. Every doubt I’ve had about being in a relationship, about what I should be doing, about what is expected of me is articulated so well. I don’t know if the point was to be annoyed at Andy, but he really captures the “I don’t care about what you believe in, your dreams/goals, I just love you and want to spend time with you” mantra of men I’ve dated perfectly. And there’s nothing wrong with being ok with that but it’s also ok to tap out!...more
The only comforting thing about feeling so fucking lost in your 20s is that everyone else is lost in their 20s.
The first half of this book, I sped thThe only comforting thing about feeling so fucking lost in your 20s is that everyone else is lost in their 20s.
The first half of this book, I sped through. It wasn’t speaking to me, probably because it’s all pre-mid 20s. But from then on, this could’ve been a transcript of any day in my head. It feels suffocating to be getting older and not living the dumb fantasy you had when you were a kid and realizing that’s not real life.
“What’s the point?” has driven a lot of my decisions lately, maybe from the gross 20s nihilism or living through the toughest 3 years everyone else on earth has. Giving into the urge to give up and not put in the effort has to be the most dangerous part of getting older. Frame the picture! Change the laptop background!...more
I read this wondering if I had a double life as a woman named Negin Farsad with a successful comedy career. Every word sounded like it had come out ofI read this wondering if I had a double life as a woman named Negin Farsad with a successful comedy career. Every word sounded like it had come out of my mouth, and as a fellow "hyphenated American", it was almost scary to read something that I connected to and understood so completely.
Farsad speaks to all Americans who have to check "white" on the census even though we're really not, to all of us who have been confused about our place in a country so split between black and white, to all of us who have wondered "Can you write a book with both parentheticals where you talk to yourself and footnotes to cite real facts?".
Race relations in this country obviously have a long way to go, especially for those who are not black or hispanic. Farsad questions why all minorities don't work together when we're all getting marginalized. Why aren't we? Simply meeting people, as Farsad does with her comedy, and talking to them is the key to a more unified future.
I can't wait to give this book to anyone who will read it, because it is not only a look into the situation of the unrecognized Third Things in America, it is laugh out loud hilarious and will definitely bring a smile to your face.
[And to all non-Third Thing people wondering if this book is for them, let me explain; there will be parts of this book you don't understand, but there is more you will. Farsad is an American. She likes the same stuff you do. There's race relations mixed in with Iranian quirks melded with feminism and a questioning of rich America. You'll like it, I promise.]...more
I don't know why chemistry isn't taught like this: you're the only person on Mars and you need to find a way to get water withTHIS WAS SO FUN TO READ.
I don't know why chemistry isn't taught like this: you're the only person on Mars and you need to find a way to get water with what you have-what do you do?
The Martian could very well have been much darker, much more negative, and much less refreshing. Instead, there are great characters, all of whom are interesting to explore, from the government workers to the astronauts to the scientists back home, and there is a humor throughout that Watney brings that seems much more realistic than the serious view there is of the sciences overall. There were times of despair, of course, when I felt myself tense up and get worried, but there was even more faith in the power of humanity and the unfailing will to stay alive.
The technical details and explanation were a great inclusion when so many other books leave it out. I did have to reread sections several times in order to understand, and I found it helpful to look up some facts about NASA in general, but it made the story all the more real. I am so much more excited to learn more about space travel, chemistry, biology, and of course, botany....more
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