Hey, guys! I recently found Josh Sundquist's youtube channel and appreciated his sense of humor. From there, I heard that he wrote a book about his dating failures, We Should Hang Out Sometime. Of course, I had to read it.
The Cover:
The Cover:
It shows the title in the form of an infographic, which is surprisingly relevant to this book. Josh shares his story with the help of silly graphics (bar graphs, venn diagrams, etc.) in a way that's similar to the cover. It's simple and elegant, as well. A+ cover
Official Description:
A bright, poignant, and deeply funny autobiographical account of coming of age as an amputee cancer survivor, from Josh Sundquist: Paralympic ski racer, YouTube star, and motivational speaker.
Josh Sundquist only ever had one girlfriend.
For twenty-three hours.
In eighth grade.
Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: What went wrong?
The results of Josh's semiscientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured here. From a disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD (Close Fast Dancing), to a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love--or at least a girlfriend--in all the wrong places.
My Review:
We Should Hang Out Sometime is a very wholesome book. It tells of Josh's struggles with awkwardness as he grows up, especially as it relates to girls. The narration is funny and often sarcastic, with many diagrams of various situations he finds himself in.
It is a nice, pleasant book that you could easily read in a day or so, or stretch it out over a longer period of time. The book is broken down into the various girls he tries (and fails) to have a relationship with. Each of these sections is about 50 pages, so you can read them back-to-back or just pick up with a new story, a new girl, later.
One of the unique aspects of this book is that Josh tries to meet up with his old almost-girlfriends while writing this book and records their interactions. It definitely adds something to this memoir. However, oftentimes, his interviews are a bit lacking. He doesn't necessarily ask what he wants to hear and makes some assumptions. While this is still a fun part of the book, it would have been nice to have a more complete look into the girls' minds.
Overall, I really enjoyed We Should Hang Out Sometime. It was sweet, inspiring, and funny. Definitely a light book that will help you pass a lazy afternoon. It didn't knock my socks off, but it was pleasant.
Phrase:
When are we going to hang out?
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The Cover:
It shows the title in the form of an infographic, which is surprisingly relevant to this book. Josh shares his story with the help of silly graphics (bar graphs, venn diagrams, etc.) in a way that's similar to the cover. It's simple and elegant, as well. A+ cover
Official Description:
A bright, poignant, and deeply funny autobiographical account of coming of age as an amputee cancer survivor, from Josh Sundquist: Paralympic ski racer, YouTube star, and motivational speaker.
Josh Sundquist only ever had one girlfriend.
For twenty-three hours.
In eighth grade.
Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: What went wrong?
The results of Josh's semiscientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured here. From a disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD (Close Fast Dancing), to a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love--or at least a girlfriend--in all the wrong places.
My Review:
We Should Hang Out Sometime is a very wholesome book. It tells of Josh's struggles with awkwardness as he grows up, especially as it relates to girls. The narration is funny and often sarcastic, with many diagrams of various situations he finds himself in.
It is a nice, pleasant book that you could easily read in a day or so, or stretch it out over a longer period of time. The book is broken down into the various girls he tries (and fails) to have a relationship with. Each of these sections is about 50 pages, so you can read them back-to-back or just pick up with a new story, a new girl, later.
One of the unique aspects of this book is that Josh tries to meet up with his old almost-girlfriends while writing this book and records their interactions. It definitely adds something to this memoir. However, oftentimes, his interviews are a bit lacking. He doesn't necessarily ask what he wants to hear and makes some assumptions. While this is still a fun part of the book, it would have been nice to have a more complete look into the girls' minds.
Overall, I really enjoyed We Should Hang Out Sometime. It was sweet, inspiring, and funny. Definitely a light book that will help you pass a lazy afternoon. It didn't knock my socks off, but it was pleasant.
Phrase:
When are we going to hang out?
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