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How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't by Lane Moore
2 reviews
ranocchietto's review
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
anniefwrites's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
I have mixed feelings about this book--there are so many things I loved, and others that weren't for me as a matter of personal preference. I really like Lane Moore as an Internet Person; she's funny, vulnerable, multi-talented, and truly sparkles. I saw her read at the Brooklyn Book Festival one year, and she was so effervescent that I had to put this book on my TBR. Her voice on the page completely captured her essence. There were quite a few truth-bombs that resonated with me a lot, and her openness in sharing all of her emotional and experiential dirty laundry was very brave. I think sometimes the comedic tone gave me some secondhand stress; for me, I think I prefer memoirs with difficult subject matter to read a bit more removed and have more of a narrative structure than a series of conversational essays. But that's just my preference. I think anyone with a difficult family and/or romantic past would feel seen by this book, and that really seems to be the main purpose. Glad I gave this a read.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Biphobia, and Bullying
Minor: Classism, Confinement, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship
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