lornarei's review
3.0
I heard about this book via Twitter. I had no idea of how courtship had changed just in the previous century. I found myself taking notes so I could remember it all. The only drawback of the book is the publishing date of 1988. I'm sure you could fill a second volume with info from the next 34 years! Very interesting reading.
irongold's review
4.0
I’m probably the only one in my class who thought so, but learning about how dating and courtship changed during the first half or so of the twentieth century was rather interesting.
mmichellemoore's review
3.0
I know academia is supposed to be dry but for what should have been a fun topic this one became very plodding. Graphs would have been better than the tables.
diadaily's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
Definitely felt like there were gaps in the analysis, but fascinating nonetheless
harbowser's review
3.0
Read for a sociology course...was warned that it was super research-heavy. This is true to some degree, but it doesn't read like a thesis paper or anything. It was actually a lot more interesting than I thought. A good deep dive into the so-called "golden age" of dating in America. Would actually recommend :-)
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