A review by bluejayreads
Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make and Keep Friends as an Adult by Marisa G. Franco

Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.
If unhelpful platitudes went to a Psychology 101 class, you'd get this book. They read about attachment theory in class and decided this explained everything - if you have a hard time making and keeping friendships as an adult, it's just because you don't have the right attachment style! It's a very basic overview of the idea, too, not going much beyond what you'd get in psych 101, or even an internet article summarizing the idea. And what advice is included is of the trite platitude version. Stuff like "People are too busy thinking about themselves to notice your flaws" and "To make new friends, you have to talk to new people." At least in the first 39%, none of it was all that interesting or useful - or even anything I didn't already know.
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