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A review by town_scar
How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love by Logan Ury
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
Pretty solid. Writing style was too casual for me. Behavioral science was alright, and I appreciated the accidental allusions to narrative therapy. However, it did feel that her data was cherry picked to make her argument sound undeniable, but then again I suppose that's how all pop psych books are (and honestly so are actual research studies).
Read this as a relative newlywed and still managed to learn some things. At the very least it let me reflect on my own experiences. Definitely could have been more queer and trans inclusive. They existed, but with zero depth or discussion of any studies at all. Which is a bit absurd because there is data on queer relationships now it just didn't fit with the generally heteronormative audience of the book.
Read this as a relative newlywed and still managed to learn some things. At the very least it let me reflect on my own experiences. Definitely could have been more queer and trans inclusive. They existed, but with zero depth or discussion of any studies at all. Which is a bit absurd because there is data on queer relationships now it just didn't fit with the generally heteronormative audience of the book.