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We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a true story | Josh Sundquist

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TL;DR: Guy with unresolved issues and creepy tendencies figures out that he's not a prize!
Apparently I picked up a hard copy of this for $1 at a used book sale a few years ago and it was lingering in the bottom of a TBR pile. I'm trying to use books I already own for this year's challenges when possible, and this was available on audio, so here we are. If this focused on the author's experiences since losing a leg to cancer at 9 years old ⬇️

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick and some motivations mixed into some fun stories, thing would be strong. The intro was promising, Josh was engaging, and I was curious how this guy made it to about 25 years old without having had a girlfriend. However, the focus of the book was to assess the past missed opportunities, interview the ladies, and come up with a hypothesis. The meat of this book was creepy and cringey. After highlighting his history with each of the five women, ⬇️ 4y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick ome of whom he went out with but never actually dated, he sets out to invite them out to coffee for an interview. He's thrown off when they women seem to actually try to have meaningful dialogue and not just being treated like a prospective employee. It also appears that once he is rejected, they all lost touch. Is he not capable to remaining friends if there is no chance at touching a boob? Perhaps not.
Most predatory sentence in the book? ⬇️ 4y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick "If I really want to find you on Facebook, no number of privacy settings is going to stop me." Yeah, Josh might be a good motivational speaker for those with physical disabilities, but I'm curious who gave a greenlight to this book.
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TheAromaofBooks Oh my!! 4y

Megabooks This sounds terrible!! Stalking is not sexy! 4y

marleed I finally read this from my TBR, as well. To be sure when parting with stacks of physical books last month (to make room for others), this was an easy one to let go. 4y

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