Review of 28 Disastrous Dates: A (Mostly True) Humourous Memoir
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Review of 28 Disastrous Dates: A (Mostly True) Humourous Memoir
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Fun, pity, and disgust—those feelings would stick with you when reading 28 Disastrous Dates: A (Mostly True) Humorous Memoir by Poppy Mortimer. The author narrates her 28 past dates, from when she was in her early twenties through her early forties. Being highly selective about her taste for men, the author hops from one inadequate, incompatible, or awful date to another. Her dating pool consisted of men from the UK, the US, or Australia, whom she met on dating websites or in person. Following each date, the author summarized the lesson learned in the form of things to avoid on future dates or advice for men. As years and dates went by, I found myself, as did the author, wishing the current date was the final one. Maybe date 28 is the right one; grab a copy to find out.
The author discussed traumatic experiences with so much lightheartedness that it makes you laugh and feel pity for her dates at the same time. Her great sense of humor is evident when she makes fun of her date’s physical appearance, hygiene, or habits. The funniest date, in my view, is date 10. While most dates were funny (and the men deserved rejection), others were hard to read, and I was almost teary-eyed. Date 13 was the most pitiful, a sad reminder that being a man is not always easy.
I can tell some of her stories feel authentic because I have been through similar experiences before. However, some seem exaggerated, such as that of the guy who farts roughly two hundred times per day. The author admits on the book cover that these stories are mostly true.
The stories narrated in this book show the traumatic experiences of online dating. From catfishing, rejections because of how one looks, and not even making it past the first date. I have never tried online dating, and after reading this book, I am glad I made that decision. For readers considering online dating, maybe you should skip this book.
This book is perfectly edited, with no grammatical errors. This book contains non-borderline profanities, some of which the author censored. There is no content in this book describing sex, but there are multiple references to male or female genitals using euphemisms. Sometimes these references are mildly erotic. There are no instances of violence in this book.
I rate this book five stars out of five. I enjoyed the jokes and caustic honesty of the author and the entertaining and sometimes surreal male personalities featured in this book. I had an engaging read from the first to the last page. There is absolutely nothing I disliked about this book. I recommend this book to people of all religious backgrounds but not to children due to the presence of non-borderline profanities and discussions about genitals.
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Fun, pity, and disgust—those feelings would stick with you when reading 28 Disastrous Dates: A (Mostly True) Humorous Memoir by Poppy Mortimer. The author narrates her 28 past dates, from when she was in her early twenties through her early forties. Being highly selective about her taste for men, the author hops from one inadequate, incompatible, or awful date to another. Her dating pool consisted of men from the UK, the US, or Australia, whom she met on dating websites or in person. Following each date, the author summarized the lesson learned in the form of things to avoid on future dates or advice for men. As years and dates went by, I found myself, as did the author, wishing the current date was the final one. Maybe date 28 is the right one; grab a copy to find out.
The author discussed traumatic experiences with so much lightheartedness that it makes you laugh and feel pity for her dates at the same time. Her great sense of humor is evident when she makes fun of her date’s physical appearance, hygiene, or habits. The funniest date, in my view, is date 10. While most dates were funny (and the men deserved rejection), others were hard to read, and I was almost teary-eyed. Date 13 was the most pitiful, a sad reminder that being a man is not always easy.
I can tell some of her stories feel authentic because I have been through similar experiences before. However, some seem exaggerated, such as that of the guy who farts roughly two hundred times per day. The author admits on the book cover that these stories are mostly true.
The stories narrated in this book show the traumatic experiences of online dating. From catfishing, rejections because of how one looks, and not even making it past the first date. I have never tried online dating, and after reading this book, I am glad I made that decision. For readers considering online dating, maybe you should skip this book.
This book is perfectly edited, with no grammatical errors. This book contains non-borderline profanities, some of which the author censored. There is no content in this book describing sex, but there are multiple references to male or female genitals using euphemisms. Sometimes these references are mildly erotic. There are no instances of violence in this book.
I rate this book five stars out of five. I enjoyed the jokes and caustic honesty of the author and the entertaining and sometimes surreal male personalities featured in this book. I had an engaging read from the first to the last page. There is absolutely nothing I disliked about this book. I recommend this book to people of all religious backgrounds but not to children due to the presence of non-borderline profanities and discussions about genitals.
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28 Disastrous Dates: A (Mostly True) Humourous Memoir
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