I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Seek You is a dive into the deep end of the loneliness epidemic in AI received an ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Seek You is a dive into the deep end of the loneliness epidemic in America. The book addresses the issue in a wide-ranging way - from the author's personal experiences of loneliness to the alarmingly inhumane attachment research done in the 1960s that showed us the consequences of failure to form attachments to the modern loneliness of living a superficial online life.
This is in no way a light read. I'm still undecided as to whether the format of graphic nonfiction makes the topic feel more intense or if it softens the blow. This book was excellent but difficult to read, particularly after a year and a half of COVID restrictions on human interactions have thrown the entire world into bouts of loneliness, restlessness, ennui, and languishing (just to name a few). The segments on loneliness research on monkeys were particularly disturbing, but those particular studies are disturbing in ANY way they are presented....more
I read an article about this book in the New York Times that basically boiled down to "a lady said a true thing and dude-bros got offended." And I thoI read an article about this book in the New York Times that basically boiled down to "a lady said a true thing and dude-bros got offended." And I thought to myself, "I MUST read this!"
OMG. You need to read it. It is amazing. Every ounce of aggravation I've had my entire life is summed up in this book. She says ALL the things my female friends and I have been thinking or saying to each other for years. And she does it frankly and unapologetically.
My favorite is the segment on "WWMWDD? What would a mediocre white dude do?" Women have to be twice as good to only be THOUGHT OF as half as good. When I look at my *profoundly mediocre* male coworkers over the years and the number of times when I was MORE qualified, MORE productive, BETTER at the job, and yet still made (and continue to make) less than male counterparts and get passed over for promotions. The bar is SO LOW, men can get away with putting in the bare minimum effort and are rewarded for it. Meanwhile, women are expected to achieve superhuman feats both in the workplace and at home.
The older I get, the less interested I am in spending time in the company of men. There are some who I am fond of, some of whom even THINK they are feminist and supportive even as they talk over me and mansplain my feelings and opinions to me. It's just exhausting....more
Surprisingly funny for a book on sleep disorders... Especially the "recommended" exercises.Surprisingly funny for a book on sleep disorders... Especially the "recommended" exercises....more
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