Clearly, I Didn't Think This Through: The Story of One Tall Girl's Impulsive, Ill-Conceived, and Borderline Irresponsible Life Decisions

by Anna Goldfarb

In Her Defense, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time...

Although Anna Goldfarb is very tall, she can't seem to grow up. While her friends lead lives seemingly plucked out of the pages of an Ikea catalog, she is still trying to figure out where she’ll score this week’s beer money.

Maturity used to be something she aspired to, but as a woman in her early thirties, it is finally time for her to take a good hard look in the mirror and ask herself, “Is adulthood really for me?”

Clearly, I Didn't Think this Through chronicles Anna's hilarious attempts to get her love life, career, and living situation under control. But, the more she tries to conform to where she thinks she should be, the harder it is for her to get there. Can't a tall, busty, smart brunette get a break?

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction, Memoir, Chick Lit, Biography Memoir, Biography, Comedy

304 pages, Paperback

First published November 6, 2012

About the author

Anna Goldfarb is a journalist, author and speaker. Her work explores the nuances of friendships, relationships, and pop psychology. She has reported for outlets including The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME, Vice, The Cut, Vox, and The Washington Post.

She earned her undergraduate degree in sociology from Barnard College, Columbia University and a master’s degree in journalism from Temple University.

She writes the Substack newsletter, Friendship Explained, where she demystifies friendship mechanics through a pop culture lens.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

I started this book with high hopes. I’ve read a lot of this type of humor book (Jen Lancaster, David Sedaris, Chelsea Handler, etc) and I eagerly anticipated another fun read based on the description of this book. Sadly, I was very disappointed and annoyed with this first offering by Anna Goldfarb.

First, I feel that the description of the book is misleading. The book is advertised as dealing with her love, career, and living situation, but really the book is ALL about dating with a sentence here or there about other aspects of life. I was hoping for a well rounded book, but instead all I got was chapter after chapter of the stupid men Anna ended up with and it got old fast. Anna finds a guy (usually while drunk), meets with him a few times, obsesses over his small annoying habits, and then leaves. And, really, it was not necessary to mention all the time that Anna loves short guys. I got the point after the first 100 times she said it. And when height seems to be the main thing she looks for in a man I just can’t like or respect her so I didn’t find much humor in her stories. I understand that everyone has their quirks when it comes to finding other people attractive, but it was repeated so much that it wasn’t funny anymore.

Second, I know tons of useless pop culture trivia and I generally can relate most events back to a Friends episode, but Anna completely overuses her pop culture references. Every paragraph seemed to have a mention of an old TV show or music band for example. And while I understood every pop culture reference she listed, there were so many that they stopped being clever and moved to annoying fast. And, in my opinion the timing (as when things were released or became popular) was way off. For example, she stated that the iPhone came out in 2006, but it actually came out in 2007. If you are going to date your book that way then you better get your facts straight. Especially when it only takes a 30 second Google search.

And, this is a small thing, but I wanted to throw the book every time the author wrote zine instead of magazine. No one uses the slang zine and she used it multiple times in different chapters.

Lastly, I didn’t find Anna to be that appealing. While, she wasn’t overly mean, she didn’t seem to be that nice. I found the chapter about online dating (titled His Picture Lied) to be especially (and unnecessarily) mean. It didn’t come off as funny to me at all - my friends have a lot better stories about their online dating experiences. Usually when reading these type of humor books I always wish I was the author’s friend because I want to be part of their craziness. I didn’t have that impulse at all with this book and that’s just sad.

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. As an early 30's single girl, some of these stories were completely relate able!! Anna is brutally honest, hilarious and charming all at once. There were moments where I cringed and moments where I was literally laughing out loud! Clearly, I Didn't Think This Through is the perfect escape from the day to day stress of work and home life. She has the kind of personality that left me thinking "Yes, I could be best friends with this girl".

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't normally read these kind of books. You know the ones, a twenty-something looks back on his or her questionable dating choices made earlier in the decade with poignancy and humor. I don't normally read these books because I feel like the author seems to have everything figured out by the end of the book and that's not the way life is (and it isn't very relatable).

Anna Goldfarb on the other hand, is incredibly relatable. Her quirks match up with mine. Went to a women's college without much male interaction? Check. Find men with questionable qualities cute? Move back in with parents? Check and check. Have standards that my mother thinks are too high? Double check.

And yet, Anna and I are just different enough that I'm not freaked completely out. I'm not into the bar scene, I'm not into shorter men, etc. This wasn't a laugh out loud funny book to me, but I definitely smiled a lot in recognition of a kindred spirit. Anna, if you ever make it to Atlanta, let me know. We'll go get a drink.

[Laura Hogensen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Goldfarb is a great writer who doesn't take herself too seriously. The book is arranged so that each chapter is a story, usually involving a humorous mishap in her relationships with men. While I enjoyed each one, reading them all together in such a short amount of time was a little depressing. Even though she always comes out of each incident with her pride and positivity intact, I found myself growing a little weary of the loser guys that she's had to deal with. I'd recommend splitting this book up and reading it chapter by chapter when you need a good laugh. I hope she turns her writing to fiction as well.

[MyOnly · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh. I wanted so badly to like this book and I kept reading in the hope that the funny bits would outweigh the awful. No.

[Jessica Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could have read this book happily in one afternoon on my couch. Goldfarb tells stories from her hysterical love life as if you were sitting with her in a coffee shop...or maybe drinks and a couple shots of whiskey. I could relate to being a serious college student and felt a sense of relief you can go from attending an all girls school (high school in my case) and still find your way to a fabulously flirty woman. I loved how she wasn't shy to point out her flaws and laughed whenever she quickly imagined the rest of her life with a guy based in his picture on Facebook or after one meeting because I'm guilty of the same exact thing. This has to be the one book about dating that I can completely relate to and laughed out loud at.

[Lauren Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I kept a cringe count while reading this book! Anna's ever-funny, ever-awkward dating escapades are just as awesomely hilarious in her book as they are on her website, Shmitten Kitten. Anyone who has ever had a bad date will feel right at home reading this book. My favorite aspect of Anna's writing will always be the way she seamlessly injects random pop culture references as metaphors of her dating life and makes every story that much funnier. 'Clearly, I Didn't Think This Through' is a light, fun read perfect for anyone who could use a laugh (and doesn't mind a couple cringes too).

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finished reading Clearly, I Didn't Think This Through! It was so much fun! I read it in about 3 days worth of subway rides, shamelessly cracking up while people dozed on me or stared at me like people do... Effortlessly hilarious and honest, Ms. Goldfarb is at her best!

[Jeremy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nothing to recommend here. She's not 'borderline irresponsible' or edgy, just rude and selfish. But not so much that you love to hate. I couldn't care less.

[MB · Rating 2 out of 5]

Notable excerpts:

After you've weathered a few of life's storms, you pretty much know who you are by this age

glowy skin, like she washed her face with fairies' eyelashes and ground unicorn horns

He might as well have told me that he could swim the English Channel after climbing Mt. Everest because my reaction would have been the same: total f*cking awe

It's not rocket science that there's an elephant in the room. At the end of the day, we can't drop the ball. Let's run it up the flagpole and hit the ground running, but just don't screw the pooch

when a guy is out on a date with me, it's just me and him - not his whole freakin' social network! C'mon, tuck the gadgets away, act like a big boy, and put the camera down. Disconnect from the Matrix for a sec and just enjoy the dish

Weathermen were freaking out, calling it the "storm of the century." Supermarkets were hemorrhaging milk, eggs, and bread like the human race was about to become extinct and everyone somehow needed to make French toast to save their lives

He had no tact, which was the reason he entertained me yet simultaneously repulsed me

[Amy Doyle · Rating 1 out of 5]

I picked up this book hoping for a fun and easy read. I regretted it instantly. The book is pretty much a chapter by chapter log of “horrible” dates. But, in reality, it’s a a chapter by chapter log of a shallow women disregarding guys for as little as their height. There was nothing redeeming about the main characters, Anna.

As a side note, this book takes place during the late 90’s. The author establishes this by cramming every single pop culture reference she can possibly show horn into this book… which, often, does not age well. The clan candle joke was

[Rebecca Giordano · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book took me for freaking ever to read.....why? Well, initially I wanted to quit after reading a little paragraph where our main character wants to braid armpit hair on some dude she's seeing....but I thought, maybe it'll get better. So I keep reading, only to get far enough to realize I was going to finish this book so I could 100% say it's got to be my worst read yet. And it was/is. I'm honestly, seriously sorry, I know this author wrote her heart out for this book. But wow, it's awful.

[Sara Christie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious and Relatable

As a 50-ish woman married for 25 years, I didn’t expect to enjoy this book about a 33 year old looking for love as much as I did! Within the first two pages I was laughing out loud. And I continued to throughout the book. Anna and her family and friends are so relatable. Her use of similies had me snort-laughing (perhaps to the chagrin of my airplane seat mate). If you want an intelligent, funny and ultimately sweet read I highly recommend.

[Hannah · Rating 1 out of 5]

One star even though the story about her meeting the drunk guy who went on and on about how great the Four Seasons was and then going there with him and finding out he'd actually been staying at the Ritz-Carlton made me laugh

[Christopher · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this book fits one category that I NEVER read and another that I rarely read. The one that I never read is "chick lit" which is that genre of literature which appeals to a female audience by doing absolutely nothing but endlessly talking about men. The one that I rarely read is memoirs. The reason I avoid memoirs is a little more complex than my reasons for avoiding chick lit, that being mainly that I am a straight man. My reasons for avoiding memoirs is that they are all partially fictionalized anyway, if not completely made up and passed on as fact, and get a lot of their juice through the idea that they are true.

So when I decided to read Anna Goldfarb's memoir about her dating life and inability to grow up it was a huge experiment. My reason for being interested in Goldfarb's book was that after finding some of her writing online by accident, I found that she reminded me profoundly of a lot of women I have known, shared some issues with me that made her relatable and was pretty funny in a way I enjoyed.

To tell the truth I love listening to people's stories of dating disasters. I have a few myself and I have heard quite a few from both men and women over the years. So reading Goldfarb did not seem to be something that would make me want to poke my eye out with a fork and the kindle version was very cheap, so I bought her book.

I got what I expected right away. While the book both begins and ends with her issues of being a woman in her thirties who moved back in with her parents, every other chapter is about her dating life and her odd tastes in men. The second chapter tells a story involving menstruation, so it didn't exactly shatter my notions of what this kind of book would contain.

An early story about a college dating experience was both funny and heartbreaking. It was also something we have all seen before or seen somebody else go through. There was also an early chapter about Goldfarb's odd preference for short men. By short men she means men around 5'5" to 5'7", which considering she is a 6'1" woman is not a common preference. She makes a compelling story out of it, and while I originally thought she was exaggerating this preference for comedic effect, I believe her after reading her explain it.

Some of her stories make it hard to relate to her. For instance, twice she either goes out with a guy or hooks up with him only to abandon him when a "hotter" guy crosses her radar. Ironically, later in this book a guy does this to her, though he is even more inconsiderate about it, but she doesn't seem to understand that this is the exact same thing she has done to people. In one story she finds out a rich guy likes her and despite not being interested in him at all, leads him on a bit in an attempt to get a "really fancy sandwich." I would have hated this story if it didn't go somewhere that was so funny.

She doesn't ever come off mean though. I think that is what saves her and allows the book to be consistently funny. Her writing is clever, often relying on pop culture references. Sometimes she does this almost obligatorily and does anybody ever need a LOTR reference at this point? Other times she will overdo it, hitting you with one reference right after another. But overall her writing is funny, even if she repeats some of her pet phrases a bit too much. She could have a future as a novelist ahead of her.

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recently, I was bestowed the gift of Clearly, I Didn't Think this Through, from the author herself, Anna Goldfarb. Having been a long-time Shmitten Kitten reader, I couldn't wait to dig in. And to my delight, Anna scribed not only a little note in the book for me, but another one on a card in an envelope! Blush! Swoon!

Once I did, I couldn't-put-the-book-down. Normally, reading a book involves lots of checking the top of the book to see how far I've come. "Wow! I'm one-third through the book. Just that two more times, and I'm done!" With Anna's book, it was more like looking at the clock on a weekend. I was laughing my ass off! I really didn't want it to end.

I love Anna's generous use of analogies. I think they're really fun and reflect well of her personality. Regarding formal weddings, "Put me in front of an open bar with a crowd of polite acquaintances, and I'll pretty much act like I'm on spring break at Daytona Beach in 1987 for the entire affair." And in the case of approaching an extremely awkward dude, "It looked like he was having a meltdown and was about to blip an 'Error! Error!' message as steam bellowed out of his ears. Unfortunately, I found his social ineptitude charming."

I got so absorbed in her disastrous dating stories that with each new one, I would forgot something was going to go wrong. "Maybe she'll have better luck this time," or "No! Don't do it!" (The latter being for the story about the jock. You'll see.) My favorite line from that one is, "His 'bar' got an F and we all know that spells BARF."

Again, having been a long-time Shmitten Kitten reader, it was fun to read the back stories to things Anna's ranted about on her blog. Awful phrases guys use, gross bathrooms, guys who sleep with the TV on, and so on. It's like when a character you already know and love (or love to hate) makes a cameo in a movie.

The only thing I didn't like about the book, was that it ends. I would much prefer that the book would continue writing itself. Like maybe for each page I read, if a new one would pop up in the back. But alas, much like when I had to move back home, it feels like a party has ended. Maybe Ms. Goldfarb will write a deuxiéme partie. However, the rumor on the street is that Anna has found herself a wonderful guy and doesn't have much to gripe about these days. Oh well. I'm sure she'll find a way to keep us laughing.

[calico Rosenberg · Rating 2 out of 5]

This author is just so goddamned judgemental, which is especially weird given that the traits she is constantly picking apart are personal knit-picks or very vaguely insinusative of the character implied by the jacket/summary. Now, I really should have quit when she remarked that a certain song by billy joel, who is not insultable, was "arguably the worst of the 80’s", but I think switching between books made her less unadvanced/more readable writing style obvious; I get the impression is above average intelligence, my only selling point for this book;

aside from the first couple pages and the incessant reminders of her preference for shorter guys, this book is basically just a list of inane complaints about every unwarrented gripe shes ever had/could have about a man. At some point, things just stopped happening entirely and she broke into pure listing. it wa sin the online dating section nearly at the end that realized I couldn’t remember a page where this wasn't happening, it was, something along the lines of this (these being example first sentences respectively proceeding paragraphs of elaboration)

“[they shouldn’t wear this type of clothing.

This material of pants.
This brand of shirt.
This color.
And I can’t screen for this one mildly degrading job they had for two days ten years ago while they were support themselves in college.
Or them liking their mom.
Or having this color car.
Or anything decorative in it beside MAYBE MAYBE fuzzy dice with this particular underlying implication.
Or this make of car.
Or a car.
or above average quantities of possessions relative to their job/passion
And no way to men that live in the suburbs.
or to men in any of the following ten gazillion professions.
And as if that’s not enough, sometimes they like this one song.
I can’t screen for that, or for them saying this one word.
or this particularly phrase.
and also, I hate chest hair.]”
I eventually let out a guttural sound of unadulterated annoyance and slammed the book shut.

but my main point is, don’t insult billy joel, b*tch

[Jacki · Rating 3 out of 5]

*Check out http://www.infinitereads.com for other reviews and sundry thoughts!*

Meet Anna Goldfarb: 30-something, grad school-educated, unemployed and living with her parents. While all of her friends are getting jobs, getting married and generally getting on with the business of adulthood, Goldfarb can't seem to nail down a job or even a direction. Not one to let an empty bank account and family interventions get her down, Anna simultaneously exercises her two greatest talents--dating short men and dissecting said dating process in hilariously excruciating detail--on the Shmitten Kitten blog and now in Clearly, I Didn't Think This Through.

Goldfarb's preferences don't stop at height (or rather lack of it; suitors above 5'10" need not apply); while her mother would love to see her settled with a Jewish doctor, Goldfarb is more impressed by a man's ability to recite sitcom theme song lyrics or justify a choice of favorite dinosaur over his personality or career choice. The result is a never-ending train wreck of man-children, commitmentphobes and garden-variety jerks that leaves the reader helplessly cackling at Goldfarb's dating trench anecdotes and spot-on analyses of her beaus and herself.

While the reader will occasionally wish for the opportunity to sit Goldfarb down and have a serious discussion about her life choices, beneath her comedic mishaps lies the voice of a generation. Like many young people, she faces the dilemma of what do when the advised route of getting a higher education yields no results. Chatty, funny and timely, her memoir is sure to amuse and touch an audience beyond her regular blog readers.

***This review originally appeared in Shelf Awareness. Sign up for this free and awesome newsletter at http://www.shelf-awareness.com for the latest news and reviews! This review refers to an ARC provided by Shelf Awareness.***

[Richard Bon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anna Goldfarb's humorous, memoir style first novel is absolutely hilarious. Chock full of funny pop culture references spanning the last three decades (from Growing Pains to American Idol and seemingly every tv show, movie, and a lot of music in between), Goldfarb's wit had me laughing out loud while I ate up every detail of her adventures in dating and self-discovery.

What I love about the author's writing style is that she doesn't club us over the head with over-the-top outrageous encounters or go for shock value, rather her experiences come through as realistic and relatable even as they crack us up and keep us guessing. While I of course have no idea how much of each story is true and how much is fiction, this didn't matter to me as I read, and it certainly all seemed as if it could be true.

While she doesn't mince words in poking fun at some of the guys she's dated or hooked up with, she never takes herself too seriously or writes anything mean-spirited. One of my favorite tales she tells involves a trip back to a random, drunk, purportedly rich guy's hotel room simply because she's starving and he agrees to buy her a sandwich ... the guy gets a little confused between two of Philadelphia's nicest hotels and lets just say the sandwich turns out to be more trouble than it was worth (no sexual implications here, the book is very clean).

I'd venture to assume that most people who've ever been in the dating world can relate to a lot of the situations in which Ms. Goldfarb finds herself: single and unattached at a wedding, on a first date after meeting someone only briefly, giving online dating a shot and seeing an immediate difference between the person and his/her profile, etc. The author lets us into her world and while she may not have had fun at every turn of events, her readers will have fun with every turn of the page.

[Brooke Everett · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been reading Anna's blog, Shmitten Kitten, for years so it's already established that she cracks me up. (Bring back Drawn Dudes!) There were numerous times throughout when one of her stories immediately made me think of a specific snippet from her blog, whether it was a "Bonerkiller" or an example of "Things in His House that Make Me Sad." Since I'm already familiar with her style PLUS I live in Philadelphia PLUS I'm fully aware of how hilarious/harrowing the dating scene here can be, I found myself nodding in agreement quite a bit. The sandwich story is the best.

She uses similes and metaphors a TON, and while this tactic works well for the short pieces online, it does get a little tiresome when it's a whole book of them.

"Part of me felt like I should embrace my fate, take up knitting classes, and learn to love the exclusive company of cats." p. 63

"Everyone stood around and looked bored, which New Yorkers are great at doing." p. 67

"I'm like a thoughtful gremlin; it's insane." p. 136

"The restaurant looked like the inside of my grandma's purse; neat, plain, and very mauve." p. 144

"...without fail, he crash-lands on my fun planet at the stupidest second possible." p. 229

[Vicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny story about a woman-child who makes poor yet hilarious decisions in her life. Quick read.

"That's the thing about wearing tight jeans; it makes wearing anything with an elastic waistband feel like a hug from an angel."

"Frankly, despite my best efforts, I just wasn't well versed in how to be an adult. There were entire swaths of skill sets that I wasn't fluent in. Maturity used to be something I aspired to, but as a woman in my thirties, I wear it like an ill-fitting sweater that I've flung into the corner, hoping one day that I would pick it up and it would magically fit better."

On weddings: "There's something about being surrounded by fancy dresses, fresh flowers, and assigned table seating that turns me into a girl gone wild. Put me in front of an open bar with a crowd of polite acquaintances and I'll pretty much act like I'm on spring break at Daytona Beach in 1987 for the entire affair."

On her lust for short men: "I've never been to a strip club, but if they had a bunch of chubby, short nerds writhing around in argyle socks, I'd be there every single night making it rain."

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Fun, enjoyable, and totally satisfying. Read it in one sitting and wanted more. Anna is a skilled writer with a charming voice and a fantastic sense of humor. Whether on Shmitten Kitten or here in her long-awaited first book, Anna's stories make me feel like I'm finally getting a glimpse of how things appear from the other side of the continental divide. Chucky-jam full of clever dialogue, hilariously telling details, and clever similies, Anna's unabashed account of her dating adventures in the City of Love made me laugh and wince in equal parts. Jagged shards of dirty soap on bathroom sinks, single-ply toilet paper with the feel of industrial-strength sand paper, and brittle shower curtains mysteriously covered in rust have taken on whole worlds of new meaning for single dudes everywhere. Although I might never again go on a first date without self-consciously feeling like a complete doofus, I'm happily looking forward to Anna's next outing!

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

A laugh-out-loud memoir filled with self realization and true acceptance. Goldfarb doesn't apologize for who she is but she does realize some of her likes are extreme such as "My dream guy will hate someone for me on command." Lots of references to 80's and 90's pop culture. She is honest and pure in a writing style that feel fresh without being negative. A great afternoon read. Just make sure you are not in a quiet zone or people will stare when you start laughing like a crazy person. Best excerpt: Upon discovering one guys wet bar is just some old bottles under a sink "I didn't even recognize the brand of liquor he had. It was beyond bottom-shelf whiskey. It wasn't even a shelf, it was like it had been unearthed in a cellar buried next to Chester Copperpot's treasure maps." Priceless humor!

[Missme · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was at a loss for why this book seems to be well received, and then I checked out her facebook page and saw the immense campaign for her readers to review the book. This book is page after page of a woman settling, getting treated poorly and generally having no clue. While the idea of the book sounds appealing, and would be with added wit, I found myself wondering exactly why I would care about the protagonist. Not only does Ms. Goldfarb seem clueless, she also comes across as lazy, selfish and conceited. Her adventures are not amusing enough to merit more than a recurring tale over drinks let alone an entire book. While the book seems lighthearted, I found myself laughing at her, not with her.

[Camille · Rating 1 out of 5]

I usually enjoy Anna Goldfarb's articles and e-press work, and I thought her memoirs would be comparably engaging, light-hearted, and funny. They were not. In addition to the stories being... well... boring, Goldfarb's prose is meandering and simply trying too hard. I felt like I was out for drinks with a slightly manic, really nervous 30-something who wanted desperately to convey that she was hilarious and filled with the kind of joy reserved for childlike wonder. There were so many "quirky asides" that reading was painful, and I found myself slogging towards the end with the hope that this book would live up to Goldfarb's columns. It does not. My advice? Skip this one, and enjoy her online work, instead.

[Kathleen · Rating 2 out of 5]

***I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway***
I have never read a book of humor before so I thought I would give this a try. I just didn’t get it. Maybe I don’t have a sense of humor, or maybe the subject matter was outside my area of interest. But if something is truly funny do you actually have to be interested in it to think it is funny? I am not sure. I can say the book was very well written. It had a light and casual style that I enjoyed. I just wish I would have enjoyed the content more.

[Allie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've followed Anna Goldfarb's blogs for a few years now. I was so excited to read her first book and it did not disappoint! It was everything I've come to know and love about her writing which always leaves me feeling like I've just caught up with a good friend over a bottle of wine. I love the way she weaves a story - from the small details she picks out in the most awkward of situations to her self-deprecating humor. This book had me laughing out loud every other page and I can't wait for more!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finished at page 256 due to having to return this book to the library and then moving out of town.

This was a good read. It is a quirky written memoir of that awkward phase into womanhood and independence where every woman has a few naughty / secret tales up their sleeves. I really wanted to like this book more then I did so I have to give it a 3 1/2 Stars, and perhaps this is because I didn't get to finish it, I may never know... but I think it is a pretty awesome effort and I hope to see more books from Anna Goldfarb!

[Cody Endres · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm writing this review on behalf of my fiance. I won this book via a goodreads giveaway because I thought she might be interested in it. She preceded to read the entire work the same day we received it. I couldn't tear her away from this book. She actually laughed outloud during some portions. Not that my fiance hates books or anything, but she isn't much of an avid reader yet she absolutely loved this book. To any guys between the ages of 20-30: this would make a wonderful gift for your girl.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a longtime reader of Shmitten Kitten, I knew I would love this book, and Anna Goldfarb absolutely delivered. This book is hilarious. I laughed until I was in pain. I could have easily finished it in one sitting, but it was so funny, I wanted to take it chapter by chapter when I needed a laugh. Fans of the blog will love it, as will people who just enjoy stories of other people's comically disastrous dating experiences. I loved this book. I REALLY hope she writes another!