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What You Into
‘What you into?’
‘I can host if ur looking?’
‘What you into?’
‘Do you like straight married men?’
‘What you into?’
‘Wanna meet in the bushes at the park?’
So many messages and not a single one asked how I was – or even asked my name. After a few minutes of bleak scrolling, I realised the only things I’m into are basic manners, commitment and being happily married. Which I also realised I wouldn’t be finding on here. Still, that didn’t stop me going off to meet the ninth stranger to ping into my inbox after finding myself getting sadder and sadder as each anonymous proposition pinged my way.
I regretted going before I even left my house.
Raw, moving and savagely funny, What You Into? is Josh Fox's autobiographical account of his spiral into the Grindr world of casual sex, hook-ups and dating apps following the break-up of his marriage.
He documents this journey diary-style, chronicling the often weird, at times dark world of casual sex as he navigates his grief and anger through the consumption of men – only to discover that he too is being consumed by the process.
Fox's unflinching account of his descent into sex addiction, his struggle with depression, and his search for a way back, is framed within the broader background of his life. He shares his difficult upbringing in a housing estate in Manchester, and gives a self-critical commentary on his media career (and his complicated relationship with 'celebrity'), from his time as a teenage YouTube star and paparazzo through to his work in Australian radio.
What You Into? is a story of the push and pull of addiction, the power of compulsion over shame, the search for healing through destruction – set against the need for love and the desire to feel alive.
‘I can host if ur looking?’
‘What you into?’
‘Do you like straight married men?’
‘What you into?’
‘Wanna meet in the bushes at the park?’
So many messages and not a single one asked how I was – or even asked my name. After a few minutes of bleak scrolling, I realised the only things I’m into are basic manners, commitment and being happily married. Which I also realised I wouldn’t be finding on here. Still, that didn’t stop me going off to meet the ninth stranger to ping into my inbox after finding myself getting sadder and sadder as each anonymous proposition pinged my way.
I regretted going before I even left my house.
Raw, moving and savagely funny, What You Into? is Josh Fox's autobiographical account of his spiral into the Grindr world of casual sex, hook-ups and dating apps following the break-up of his marriage.
He documents this journey diary-style, chronicling the often weird, at times dark world of casual sex as he navigates his grief and anger through the consumption of men – only to discover that he too is being consumed by the process.
Fox's unflinching account of his descent into sex addiction, his struggle with depression, and his search for a way back, is framed within the broader background of his life. He shares his difficult upbringing in a housing estate in Manchester, and gives a self-critical commentary on his media career (and his complicated relationship with 'celebrity'), from his time as a teenage YouTube star and paparazzo through to his work in Australian radio.
What You Into? is a story of the push and pull of addiction, the power of compulsion over shame, the search for healing through destruction – set against the need for love and the desire to feel alive.
304 pages, Paperback
Published October 29, 2024
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did-not-finish
November 26, 2025💩DNF’d at 5%💩
Don’t know why there are two separate pages for the same book… but because I’m too lazy to change it, the review will stay here.
Started this shortly after grabbing it while on my 7 Bridges Walk.
Unlike most people, the diary format wasn’t much of an issue for me. I think going into it, based on the ‘sex, sadness & celebrity scandals’ tagline, I wasn’t expecting it to be heavy from the jump.
While I understand that the beginning starts with Fox going through a depression/self-harm/suicidal spike after his husband leaves him, the description of what he uses as his ‘tool’ left me feeling like this should’ve gone through some editing prior to its release.
Overall, don’t think this one was the one for me. And based on other people’s reactions, it’s very much the same.
In saying that, I hope he’s doing much better and finds peace in life ✨🌻
Don’t know why there are two separate pages for the same book… but because I’m too lazy to change it, the review will stay here.
Started this shortly after grabbing it while on my 7 Bridges Walk.
Unlike most people, the diary format wasn’t much of an issue for me. I think going into it, based on the ‘sex, sadness & celebrity scandals’ tagline, I wasn’t expecting it to be heavy from the jump.
While I understand that the beginning starts with Fox going through a depression/self-harm/suicidal spike after his husband leaves him, the description of what he uses as his ‘tool’ left me feeling like this should’ve gone through some editing prior to its release.
Overall, don’t think this one was the one for me. And based on other people’s reactions, it’s very much the same.
In saying that, I hope he’s doing much better and finds peace in life ✨🌻
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