All about Us

by Philipp Keel

All About Us

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Relationships, Journal, Reference

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 11, 2000

About the author

Philipp Keel is an internationally acclaimed artist and writer. He achieved critical and popular acclaim with his best-selling book series, "All About Me," which currently has over three million copies in print. His early influences include Fellini, Sendak, Steinberg and palm trees (not necessarily in that order).

Reviews

[Hal Johnson · Rating 2 out of 5]

The copy I read had been filled out by Richard and Jessica. I thought this would be a great opportunity to read all about a couple I had never met, and who left this book in a pile of trash in a stairwell. It was supposed to be like a real-life Ship of Theseus.

Q: What is the best thing about being a woman?
Richard: Getting free stuff from guys all the time
Jessica: Getting free stuff sometimes

Unfortunately, R&J's answers were so similar, and usually so safe, that I learned very little except that Richard spends too much time in the bathroom. If they were thinking at all about the eventual stranger who would find the book they filled out, they should have spent more time dishing the dirt.

Q: In what phase [more in love or less in love] do you find yourself right now?
Richard: More in love
Jessica: Less in love bc Rich is picking his fingers & sidetracked

Then they seem to have gotten bored (sidetracked?) and they stopped filling it out.

But not before admitting that they both urinate in the shower. Is that still a thing?

[Meghan Meadows · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book wants you to break up. Many of the questions were real wtf moments for anyone in a healthy relationship and 90% are negative. Some are sweet and funny. Most are not.

[Carol Vernon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book of open-ended questions for you & your partner to answer. The hubs & I did this years ago & it is really fun to go back & read what we wrote about ourselves, each other & our relationship. Highly recommend!

[S Bryan Bkht · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great way to learn about someone when you start dating. I wouldn't say right way, but once you begin to get serious, this book is away to give you both questions or situations that help you learn about each other.

[Joy Baer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun to take on a vacation with your spouse.

[GeminiSeoul Finney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This ISN'T a book, it's a journey logger for couples. Very nice to record your memories

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is fun to fill out and exchange with your partner!

[Skyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

So because I'm in a new (and hopefully long-term) relationship, I decided to scour the shelves at the local bookstore for questionnaire-style journals or "get to know you" books. Trust me, it's not easy to find books like this, but my search wasn't futile. Eventually I discovered All About Us by Philipp Keel. There are 116 pages for you and your partner (or spouse) to read through and fill out and the questions range from asking about intimacy and your likes/dislikes, to deeper topics regarding your opinions on adoption, infidelity, and issues and problems you currently struggle with. I'm not gonna lie to you; some of the questions are intense and a few of the Q and A's may be difficult for you to answer. But if you both answer each question truthfully, it's a wonderful sharing experience for any type of couple. It's definitely worth it. After we finished writing in our All About Us journal, my partner and I decided to purchase two more question-answer books. It's a fun activity to work on when you feel like expressing yourself and if it helps the two of you grow closer, your relationship will only benefit.

**Though this book is mainly for heterosexual couples (a man and a woman), you can alter the wording on certain questions to fit homosexual couples or non-variant couples.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to share with your husband/boyfriend. The book is broken down into sections and each section has a different set of questions for you and your partner to answer. Each person answers the question and you can choose to discuss it or not. Examples are: Who was your first love?;Are you more in love or less in love with your partner right now?; What was the biggest fight you two had?; What's the worst blind date you have ever had? and so on... My husband and I have date night once a week and we sit down and go over a section or two. We have learned so much about each other since we started doing this. It is a really great way to communicate and since you write your answers in the book, you can look back on them years from now and see if your answers have changed or stayed the same.

[Brigitte Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book engages couples to discover more about each other by prompting a ton of fun and penetrating conversation-starting questions for couples to share. The book features a number of questions followed by duo-column fill-in-the blank spaces so both partners can enter their answers side-by-side.

I found I learned a lot about my boyfriend and myself and want I look for in relationships. It asked questions that made us really look at our relationship and learn to appreciate many of the little things we take for granted. I also found that, when I ask the questions out-loud, we can just start talking about it which is just as enlightening as actually writing down the answers. It's a great way to learn about each other!

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a SUPER cute way to get to know your SO better.
I decided to buy this book because I really love the idea of "writing my own story" without having to actually come up with a story haha. This is all spoon fed to the reader/"writer" and allows you to document your relationship and discover new things.
For me it's a fill in the blank scrap book, with the intention of filling it out and coming back to it years later for the "aww's".
Love the idea of this book and love it's context. Would recommend to anyone who is sentimental and likes to reflect on how your relationship formed. :)

[Krissy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the best book for married couples or even couples that aren't that far into their relationship. It has lots of questions, some comfortable, and some not quite so. It makes you open up to your partner and talk about things you may have never brought up on your own. It helps you learn more about each other and dig up memories from the past that may have been forgotten. My husband and I love writing in here. We pull it out any time we're bored and have nothing to do. Sometimes we work on it just because it's fun and better than watching tv shows we've seen a thousand times.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a Christmas gift to me from my hubby. We've spent about an hour every night for the past few nights answering the questions in this book with each other. We've shared some good memories, good stories, worked through a couple "issues" and mostly have had fun! This is a great book for evening conversation (once the kids are in bed!) and we've thought it would be fun to take on long road trips. Five stars for a really fun book!

[Emong · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book for those couples whether married or still in the boyfriend/girlfriend stage. I advise that you answer it together at the same time because it will be enjoyable to reminisce the good times and just keep it on your shelf and look through it after ten to fifteen years if you are still together and bear in mind that very same pleasurable emotion when you are answering the questions in the book.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

a great book for couples. Book is made up of questions and it is recomended that each party answer questions seperatley and go over answers together. a growing/learning exercise. Rick and I did it and liked it.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A gift from Jessica & Sean--and a great way to foster sentimental, embarrassing and mostly humorous conversations with your significant other as you complete the book together about your lives together and apart. For the record, Kevin was A. and I was B.--mostly because we didn't care either way:)

[Shar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another question book we use with family and friends. This one's about relationships with a significant other. We leave it blank so we can pass it around and everyone gets a chance to ask a question.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Josh and I started this as our "fun" book as we're reading some heavier ones. It's silly at times, but it has been good to stimulate a lot of questions we wouldn't have thought to ask each other in passing.

[Nico · Rating 4 out of 5]

I intended to complete this book on my own and present it to my then-girlfriend as a gift for an anniversary. Half-way through I realized I was miserable in my relationship and that nothing was actually working. I think it's a pretty useful book if you're honest in your answers.

[Sean Evans]

All About Us by Philipp Keel (2000)

[Tracy Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really fun to do with Jake, we were engaged at the time. We learned a lot of helpful things about each other. Its comical to re-read it now, 11 years later.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute. Good way to get closer to your sweetie.