Modern Romance
The #1 New York Times Bestseller**A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from Aziz Ansari, the Emmy-award winning star of Master of None and one of this generation’s sharpest comedic voices**In the old days, most people would find a decent person who lived in their village or neighbourhood,
The #1 New York Times Bestseller**A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from Aziz Ansari, the Emmy-award winning star of Master of None and one of this generation’s sharpest comedic voices**In the old days, most people would find a decent person who lived in their village or neighbourhood, and after deciding they weren’t a murderer, get married and have kids – all by the age of 22. Now we spend years of our lives searching for our perfect soul mate and, thanks to dating apps, mobile phones and social media, we have more romantic options than ever before in human history. Yet we also have to confront strange new dilemmas, such as what to think when someone is too busy to reply to a text but has time to post a photo of their breakfast on Instagram., And if we have so many more options, why aren’t people any less frustrated? For years, American comedian Aziz Ansari has been aiming his comic insight at dating and relationships, and in Modern Romance, he teams up with award-winning sociologist Eric Klinenberg to investigate love in the age of technology. They enlisted some of the world’s leading social scientists, conducted hundreds of interviews, analyzed the behavioural data, and researched dating cultures from Tokyo to Buenos Aires to New York City. The result is an unforgettable picture of modern love, combining Ansari’s irreverent humour with cutting-edge social science.
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The beautifully refreshing thing about this book is that while written … The beautifully refreshing thing about this book is that while written in a readable and, often, hilarious style, it also comes across pretty much entirely from an objective standpoint, backed up by actual data and opinion and evidence. I’ll admit I haven’t done a whole load of reading on today’s digital landscape and our relationships on it, but what I have read tends to carry a heavy judgemental doomsday tone of “all this texting, this is the end times” which, frankly, is more than a…
Great style, fascinating subject matter I have a love/hate relationship with my Kindle. The 99p Deal of the Day is the perfect excuse to pick up the books on your to-read list at a fraction of the price â but Iâm terrible for then forgetting to do the actual reading. I feel like Aziz Ansari would appreciate the fact that I bought this about two years ago (only to pick it up after the âFirst Dateâ episode of Master of None described above) because his clever, engaging blend of social science and memoir has plenty to say about the…
Funny, relatable and smart Funny, relatable and smart. There will be much of this that you will be familiar with if youâve seen any of his stand up, or watched his brilliant Netflix series âMaster of Noneâ, but that doesnât mean this isnât a great read.I read a good while after a break up whilst dating, and found so much of the content relatable and true to life. If youâve not dated in the modern age, you may not relate as much as I did, but if you have, some of this will really bring a smile to your face,…