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Search for:. Popular searches:. Episode notes Forming emotional bonds with fellow human beings is one of the most basic instincts we have. Help is available right away. John is on Twitter johnmoe.

In this episode John Moe. Gabe Mara. Guests Lane Moore. By clicking 'Sign me up' I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the privacy policy and terms of use.

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But if you have absent parents or you never knew your parents or your parents were abusive, do you attract ghosts or no one or abusers? Because that seems unfair as hell. What the shit, life? Not cool. But it also breaks my heart that we tell people this. What is a good family? Her parents were shittier than any other humans that have ever had children before or since.

Her boyfriends were all monsters. Every apartment was a slum. And that was stated after she talked about her high school trip to Germany. At all. View all 8 comments. Oct 29, Etienne rated it it was ok. Closer to a biography, no reflexion or explanation here. Nov 06, Stella rated it it was ok.

So here's the thing. On paper, I think I am supposed to fall all over myself about this book. It's a series of essays from a comedian who lives in New York and writes for publications I know and does comedy shows in places I frequent. Lane Moore is a talented writer, that's a fact. However I couldn't connect with these essays.

With a title of "How to Be Alone" I assumed this would focus on empowering oneself to be an independent person, livin So here's the thing. With a title of "How to Be Alone" I assumed this would focus on empowering oneself to be an independent person, living their best life, despite whatever obstacles may pop up. Instead this focuses on Moore's anger about her family and past, as well as her striving for romantic relationships.

It felt empty to me. The need to fill the hole left by the lack of a support system is very apparent in these essays. I get it, I totally understand, but this writing feels like pre-therapy journal entries of a self-depreciating writer. Find your family. Accept the love and support that your friends offer. Also, not to be a total bitch, but moving to New York City on your own doesn't make you special, millions of people do it. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

View 1 comment. Dec 31, Noorilhuda rated it did not like it Shelves: biographies-and-true-crime-stories. The author's thoughts, actions and life are not interesting enough to warrant a book. Neither is her writing. Insipid, at best. Memorable quote: When you have a lot of shine to you, as so many bighearted people often do, you can attract a lot of people easily, because people are drawn to it, that kind of light.

It can be so easy to forget that not everyone deserves your shine. But when you spend so much of your earliest years being told you have no shine at all, even though you're pretty sure maybe The author's thoughts, actions and life are not interesting enough to warrant a book. But when you spend so much of your earliest years being told you have no shine at all, even though you're pretty sure maybe you do, and someone finally tells you they see it too, you do, you have it, you want to give them everything.

Because of this, more often than not, you're not falling in love with them, you're using them as a way to fall in love with yourself. Jan 24, Jennifer rated it did not like it Shelves: How to be alone: mention your disappointing childhood every other sentence. The end.

Jan 09, Jeimy rated it did not like it. This book has 15 chapters. I only enjoyed two. A couple of my issues with this book: 1.

It is hard for me to understand why she stays in relationships that are clearly causing her. I did thoroughly enjoy the chapter on Jim Harper. Dec 10, Huma Rashid rated it did not like it. I hated it. Sep 10, Lindsey rated it it was ok Shelves: reviews , essay-collections. Like some of the other reviewers, I was disappointed to find that this book of essays focuses mainly, though not exclusively, on the author's search for a romantic relationship.

I was expecting a collection about connecting with yourself and learning to enjoy spending quality time with yourself as a way of recharging from socializing. I identified with some of the author's struggles to connect with other people, and her desperate need for a secure attachment. However, the overall feel of the col Like some of the other reviewers, I was disappointed to find that this book of essays focuses mainly, though not exclusively, on the author's search for a romantic relationship.

However, the overall feel of the collection was a bit of a bummer, which is surprising considering Moore is a a comedian who b writes for the Onion. I didn't even feel like she was making an attempt at wry, self-deprecating humor. I didn't find any humor, honestly. I just felt sad. I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Dec 29, Jodi rated it did not like it Shelves: read. First essay aside, this one is kind of a stinker.

It's not at all about "How to Be Alone. All tell, zero show, and little explanation about why she made the choices she made. It's as though she doesn't even realize that she made choices. Super disappointing.

Jan 01, chantel nouseforaname rated it it was amazing Shelves: self-improvement , 5-star-memoirs , favorites , high-impact-reads , 5-star. It's always weird to read a book that pulls so many of your own thoughts and life experiences out for you to examine.

It's nice to know you're not alone in certain mindsets and that you're not crazy for giving up on people pleasing, shrinking and not being who you are to make others feel comfortable.

The amount of reading notes and highlights I made throughout this book were ridiculous. Every page I turned made me go: yeah Lane, girl, you're absolutely right!!! Lane Moore is a hilarious and effe It's always weird to read a book that pulls so many of your own thoughts and life experiences out for you to examine. Lane Moore is a hilarious and effective storyteller.

She highlights the importance of building a new relationship with yourself first by illustrating the personality shifting ways that growing up in an abusive home can fuck with your ability to be the person you need for yourself. She highlights that abuse isn't always what you think it is. Relationships aren't always what you think they are. Being alone isn't what society tells you it is. She points out the ways that people, especially women, are conditioned to place value on building relationships with others more than building relationships with themselves.

She has these sidebar quips that seem effortless, but are so empowering, vulnerable, and yet so clear. I loved it. Oct 11, The Starry Library rated it really liked it. I didn't know anything about Lane Moore before reading her book but if I did I wouldn't have "wished" for it. I found the swearing throughout to be offensive and perhaps this is Lane's no nonsense way of speaking her truth, but it wasn't something I liked. I thought the title of her book and message misleading. I thought this book was going to be a survival guide for loners, but instead it was a series of chapters about Lane, ironically not being alone.

There is a difference between being alone I didn't know anything about Lane Moore before reading her book but if I did I wouldn't have "wished" for it. There is a difference between being alone and feeling alone and this book is definitely about the latter. One can be alone in this world by not having any friends whatsoever or never having been in a romantic relationship and another person can feel alone by having all those things which was Lane's issue. I didn't feel her brutally honest stories of her life to be helpful in any way.

She didn't offer any concrete advice or make me feel better about my own life. She tried linking her lonely childhood to her failed relationships as an adult but it felt like she was trying to sound like a therapist I was left feeling very confused about this book. The cover made it look like a psychology textbook and her central message was weak. She didn't explain how to be alone.

It was more of a rant and nostalgic trip down memory lane about her issues around attachments in relationships. If she explained in her individual chapters about what it actually "felt like" to be alone in relationships it would have made a huge difference.

Also, if she offered advice or tips at the end of each chapter on how to work with this and accept it, this book would have been successful. Sep 06, Tabitha Tabi Thoughts rated it it was amazing.

Lane Moore is a comedian, musician, writer, and host of Tinder Live. It discusses inadequacy, loneliness, longing for love, and finding your place in the world both on a personal and interpersonal level. Told through 14 personal essays, Lane dives deep into her most personal thoughts and experiences.

From practically raising herself, living in her car, making the ballsy move to NYC, and reconstructing her heart after a series of toxic relationships, she bares it all. But instead of letting that control the way she lives her life and sees the world, she uses humor, music, and writing to create a different picture. Nov 12, Audree Johnson rated it it was amazing. I just finished this and I'm border-line ugly crying.

I'm so thankful that Lane wrote this and put so much of herself in it no matter how hard it might have been. I feel seen in a lot of new ways and I felt encouraged by Lane's ability to see such beautiful things even through and in spite of the pain in her past. She's rad, everyone should read this book. What a gift. Nov 13, Abilouise rated it it was amazing. I started reading this book on the subway coming home from the library because my phone went dead and so I couldn't listen to podcasts and play stupid games.

I got home, walking still reading it and 2 hours later realized I was still wearing an underwire bra because I hadn't put the book down yet.