Author: Josh Sundquist
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date:December 23rd 2014
Pages: Hardcover, 304 pages
Source: BEA 2014
Summary from Goodreads:
A bright, poignant, and deeply funny autobiographical account of coming of age as an amputee cancer survivor, from Josh Sundquist: Paralympic ski racer, YouTube star, and motivational speaker.
Josh Sundquist only ever had one girlfriend.
For twenty-three hours.
In eighth grade.
Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: What went wrong?
The results of Josh's semiscientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured here. From a disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD (Close Fast Dancing), to a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love--or at least a girlfriend--in all the wrong places.
A bright, poignant, and deeply funny autobiographical account of coming of age as an amputee cancer survivor, from Josh Sundquist: Paralympic ski racer, YouTube star, and motivational speaker.
Josh Sundquist only ever had one girlfriend.
For twenty-three hours.
In eighth grade.
Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: What went wrong?
The results of Josh's semiscientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured here. From a disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD (Close Fast Dancing), to a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love--or at least a girlfriend--in all the wrong places.
Review
There were a couple reasons why We Should Hang Out Sometime (WSHOS) was not on my radar and, even after I got it, why I was quite skeptical to read it. I pretty much do not ever read non-fiction, I love the fiction world's stories and non-fiction is just not for me, let alone a non-fiction-y memoir about dating. But I am so glad I gave it a chance. I had the pleasure of meeting Josh at BEA and getting a signed copy of the book. I started reading it that day while I was waiting in lines and I was hooked!
So I am going to give you 5 reasons to give this one a try:
- It is funny. Laugh out loud funny. The conversations Josh has with himself in his head cracked me up!
- It’s a non-fiction-y memoir. It is something totally different that is geared to YA.
- There are pictures, drawings, and funny charts!
- It is full of awkward greatness. The awkwardness in all the stories just propels the book and has you flying through the pages. The story is told through failed relationship analysis. It’s a different way to tell a story but it works perfectly.
- We Should Hang Out Sometime has a great message, great ending, and great story. Even though I wanted more chapters, and a longer ending chapter, I thought the ending fit.
WSHOS is a laugh out loud story about Josh’s failed relationships. You can’t help but sympathize and remember your own awkward experiences. I highly recommend it if you are in the mood for something uplifting and totally different!
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