Book Review: How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't by Lane Moore

How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don’t
by Lane Moore (Biography Moore)

How to Be Alone is a memoir that could almost just as easily be shelved in the self-help section. If you consciously or unconsciously use humor to deal with intense emotions, this book will introduce you to a kindred spirit. It surprised me with many authentic laugh-out-loud moments. You can tell that the author is on an arduous journey of self-love and self-discovery, and thankfully she’s willing to share her therapy lessons with us all. More specifically, author Moore grew up without a family in the traditional sense, she raised herself, and her romantic and platonic attachment issues have led to some heartbreaking and heartwarming (mostly heartbreaking) tales.

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try anything by Samantha Irby, Jenny Lawson, or David Sedaris, The Misfit’s Manifesto, by Lidia Yuknavitch, Fresh Off the Boat, by Eddie Huang, Assume the Worst, by Carl Hiassen or Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed.]

[ official How to Be Alone page on the official Lane Moore web site ]

 

Recommended by Naomi S.
Eiseley Branch Library

 

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