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#Single

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This book was interesting. Although it’s nit really a book. It’s more like a collection of text messages that showcase the dating struggle for a single woman. Very meh.

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#Single is a very quick read. There is no introduction to the ‘book’ it just starts with ‘conversations’ and you as the reader have to figure out what is going on. According to the Amazon book description this book is based off the website TinderTuesday.com and as I was researching for my review I found this: the site is not even active anymore- in fact you can purchase the domain name if you wanted! I also saw there was a Facebook and Twitter page and neither one have been updated in over a year. Why was this copy and paste conversations put together as a ‘book’ I have no idea.

Now that is out of the way…. #single gives you an idea of what dating now is like. And I can say these conversations are…entertaining to read. I feel for the people that are the recipients of these messages. If you have online dated in the past you will get some entertainment from this book.

This is like a coffee table book of entertainment if you wanted to buy it, but I would not recommend. This is one you may want to read while you are in a waiting room for a doctor’s appointment or waiting for a movie to start. There is nothing really to gain from this ‘book’.

#single is not recommended.

Thank you to Pantera Press and Lost the Plot for granting me a review copy via NetGalley. I wish I could have given a positive review.

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This book is exclusively transcribed conversations from a dating app with no overall narrative. I was disappointed, it could have been really entertaining.

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A good example of the awkward and uncomfortable experiences that come with online dating! Glad to be done with that part of my life.

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This book would be perfect gift for all your friends fluent in the world of dating apps. It was short, but light, funny, and witty book, which you can open on any page and have a laugh or think "Oh, I've been there" or "Thank god I don't have to do this anymore".

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This is a cute, quick read. It's as if a friend sent screengrabs of terrible Tinder interactions on repeat.

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A short read made up of text/message conversations from dating websites. It is a funny representation of what most single people have to deal with when traversing the "Internet Dating World". The book is extremely short - it can be finished in about 30 minutes. The layout is hard to read when converted into ebook format but I imagine if it were printed and much longer it would serve as a funny coffee table book.

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Was definitely disappointed in this book.

The writing style was horrible and so disjointed. While I know that this type of book is not necessarily linear, the entries were boring and I just could not get into it - and I normally love this type of book.

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This is a series of messages that featured on the Tinder Tuesday blog, and reminded me why I don't want to go online dating through Tinder!

There were some very funny moments that had me laughing out loud, although there were others that were just cringe inducing. This is not a book. Or, if this is a book, then we humans have set our bar really, really low. It is small in size and easy to read and it took me less than 40 minutes.

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Don't get me wrong, it was hilarious and so bizarre at times! But worth purchasing? Definitely not! There are Instagram blogs dedicated to this same theme, and they're free. They also include the author's personal comments, a backstory, and just more of a plot in general. Lost the Plot is a good way to describe it...it sure lost me.

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Hilarious, quick read. Finished it over lunch.
Though I’ve been married since before dating apps became popular I still love reading these types of conversations on blogs, such as tinder Tuesday, where these were collected from.

I received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for my review.*

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My feedback will be short for this title.
It has potential, it’s funny but very very confusing and clouded.

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This book was just kind of ridiculous. Definitely not a novel or a book to be taken seriously. It would make a good quick airport read, but not something I’d be talking about or recommending after reading it.

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This was a fun quick read! I would definitely say grab it if you need a good laugh. I especially enjoy funny text conversations and cheesy/awkward pick up lines so this was spot on for me.

I’d recommend it if you’re looking for an easy laugh, have a few extra minutes to kill or a member of a dating service. Enjoy your laugh!

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I didn't love this. I think it was funny and would be a good coffee table book and I honestly expect more. I don't think I will be sharing this on my social media because the cover wasn't that high quality on the version on got and wouldn't stimulate anything worth mentioning.

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A collection of witty observations on the trials and tribulations of online dating, the dangers of auto-correct, and some classic mis-understandings.

The good points: This is definitely a book for the bathroom - something to dip into occasionally for a little chuckle. Alternatively, maybe a joke present for someone currently dabbling in the online dating game.

The bad points: The layout isn't great on the kindle format (reading on my phone via the kindle app). Also it's probably not the sort of book I would re-read.

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This book made me think, textfromlastnight meets tinder. I would out definitely consider this a coffee table book. It makes for interesting conversation, imaging the horrors of some messages. It doesn't have to be read in continuous order, so it's perfect to leave out and just open to any random page and read the funny message exchanges. This should be considered a light read, took me about 20 minutes to read with a few interruptions.

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Very short and read in 30 minutes. Still hilarious though and a good coffee table book. I am sure we can all relate to some of the one liners in this book and weirdo messages if ever you have online dated lol 😂

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When I saw the description for this, I wasn't really sure what it was... a novel, a self help book? It turned out to be actual text messages from people on dating apps. It was really entertaining and made me so glad I've been happily married for 30+ years and don't have to deal with what are apparently a lot of idiots out in the dating world. My only complaint is that it was so short - took me only about 10-15 minutes to read. If you're looking for a quick, fun read, then this is.

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First, I want to thank Lost the Plot, Pantera Press and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review.

Being single is hard enough let alone this day in age with modern technology. Ever rolled your eyes at a bad text you got from a guy/girl? Well then you need to read this book!! #Single by Lost the Plot Dating in the 21st Century Based on the Popular Blog TinderTuesday is just the book for you! This book will have you rolling on the floor laughing your booty off thinking did they really text that?! You will now understand why some people are still single!!

Lost the Plot set this book to look like a long text from different people and she categorized them too. It may be a short read but it is packed with comedy!! One tip don’t voice text when having road rage and trying to send a sweet text message to your honey!! It wont come out well.

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