Tamara Duricka Johnson

Why only four stars? Johnson's writing is typical of the genre—accessible, engaging, with flashes of humor. My only criticism is that many of her dates seemed to end with her extrapolating some lesson or moral to help develop her new approach to relationships. I'm not sure such epiphanies were completely integral to the story-telling aspect of her experiment. I enjoyed just reading about the dates and didn't need to read all of the lessons she learned; a handful would have sufficed.

The book as a whole was excellent, although parts of it hit a little too close to home for me. And to read something like this two months removed from a breakup, well, that wasn't a whole lotta fun. But it did motivate me even just a little bit to reexamine how I view dating and relationships...and that's probably a good thing. :)… (mehr)

After hitting a snag in her social life, the author decided to undertake an experiment, dating 30 guys in 30 days, and then choosing one for a second date. She cast a wide net for referrals and set up ground rules: dates would cost less than $31, last more than 31 minutes, take place in a public setting, no drugs or alcohol, no married men and no physical contact. The result wasn't as fun to read as I thought, even though it took place in my home turf of New York City. I couldn't keep track of all the men, and it just seemed exhausting.… (mehr)