Pentapod reviewed Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
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4 stars
Somewhere between sociology and humour, Aziz Ansari's book is not a memoir, and it's not comedy, although it's quite funny at times. After doing many stand up routines talking about modern romance, Ansari (stand up comic, and the guy who plays Tom Haverford on Parks & Rec) teamed up with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg to conduct a serious study of heterosexual relationships in the modern age - what's changed since our parents' generation, and what's different in different countries.
I grabbed the audiobook since it's read by Ansari himself and I suspected this would add to the book, which I think it does; even though he chastizes you for being too lazy to read the book yourself, it's worth it for his spot-on joke delivery.
There's a few interesting thoughts and facts in the book; there's some stuff that's either common sense, or that anyone who's actually tried dating in the modern age already knows; there's some laughs; and there's a little information about Ansari himself. It's somewhat on the light side but still interesting and made me want to go see one of his stand up shows in person.