Sean Thomas (1)

Amusing in parts, a bit boorish in others. Quite frank in the personal detail revealed at times but not so that it was out of place. I guess you need to identify a bit with the author to understand some of his decision making and reactions but I often didn't. At his best this was laugh out loud funny, at it's worst it had me thinking "he sounds a bit of a git" and every tale was told pretty much without contrition. Patchy, ultimately. Only just got around to reading this and I realise he's focused on writing fiction books ever since.

It did make me look online to see if the marriage he was proposing at the end ever took place and if indeed he did live happily ever after - but couldn't find much, apart from a mention of a daughter in Australia. Even so, not a book I'll be returning to.… (plus d'informations)

Thomas starts online dating as a magazine assignment. Like many of us, he wonders how you can find love online, and what losers these love seekers must be if they can't do it in the real world. He is amazed at the number and range of online dating sites out there. With every date he goes on we get a little glimpse of Sean before, young Sean, Sean in love, Sean with sex mojo and Sean with no mojo. BongoWoman reminds him of Elizabeth in elementary school and Sally Ann and adolescent love in the back of Geography class. An encounter with IrishLass sends him reminiscing about Amelie. Online dating and the hours spent on the computer lead to a foray into online porn, but a trip to the hospital after too much self love gets him back on track. Millions of women allowed me a peek into the world of men and let me see that although they are very different from women, they are also not so different at all. Parts of this book had me cringing a little , parts and me laughing out loud.


July 2012… (plus d'informations)