Title: We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story
Author: Josh Sundquist
First published December 23, 2014
326 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780316251020 (ISBN10: 031625102X)
Rating: 3.79
Overview
Josh Sundquist is an inspiration to many, and in his book, We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story, he shares his poignant and deeply funny autobiographical account of coming of age as an amputee cancer survivor. Josh only had one girlfriend in his life, for twenty-three hours, back in eighth grade.
This led Josh to wonder why he was still single. In his search for answers, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: What went wrong?
The results of Josh’s semiscientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured in this book. From a disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot to a misguided “grand gesture” at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love or at least a girlfriend in all the wrong places.
Join Josh on his journey as he discovers the true meaning of love and relationships, and the obstacles he had to overcome to find it.
About the Author
Meet Josh Sundquist – he’s a multi-talented individual who wears many hats. He’s a Paralympian, a published author, a motivational speaker, and to top it off, he’s a big fan of Halloween.
Editoral Review
We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story by Josh Sundquist is a heartwarming and humorous coming-of-age memoir that touches on themes of love, friendship, and self-discovery. Sundquist is a popular motivational speaker, YouTuber, and Paralympic ski racer who lost his leg to cancer at age nine.
His memoir, first published on December 23, 2014, reflects on his teenage years and his quest to find love. The memoir follows Sundquist as he journeys back through his past relationships and tries to discover why he has never been in a lasting romantic relationship.
Sundquist, who has always been geeky and socially awkward, reminisces about the time when he was in the 7th grade and he thought he had found his true love. However, his crush kept evading him, and he was never sure why they could never be together.
Sundquist revisits other failed relationships and looks back on the friendships that helped him navigate the difficult teenage years. Sundquist’s memoir is excellently crafted and offers an insightful and witty analysis of teenage relationships.
He has a unique perspective on love, one that is rooted in his experience of overcoming cancer and learning to live as an amputee. He uses humor to reveal the insecurities that plague all teenagers, and he does so in a way that is relatable and appealing.
The memoir is well-paced, and Sundquist’s writing style is engaging and easy to read. He does an excellent job of capturing the emotions of his younger self, and the dialogue is sharp and witty.
The themes of love, friendship, and self-discovery are relevant to readers of all ages, and the memoir is sure to resonate with anyone who has struggled to find love or navigate the complexities of human relationships. While We Should Hang Out Sometime offers a fun and engaging read with a great sense of humor and heart, the memoir could occasionally be too focused on the author’s romantic pursuits, at the expense of broader themes of adolescence.
However, in the grand scheme of things, this is a minor flaw in an overall compelling narrative. Overall, We Should Hang Out Sometime is an outstanding memoir that is sure to delight readers of all ages.
It offers a unique perspective on teenage love and relationships, and its positive message of hope, resilience, and perseverance is both inspiring and heartwarming. This memoir is a welcomed addition to the genre, and it is highly recommended.
