Photo by Ben WhiteFriends Like These - Danny Wallace
| Last read: | 9th October 2024 | Genre: | Autobiography | Ownership: |
- Stolen from sibling - Donated |
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The basic message of this book is that Danny Wallace is turning 30 and freaking out about becoming more middle-class. It's not framed that way, of course, he interprets it as "becoming an adult" rather than crossing a class boundary, but when the concern is what London borough you live in and what home decor items you have it struck me differently. Anyway, after looking through a box of stuff from his parents' home he discovers his childhood address book and tries to track down all of the old friends listed in it - "updating his address book".
I've read this book twice, though I didn't record when the first time was it was before I'd turned 30. This read I was already in my 30s. I don't recall finding it particularly relatable the first time, but this second time the (presumably) exaggerated immaturity was even more stark. Not that it wasn't a fun read, it definitely was, and I'm definitely jealous both of how he was reconnecting with long-lost friends and being able to fairly casually travel across the planet to do so. |