- Hardcover: 180 pages
- Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco; First Edition First Printing edition (19 Feb 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 006057898X
- ISBN-13: 978-0060578985
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 16.1 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 934,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics Sasha Cagan and a few of her single friends are at a New Year's party, counting down to midnight and staring out at "a sea of people not kissing". In that moment, Cagan moves "from thinking that (we) were the only ones to seeing us as part of a group, a moment, and perhaps even a movement." Enter the quirkyalones, for whom singledom is not just a holding pattern between relationships; they see themselves as creative, independent, offbeat types with the discrimination and courage to remain uncoupled rather than date for the sake of not being alone.
Quirkyalone is a celebration of flying solo, of realising the value of solitude and close friendships while holding out for true love. Some may never find it, of course, but what makes a person a quirkyalone is the belief that staying single is perfectly okay. So what happens when a quirkyalone finds a mate? Quirkyalone is a state of being, posits Cagan, an approach to life that doesn't disappear when romantic circumstances change. "Never is the quirkyalone outlook more important than when we are romantically intertwined, or, shall we say, quirkytogether."
Critics might argue that Cagan and her quirky compadres have not so much spawned or identified a movement as come up with a funky name for the considerable group of people too smart to model their relationships on the movies and women's magazines. But at its core, Quirkyalone is a campy, provocative take on contemporary single life, reminding the attached and unattached alike that being quirky is all about being unapologetically, uniquely and boldly oneself. --Svenja Soldovieri, Amazon.ca
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"Cagen is not against setups or dating...She is emphatically not against sex. Rather, she is 'anti dull relationship.'"----New York Times Sunday Styles, 11/29/03
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was delighted to read this book, and relieved to find that I'm not the only one with this outlook on life. "Better to be alone for the right reasons than with someone for the wrong ones". On reading this book and realising that there are many people out there, worldwide, with the same penchant for being themselves, unashamedly and without reservation, I've finally been able to come to terms with that aspect of my personality and to embrace me as me, not how others think I should be! The format of the book is informal, funny, and informative - there are articles there on being a "quirkyalone" and being "quirkytogether", as well as being a "quirkyflirt" and other aspects of the "quirky" personality. If you've ever been patted consolingly on the arm by an elderly relative and told "don't worry dear, the right one for you is out there somewhere", or been asked constantly "how's your love life" by people who don't understand why you choose to remain single, this is the book for you! Thank you Sasha Cagen for freeing this quirkyalone from the tyrrany of coupledom!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Sasha Cagen's book is more of a philosophy for life than a self-help book. It is the antithesis of books that claim to be able to help you to become more datable and find a husband - quirkyalones are independent, fun loving individuals who do not want to be defined by their relationship status.
If you enjoy your own company but also make your own family of friends, if you dislike being asked if you're 'courting', if you'd rather have genuine love than be a relationship for the sake of convention, this book is for you!
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I had high hopes of this book, having read inspiring features on both the book and its author, and having been charmed by the associated website, quirkyalone.net. However, the book itself is little more than a magazine article overstretched and padded-out to fill the requisite 160 pages. There is very little substance here and an awful lot of superfluous filler. I was also disappointed to find that much of the book revolves around the same old cliché of 'you'll find someone eventually' rather than being a genuine celebration of being single. Save your money and rent some Katherine Hepburn films instead.
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