Rating: 2/5
Favorite Quote:
"I’m at the point in life where if I had to choose between having boring sex with someone, I love for fifteen minutes before going to sleep or being on Instagram, I choose Instagram every time"
"Searching for Coach Taylor" is one of the six-part Nothing Like I Imagined collection of autobiographical short comedy essays by Mindy Kaling available through Amazon Originals.
Another one of Mindy's quirky takes on what it is to be single, and a single mom being pitied by her married friends, the times she wishes she had a husband and times she is happy not to have one. It is a good read but not the best either in the series. I guess the uber point is everyone's situation is different, but it's no better and no worse. Hence, spare the pity-patter as Mindy says!
This essay is best summarized as Kaling's pro/con list for being a single woman/mom. I have mixed feelings about this one. I'm pretty sure Kaling's just trying to entertain readers in a light-hearted, inoffensive manner by throwing a bunch of pretty antiquated ideas about committed relationships out there. Ultimately, not being the target audience for this particular type of humor made this essay fell flat for me. I thought that Mindy hit the nail on the head when describing the judgment that people receive for not following the status quo; interestingly she didn't tackle (but I’m going to call it out anyways) the judgement and the double standards that exist in the South Asian community when it comes to marriage, relationships, and single parenting, which in itself can be the basis of a whole other essay. Clearly, we can't all have the same life and we shouldn't be judged or put down for the choices that we make or don't make. Mindy summed it up best when she wrote "there's no need to pity me. My situation might be different from yours, but it's no better and no worse". Live and let live people.
I found comical her list of reasons why she doesn't regret being single, her bashing of married people and a husband in general was regrettable. She clearly does not understand the real bliss and commitment that come from fighting for and working on the covenant of marriage long term. Her whole view really is a commentary on how marriage is viewed and often handled by many young single adults today, as well those choosing to live together before marriage.
When I started reading Mindy’s first book, a very close friend of mine told me “I can’t just stand that lady” and I told “let me read and decide then”.
Luckily her first book I read was not that bad infact that was nice funny read, but when I read this one, I can totally understand what my friend meant when he said - “I can’t just stand that Lady”.
"A husband is a built-in, permanent plus-one. That is extremely valuable. I love going to parties with a buffer between myself and people I don’t want to talk to"
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