![]() ![]() ![]() The reader can intuit when Ansari-the-comedian is writing and when Klinenberg-the-sociologist is taking his turn, and it makes for a rocky read. Aziz Ansari, a famous comedian, recently ventured into a new art form, and came out with a novel titled, Modern Romance. The book could be a fun, lovely little manual, but it has aspirations of being an actual sociological tract. In the 2015 New York Times Bestseller Modern Romance, celebrated actor and comedian Aziz Ansari explores the interaction between love and technology and how. The sole bummer about Modern Romance is almost a deal-breaker: It takes itself too seriously. He acknowledges that the confusion endemic to modern heterosexual relationships represents a vast improvement on the rigid old scripts, which denied women professional and personal agency. Ansari doesn’t ignore the particular ways in which romantic relationships have traditionally put women at risk. In contrast to the sex-obsessed PUAs and the wedding-crazy dating gurus, Ansari approaches relationships like an actual human being. Like Strauss’ 2004 best-seller, Modern Romance styles itself as a personality-driven piece of pop sociology. Modern Romance feels a bit like the sweet little brother to Neil Strauss’ The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists. ![]()
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