Good read if you're in a similar situation

I find myself in a similar situation to the author - moving with my boyfriend to another state and my friends and family far away - so I found the book very relatable. I enjoyed the bits of psychological research that the author threw in - it was just enough to be interesting, but not too much to be distracting. I felt that the story makes you want to adopt the author's go-get-um attitude, and sign up for more classes or more opportunities to meet people.

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Joyful even if you're not the intended audience

I thought this book is about finding new friends, but actually it's about a woman finding new girlfriends. That's its biggest flaw for me, I'm not the target audience.
However, I really enjoyed the author's easy style of writing, how she moves from one story to another with ease and how she switches from stories to facts, statistics, and quotes from psychological studies about friendship.
The book can get too 'girly' at times, not just for me but I think for most people but that's understandable given the author's fascination with pop culture in general, Harry Potter, Glee and Entertainment Weekly which she reads cover to cover.
On the other hand, the author offers great information on friendship, making friends, and relationships in general. She uses number of books as a source (The Lonely American, Bowling Alone, and others) but also meets with a Professor who is an expert on the issue.
The book doesn't offer any grand conclusion on the experience, it chronicles the author's experience throughout her quest to make friends in a new city. Sometimes it can get a little bit repetitive, but you can enjoy the progress she makes in approaching new "friend date" as she calls them.
Don't try to keep up with all the people that she meets, there's way too many of them. You can use the author's husband way of remembering them; "the one with the ...". You can enjoy how the author come up with all those different ways to meet new people. This falls into a "tip and tricks" type of information, it can be very helpful. There's plenty of those tips regarding how to approach people without scaring them away.
You can see throughout the book how trying to make friends can make you more social, even if you don't end up with a new BFF, you can still enjoy the benefits of being more open to new relationships, more adventurous, and more at ease when talking to strangers.
I've listened to the audio version of this book. I've found the narrator to be very good. Her normal tone matches the spirit of the book; happy, discovering and uplifting. She does an excellent job of switching between all the different characters (and there's a lot of them).
In general, I found the book to be a fun read. I'm not really the target audience but it was a nice break from all the serious (and mostly depressing) books I normally read. The book can be too happy at times, but most of the time it will just make you laugh.

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Pleasantly surprised

What did you love best about MWF Seeking BFF?

I found this book relevant and creatively informative. The author does a great job communicating about women's friendship. The author's voice was pleasant, easy to listen to.

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An Insightful and Entertaining Book

MWF seeking BFF is an entertaining, and insightful story that provides tidbits about human behavior. This book inspires one to go out and make friends. A great motivational tool for those of us who need reminding that people don't bite!

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Ok

I only got about an hour into this book. I couldn't relate to all the overthinking about what it takes to build a friendship and was expecting more witty anecdotes along the lines of Jen Lancaster/Val Frankel. There was way more science/research and it just bored me. I am kind off bummed I wasted a credit on it.

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A MUST read for ALL women!

This book was absolutely amazing! I felt like Rachel was talking directly to me! I have already recommended it to friends. I think any woman, young or old can relate to Rachel and her quest through this book. If your debating on whether you should read it or not, JUST GOT FOR IT! You won't regret it!

Couldn't stop listening!

Where does MWF Seeking BFF rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a great audiobook! I couldn't stop listening! Funny, and just what I needed moving to a new town!

Plot line most women can relate to

Great story and also tips to find that one BFFL.

Performance was a bit annoying though it may just be her voice that irritated me.

Self help book or Chick lit? Not sure

Is it wrong to say that I liked this book because it there's someone out there that's a little crazier than I am?

If you are a fan of blog reading or those "I set a goal and this is how I reached it" books, then you will like this one. After moving to a new city for her husband's job and finding it hard to make girlfriends, Rachel sets a goal of going on 52 girl dates in a year. Let the fun begin!

As a person who has great friends but feels the circle changing as a majority of my friends pair off and have children, I could identify with much of the emotions and anxieties Rachel faced as she tried to achieve her goal. Making new friends as an adult is just as stressful as dating, and doesn't come as easily as it did when in undergrad or a graduate program. Rachel tried some things I have not looked into before, like hiring a friend matchmaker, renting a friend and joining some girlfriend sites. I mean, she really tried everything possible to reach her goal.

I gave the book three stars because at times I was confused about the motivation. At various times in her story, Rachel refers to books that she's read about the science of friendship and how to make friends. While these pieces of information were helpful, I like the story parts better. It was a mix between a traditional self help book and a fun memoir. I hope Rachel received something in the form of kickbacks from all of the experts, authors, and websites that she mentioned!

Was ok

Would you try another book from Rachel Bertsche and/or Annie Wood?

I might read another book by the same author

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

It was good hearing ideas about how to meet new potential friends, very creative

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The narration matched the story

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I might see the movie if it was a movie---I think it would be made into a commedy