Matteson Perry

After a bad break up, nice guy and serial monogamist Matteson Perry decides to stay out of a relationship for a year. This interesting memoir is both funny and touching.
We journey with Matteson through the world of online dating, hook ups and casual sex. Filled with thoughtful tales of lessons learned and people he met, Available is a look at single life and dating through the eyes of a man.
This book was very easy to read. Smart and well written I didn’t want to put it down. With some cringe worthy experiences and some genuine laugh out loud moments i couldn’t wait for the next chapter.
It doesn’t matter if you were reading about break ups, experiences at Burning Man or his descent into sleazy guy territory, Matteson had you hooked.
This book is a great read for young and old, male and female. Go read it now.
I expect we will be hearing much more from Matteson Perry in the future.

Witten by Geramie Kate Barker
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Matteson Perry describes his book, Available: A Memoir of Heartbreaks, Hookups, Love, and Brunch, as what Eat Pray Love would be if it had been written by a man. A serial monogamist through his twenties, Perry vows to take a year off from relationships to date casually after having his heart broken by a woman he calls his manic pixie dream girl.

He goes on a bunch of dates and has a fair bit of sex, learning about himself and developing insights on love and relationships along the way. Each woman is described well enough to seem different than the rest, and these experiences culminate in Perry devoting several chapters to his time at Burning Man, which had been a primary motivator for him to remain single.

Humorous and self-deprecating, his quest to get to know women on a purely casual and physical level never comes across as misogynistic. And yes, he does find love in the end, as anyone who reads the dedication page to his wife at the beginning of this book is already aware. I highly recommend this one to anyone who’s endured breakups, online dating, or the search for love.

I was able to read this title courtesy of Netgalley and the publisher, and really enjoyed it!… (mere)

After having been dumped by his long-term girlfriend, Matteson Perry decides to take a year off from being in a serious relationship. Instead, he wants to enjoy casual dating, have fun and have sex without hurting anybody's feelings. Matteson has been a really nice guy all his life, always a bit shy with females but also very inexperienced at not being in a serious relationship. Over the course of the year, he learns a lot about himself, about dating, about friendships and relationships and about communication.
Available is a funny and lighthearted memoir written from a male perspective, which was pretty interesting. The author lost me a little when he recounted his drug-fuelled weeklong experience at Burning Man (the whole idea sounded like a total nightmare to me), but he really won me over with the last few chapters.
A refreshing writing style and amusing anecdotes made this into an enjoyable, quick read.
I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.… (mere)