• Not a Match

  • My True Tales of Online Dating Disasters
  • By: Brian Donovan
  • Narrated by: Ax Norman
  • Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
  • 3.1 out of 5 stars (1,544 ratings)

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Not a Match

By: Brian Donovan
Narrated by: Ax Norman
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Editorial reviews

Brian Donovan’s comic tale of his history with Internet dating might seem mean-spirited if the criticism weren’t, in large part, self-deprecating. Donovan, who’s written for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and Chapelle’s Show, mines the deep well of comedic gold that is Internet dating by going on an exorbitant amount of dates with all sorts of women - and a few that he couldn’t even be sure were women. Ax Norman delivers Donovan’s chronicles in a personal tone that feels both instructional and confessional. If you’re one of the millions of people who’ve experienced online dating for yourself, or if you’re a curious outsider, prepare yourself for an insider's look at the widely popular phenomenon and all of the insights into human relationships it provokes.

Publisher's summary

Forty million people in the US have tried Internet dating, which means 40 million people have probably gone on some pretty crappy dates. Not a Match: My True Tales of Online Dating Disasters is about one guy who experienced more than his fair share. Brian Donovan, a writer and comedian whose work has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NPR, and Chapelle's Show, has been on over 100 Internet dates in a genuine search for love and happiness.

©2013 Brian Donovan (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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Tiresome

I thought this would be some silly stories for a mind break. Why does there need to be swearing in a comedy to make it funny? Just makes it tedious, mundane, and annoying, certainly not funny. Stopped reading and deleted this waste of time.

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the truth

I really loved this book the author is funny with the jokes he tells but the jokes are for real life Situations and real life things that have happened to him. dating can be hard for both women and men but this book was cool to actually get a man's view of what dating is like. it was pretty interesting.

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Made me laugh

Wish it was longer story, the author has a knack at ironic humor. Thank you!

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Just not my cup o' tea.

What disappointed you about Not a Match?

Content just not suitable for me, but may just be my age. Not very interesting tor me, but probably more enjoyable for the younger set.

Would you ever listen to anything by Brian Donovan again?

Probably not. Maybe when he's my age, but by then, I won't be here anymore! :)

Did Ax Norman do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Did not finish book.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Not a Match?

Not fair for me to say.

Any additional comments?

No.

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So true! AND sad if you're an online dater

This book is funny! The narrator does a great job and the short stories are hysterical!

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Don't Buy It - One Star's Too Good For It!

What was most disappointing about Brian Donovan’s story?

It wasn't a story; it was this man's experience in the modern dating game - and he wasn't any good at it

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I met my husband in this modern electronic world, with the web doing the introductions. It works - if you let it. The author is a stupid, arrogant little man, sneering at all those he touches. Don't waste your time or your money. This book's a loser, just like the author.

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awful, just awful

I am unable to not finish a book once I've started, and this one has tested me more than any other, despite its short length. The reader is terrible, the story is terrible. Not funny at all. Even free it wasn't worth the time.

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This is not for me.

I had a friend that used a web based dating service and had some funny stories. This is not my type of humor at all. It is raunchy and gross.

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Great Fun - Don't listen outloud or around kids!

This is more like a stand up routine than a book. It is very, very explicit so you don't want to listen to it out loud or around kids. The author talks about his online dating experience and had started his own web site to gather other people's experiences. If you like bawdy standup, you will probably enjoy this.

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Short, but funny and entertaining

Would you listen to Not a Match again? Why?

A longer book would have been very appreciated, but I found his stories funny, and highly entertaining as I drove to my next date.

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