Home Alone, Watching Home Alone

A Rant. An Unapologetic Defense of Solitude

De: Bill Tarino

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Home Alone, Watching Home Alone

Let’s get something straight.
This is not a sad book.
Nobody left the author at the airport.
No violins are playing in chapter one.
He’s home alone on Christmas Day because he wants to be.
While everyone else is rushing around to family events, avoiding difficult questions, and engaging in rituals they’d rather not, one guy stays home, starts watching Home Alone, and enjoys the moment.
Somewhere between the opening scene and the last family reunion, he gets to wondering why solitude freaks everybody else out so much.

What you’re going to read is a funny, no-nonsense, slightly prickly rant about solitude. The sort of rant that doesn’t ask permission and doesn’t apologize.

This book is about:
Being alone without being lonely
Why holidays freak people out about solitude
Family, obligation, and the appearance of being okay
The difference between silence and void
And why “Are you okay?” isn’t always so nice

It’s not self-help.
It’s not inspirational.
It’s certainly not designed to fix you.
It’s just one fellow calmly saying: I like being alone. And it’s not a problem.

In this conversational, first-person style book, you will find less lecturing and more finally saying what everybody else is tiptoeing around. There’s no miraculous transformation in the end. No earth-shattering conclusion. No truth revealed that will make everybody else feel okay.

Just insight.
Just serenity.
Just honesty.

If you have ever:
Enjoyed your own company
Felt lonelier in a crowd than in silence
Been pitied for a life that works for you
Or just wished people would stop worrying and leave you alone
…you will relate to this book in all the best ways.

You don’t need rescuing.
You don’t need explaining.
And being home alone is all the point.