The shelf · Germany
Does Allein hold up?
Allein: Alone: Reflections on Solitary Living (English edition, 2023), by Daniel Schreiber (2021)
Eight essays on living alone, published during the pandemic, that place friendship at the centre of a life lived alone.
The short answer
An essay, not a statistical argument. Its case for friendship matches the record on single people's ties.
The claims, checked
No claim in this book could be matched to an official record that measures the same thing, so none is given a verdict.