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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
Had I known this book would be a compilation of run on sentences and bible comparisons I never would’ve picked it up. Reading each rule you forget halfway through what the point of the rule is because of the tangents that the author goes off on. The only thing that warranted a second star was that rule 9 was concise and to the point which was actually quite enjoyable to read & quick to get through! Had the whole book be written like so it would’ve been so much more pleasant to get through.
12 Rules For Life was a thought-provoking read, which I thoroughly enjoyed. While I wasn't super fond of the amount of religious context pulled in, I can understand it as a cultural bonding agent that most people can relate to.
I am taking quite a few lessons from this book. It was well worth my time.
I am taking quite a few lessons from this book. It was well worth my time.
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Absolutely stunning. It was brilliant, understandable, and motivating. I loved it and plan on re-reading it immediately.
I got this book with high hopes and considerable expectations which were sadly not met. It left me quite unpleasantly surprised with the over the top “preachy” tone and extractions and referencing to the Christian scriptures. If I wanted to be preached and talked “at”, you would find me at the church not here. Although the book had myriad of very helpful tips for organising ones life, none warrant the length of this book. Many other self help books have managed to say what was said here and more in less words and without turning into a sermon
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JP tries to come off as academic and secular but largely backs up his advice with bible teachings or massive unqualified stretches in the fields of biology, anthropology, and sociology. Most of the advice is superficially good but can (and should) be explained using real science or more reasonable suppositions. Is it good to "fake it til you make it" with confidence because JP, a non-scientist, has a feeling we have a biological scoreboard of our social status in our DNA from our lobster ancestors, or is it likely because acting confident nets nice social results and in turn makes you more confident? I also find his writing style to be a bit rambley, which occasionally had the effect of making the author more personable, but mostly just made him sound a bit insane. The motivation for the book and the superficial advice is all good, so it's a shame it didn't land for me.
Not for free thinkers - you do not need 40 pages to explain a quote. An intelligent man trying to please everyone, ends up explaining nothing of value and pleasing no one. Of the actual content, a page worth of information , 3-5 stories per qoute with symbolism, 20-50 pages of words and a lot of his own opinions littered throughout for no actual reason.
The author allows his unchecked biases to make him delusional. Once his delusions were apparent, it was difficult to take him seriously at all. He is obviously very intelligent, but not in a way that is helpful. And he discredits himself by valuing his own opinion as gospel truth.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Transphobia, Religious bigotry