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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Pleasant and approach is what this book gives.
Amidst a pandemic like now, this book is realistic, yet comforting. Very relevant to today’s context and nicely written, with related theories and ideologies.
A must read for a little bit of confidence boost!
Amidst a pandemic like now, this book is realistic, yet comforting. Very relevant to today’s context and nicely written, with related theories and ideologies.
A must read for a little bit of confidence boost!
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Very easy to read as the author is usually a novelist, writing fiction. The book encourages the reader to engage in a more complex, intersectional thought process when analysing the political climate and also recognises, explains and validates the feelings that the current political climate evokes. It’s a short book, easy to read and fast to read, I probably read it across 2 hours in total in one day.
I haven’t got much criticism for this book but it wasn’t groundbreaking, it put into words what a lot of people on the left need to hear though which I think is worthwhile.
I haven’t got much criticism for this book but it wasn’t groundbreaking, it put into words what a lot of people on the left need to hear though which I think is worthwhile.
I love Elif Shafak and what she writes in this book is all true and wise etc., however, it's not groundbreaking stuff. It's all kinda been said before.
Perfectly sums up my feelings about todays world into beautiful words - lack of true belonging, powerlessness, having a love for all of humanity, and how to keep from being bogged down by increasing our empathy and awareness of ALL humanity as we are not just tribes/nations, but individual humans with unique belongings to many different “groups”.
Reassuring and insightful but not really that many answers.
Thought-provoking and well written, this essay about keeping your wits in this crazy world is a reminder of what’s important - and a call to action to make the world better than it is today.
I wasn’t expecting this to be as short as it ended up being, almost an extended blog post really, but it actually worked really well being this short because if it had been any longer than it would have been just too much to read through.
I have never read anything by Shafak before so it was interesting to me to have this be the first of her works that I did read. But she had a lovely way of phrasing what she wants you to know so that you feel like you’re just having a chat with a friend more than reading about how messes up our world is.
I also for some reason, didn’t expect this to be a relatively recent work of hers. So I was a bit thrown off when she started to mention the pandemic but I think that’s more because my sense of time has been screwed up because of this.
I have never read anything by Shafak before so it was interesting to me to have this be the first of her works that I did read. But she had a lovely way of phrasing what she wants you to know so that you feel like you’re just having a chat with a friend more than reading about how messes up our world is.
I also for some reason, didn’t expect this to be a relatively recent work of hers. So I was a bit thrown off when she started to mention the pandemic but I think that’s more because my sense of time has been screwed up because of this.
3.5
I'm excited to read Shafak's fiction now because her writing voice and style are absolutely amazing, and she sounds great.
I'm excited to read Shafak's fiction now because her writing voice and style are absolutely amazing, and she sounds great.
For the first part I liked more the memoir aspect and have to say I got quite angry at the “listen to the other side” part then the chapter called Anger came and I settled down to listen lol
I imagine Shafak had in mind a leftist audience and the devide within the leftist community. I think books on this topics are always welcomed as we continue to judge each other for pir differences despite being on the same side.
I wish it had more direct examples. The book felt a bit too literary for me, more focused on prose than on direct clear communication. I was expecting a manifesto from the title and description. At the same time I think if that was done we would have been much more critical, this way it stays away from saying anything that might create divide. Not sure if that a good or bad thing.
I wished the chapter Apathy also covered how many leftists are actually in the “not sure” area and trying their best to not upset either side of the “reform vs revolution” groups. I haven’t thought about this enough but I think there is potentially for connection through uncertainty.
I imagine Shafak had in mind a leftist audience and the devide within the leftist community. I think books on this topics are always welcomed as we continue to judge each other for pir differences despite being on the same side.
I wish it had more direct examples. The book felt a bit too literary for me, more focused on prose than on direct clear communication. I was expecting a manifesto from the title and description. At the same time I think if that was done we would have been much more critical, this way it stays away from saying anything that might create divide. Not sure if that a good or bad thing.
I wished the chapter Apathy also covered how many leftists are actually in the “not sure” area and trying their best to not upset either side of the “reform vs revolution” groups. I haven’t thought about this enough but I think there is potentially for connection through uncertainty.