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Minor: Suicidal thoughts
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This is literally one of the best non-fiction books I ever read. This book is about authors journey to improve themselves and figure out do self-help books work. This book is written in form of a story and includes the author's thoughts and emotions at those moments. This book does not address all issues with self-help books and industry in total but the journey described is very eye-opening. 100% recommend
The beginning chapters made me so excited and proud of Marianne. I was cheering and rooting for her so much! As the book carried on and Marianne hit her dip, I struggled to read through some sections because I wanted to shake her and say “Wake up!” - but not in an intrigued, gripped-by-the-book way... I enjoyed the book and hearing about Marianne’s journey, I just definitely struggled to push through the middle to the end.
This was a fairly enjoyable read, but I think a lot of that had to do with me being quite familiar with many of the books mentioned and also having had a period where I was obsessed with self help books.
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I was very kindly given an e-ARC of this book through Netgalley and Picador publishing in exchange for an honest review.
It's a self-help book about self-help. This paradox of a book is actually a very sweet, very honest take on how self-help can often not be worth the paper it's printed on, but in some cases can make you take a sincere look at your life and consider what you need to do. It talks frankly about depression and mental illness, in particular how the voice in your head can tell you constant lies that gives you unhealthy behaviours and actions. It's something I'm endlessly guilty of, and to read someone elses account of it and put it into words was very cathartic for me. Power jumps between moments of grand wisdom, to more intimate moments considering her relationships with her friends and family. I don't think I've ever read a book- fiction or non fiction- that so accurately appears to portray depression and a negative brain in the way I have experienced. This is a really interesting read and I hope others pick it up when it's published.
'Help Me! One Woman's Quest to Find Out if Self-Help Really Can Change Her Life' is published by Picador and will be released in the UK on September 6th, 2018.
It's a self-help book about self-help. This paradox of a book is actually a very sweet, very honest take on how self-help can often not be worth the paper it's printed on, but in some cases can make you take a sincere look at your life and consider what you need to do. It talks frankly about depression and mental illness, in particular how the voice in your head can tell you constant lies that gives you unhealthy behaviours and actions. It's something I'm endlessly guilty of, and to read someone elses account of it and put it into words was very cathartic for me. Power jumps between moments of grand wisdom, to more intimate moments considering her relationships with her friends and family. I don't think I've ever read a book- fiction or non fiction- that so accurately appears to portray depression and a negative brain in the way I have experienced. This is a really interesting read and I hope others pick it up when it's published.
'Help Me! One Woman's Quest to Find Out if Self-Help Really Can Change Her Life' is published by Picador and will be released in the UK on September 6th, 2018.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced