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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
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informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
A fun, slightly cringey in spots read. A lot of reviewers are saying that they were inspired to change their lives after reading it, but I wasn't. It's a good read and I like some of the insights, but the rest of it's not for me. I guess I'm not really a self-help kind of person. I'm in awe of Marianne's honesty and openness, though; it must have been a very tough book to write.
A good read, not life changing but certainly enjoyable.
A good read, not life changing but certainly enjoyable.
Long but funny moments. Was a decent listen as audio. She even gets her mom to speak on it :)
As someone who is currently going through the self-help gauntlet hoping to find herself at the end, I really enjoyed this book. While some of my life experiences are quite different, it was nice to read about a woman in her late thirties trying to get her shit together. And in the end I feel like I grew a little with Marianne, without having to do all the crazy stuff that she put herself through.
This book made me at times despise the author (do some work already! Get over yourself!), and get super emotional about my own life, and I had a hard time putting it down. Honestly... I'm confused about how I feel about it!
Overall a fun and quick read. Power has a distinct voice and her writing is honest, vulnerable and witty.
However it was difficult/frustrating to read at parts (particularly her relationship with money and her depressive spiral). While I appreciate how candid she is about her problems, as the book progressed I felt less and less sympathetic to her. (And not surprised she alienated her friends with her behavior).
I also was a little disappointed with the ending because it seems to me that what actually helped her was a good therapist and she might have avoided a lot of harm (to herself and her loved ones) if she had focused all her efforts there (and working with a financial consultant to help her manage her money responsibly). She does mention therapy as an important part of her growth but I think it deserved more credit than she gave to the self help books.
However it was difficult/frustrating to read at parts (particularly her relationship with money and her depressive spiral). While I appreciate how candid she is about her problems, as the book progressed I felt less and less sympathetic to her. (And not surprised she alienated her friends with her behavior).
I also was a little disappointed with the ending because it seems to me that what actually helped her was a good therapist and she might have avoided a lot of harm (to herself and her loved ones) if she had focused all her efforts there (and working with a financial consultant to help her manage her money responsibly). She does mention therapy as an important part of her growth but I think it deserved more credit than she gave to the self help books.