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Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture by Caroline Dooner
revmolev's review
3.0
Honestly, I was expecting a lot more from this. She finally got to the part about how to heal from burnout about 75% of the way through the book (and that part was good!). The rest of it was essentially a whiney memoir of a very privileged woman.
thepassivebookworm's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Medical content
becphe's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
This was a good introduction to the idea of rest and how to combat the guilt many Americans feel about taking real rest and shedding expectations. I have read more helpful versions of this message and I didn't expect this to be an autobiography. There was a lot I could identify with in this book but I wish it had been written differently. It felt like a diary/blog and I was hoping for more talk about burnout and perhaps some stories that were not personal to the author. If you struggle with guilt around rest or feel oppressed by the expectations of others this is a helpful book that will touch the surface of the issue and encourage an examination of your lifestyle.
jillyhow's review against another edition
The synopsis felt super misleading….this book was all about eating disorders and how the author wrote her first book about her eating disorders and then when she finally did start talking more about exhaustion at the end it was nothing revelatory at all.
gingerpuff's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
1.5
This book is her first book redressed and less helpful. I was hoping for more focus on types of rest and burnout, instead of more dieting.
blondereader's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
fast-paced
5.0
Worth reading. Rest means so much.