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Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture by Caroline Dooner
mergrubb's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
1.0
dkmons's review against another edition
1.0
I’m extremely disappointed with this book. I loved (most of) the F*ck it Diet and recommend it to a lot of my clients (I'm a Dietitian-Nutritionist). When I heard Caroline Dooner was writing a book on burnout, and how diet culture, hustle culture, etc. can contribute to chronic stress and burnout, I was IN.
10 pages in, it already felt like a rambling hot mess. I've read memoirs I liked before - this was not one of them. It isn't until around the last 50 pages of the book that the author talks about anything she actually did to help herself rest. And even then, it's not very clear - she stopped dieting (ok, covered that in her previous book), stopped pushing herself so hard, worked on some toxic societal expectations of women nearing 30, and saw some doctors. I know she says it's not a self-help book. But it's *definitely* marketed as one, which is really misleading.
10 pages in, it already felt like a rambling hot mess. I've read memoirs I liked before - this was not one of them. It isn't until around the last 50 pages of the book that the author talks about anything she actually did to help herself rest. And even then, it's not very clear - she stopped dieting (ok, covered that in her previous book), stopped pushing herself so hard, worked on some toxic societal expectations of women nearing 30, and saw some doctors. I know she says it's not a self-help book. But it's *definitely* marketed as one, which is really misleading.
kaypat23's review against another edition
2.0
Did not finish. Like other readers, I was expecting a more comprehensive, scientific and holistic look at burnout culture but we got a memoir instead. While I do acknowledge the author's struggles with her teeth and her problems with burnout culture, I wish we could have ventured out of her circle of experiences. She talks endlessly about her own experience with tiredness, failing to live up to society's expectations etc. But this narrows the scope of the book way too much for me to justify continuing to read. Been sitting in my Kobo for about five weeks and I'm still only halfway through because I couldn't really push myself to slog through more of her prose.
christinewiggins's review
4.0
Listened to the audio of this book. Caroline’s writing made me want to keep listening and get injections of sarcasm and humor were great. The only drawback for me is this was heavy on the story and background, and light on tips, though I thought there were definitely tangibles to walk away with.
alina_bernadette's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
heatherinthenether's review
3.0
A give and take
There were alot of great, quotable moments in this book, but in the end it kind of felt like a very long ad for the author's previous book.
There were alot of great, quotable moments in this book, but in the end it kind of felt like a very long ad for the author's previous book.
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Cursing