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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
reflective
fast-paced
I expected to enjoy this more than I did, but this was a miss for me. I really didn’t enjoy it much at all and I don’t feel like it landed for me. I’m sure some people like this type of philosophy but it’s not for me.
I'm struggling with this. It's gonna be a DNF (for now). With so many high ratings I'm curious what I might think at the end, but for now, I'm not feeling it and I want to finish out my reading year with a book that I enjoy from the start.
I'll be back for you!!
I'll be back for you!!
Meh.
This was hit or miss. I’d have been better off reading Ecclesiastes.
This was hit or miss. I’d have been better off reading Ecclesiastes.
emotional
reflective
Ok. TLDR? Skip the first 40% and the rest is food for thought. Or skip it and check out Adlerian work in another book. The nuggets are SO good, but SO BURIED.
& for people debating the book’s subtitle: it’s self-referential. This book isn’t about a Japanese phenomenon; the book itSELF is the Japanese phenomenon. The book is all about Adlerian psychology and philosophy. So on to the review.
Longer version:
This book has some valuable nuggets and good food for thought but they’re buried in SUPER FUCKING ANNOYING writing with glaring holes, twisting of words, inconsistencies, etc.
The first 40% was…so so so painful to read. Especially since it’s written mostly as a dialogue and seeing the insufferable dialogue was somehow a mix of mind numbing and enraging?! Like holy HECK.
As someone who has had lengthy philosophical discussions and enjoyed them AND had toe-to-toe debates in academic and advocacy settings, this felt like some of the worst—like some of the most circular and annoying philosophical discussions with ignorant and self-important philosophy majors at an Ivy League institution.
There are so many useful and beautiful, holistic tools in Adlerian psychotherapy and this book is just…insufferable. Do yourself a favor and read something else about Adlerian psychology. ORRRRRR skip ahead to like…anything beyond the 40/50% mark of the book. It gets less annoying and more useful after that. In fact, I would say I even enjoyed the book after that mark! It’s less…weirdly prescriptive and the dialogue is less annoying, though it still falls into some traps.
As a whole the book is more descriptive and philosophical than action oriented and practical BUT the practicalities can be pulled out from the content.
& for people debating the book’s subtitle: it’s self-referential. This book isn’t about a Japanese phenomenon; the book itSELF is the Japanese phenomenon. The book is all about Adlerian psychology and philosophy. So on to the review.
Longer version:
This book has some valuable nuggets and good food for thought but they’re buried in SUPER FUCKING ANNOYING writing with glaring holes, twisting of words, inconsistencies, etc.
The first 40% was…so so so painful to read. Especially since it’s written mostly as a dialogue and seeing the insufferable dialogue was somehow a mix of mind numbing and enraging?! Like holy HECK.
As someone who has had lengthy philosophical discussions and enjoyed them AND had toe-to-toe debates in academic and advocacy settings, this felt like some of the worst—like some of the most circular and annoying philosophical discussions with ignorant and self-important philosophy majors at an Ivy League institution.
There are so many useful and beautiful, holistic tools in Adlerian psychotherapy and this book is just…insufferable. Do yourself a favor and read something else about Adlerian psychology. ORRRRRR skip ahead to like…anything beyond the 40/50% mark of the book. It gets less annoying and more useful after that. In fact, I would say I even enjoyed the book after that mark! It’s less…weirdly prescriptive and the dialogue is less annoying, though it still falls into some traps.
As a whole the book is more descriptive and philosophical than action oriented and practical BUT the practicalities can be pulled out from the content.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Absolutely fascinating and would recommend to anyone.
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Great message and content. Difficult to read with the entire book being outer dialogue.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
While this book didn't 'completely' alter my perspective on life, it enlightened me on points I hadn't fully understood before, especially in terms of understanding human psychology.
I enjoyed reading this book, and it's absolutely worth the read! 📖✨️
I enjoyed reading this book, and it's absolutely worth the read! 📖✨️
