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The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell
2 reviews
theappendices's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Opinion: I am endlessly fascinated by the way we think as humans so this book was right up my alley! It had a wide variety of topics to chose from and kept me busy the whole way through. I definitely want to look more into the sunk cost fallacy and apply the lens of it to my shadow work.
Favorite word or quote: dweebish
How it's written: This book was a bit different in tone then the other ones she has done. It felt more like the way Amanda speaks on her podcast. More herself. Which for the most part was easy to understand and enjoyable but... I had to look up literally 18 words.
Now, I am a university grad with a pretty extensive vocabulary but my god?! 18 words? It did feel a little bit like a cool laid back college girls well written essay but she decided to use a thesaurus at the last min to sound smarter by changing several words. Which unfortunately took me out of the read over and over. That's my only gripe.
Spice: 0
My ratings system:
☆ 1 star - read thru and bad
☆☆☆ 3 star - liked it, prob won't read again (this one)
☆☆☆☆☆ 5 star - left an impact, would read again
Favorite word or quote: dweebish
How it's written: This book was a bit different in tone then the other ones she has done. It felt more like the way Amanda speaks on her podcast. More herself. Which for the most part was easy to understand and enjoyable but... I had to look up literally 18 words.
Now, I am a university grad with a pretty extensive vocabulary but my god?! 18 words? It did feel a little bit like a cool laid back college girls well written essay but she decided to use a thesaurus at the last min to sound smarter by changing several words. Which unfortunately took me out of the read over and over. That's my only gripe.
Spice: 0
My ratings system:
☆ 1 star - read thru and bad
☆☆☆ 3 star - liked it, prob won't read again (this one)
☆☆☆☆☆ 5 star - left an impact, would read again
Content Warnings
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Drug use, Death, and Cancer
Minor: Hate crime, Cannibalism, Bullying, Suicide, War, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Trafficking
thelizardqueen's review
This writer, although sometimes entertaining, has bought her own kool-aid. She complains about conspiracy theories while offering up conspiracy theories in an attempt to disprove them. She believes anything that is leftist no matter how improbable or unsubstantiated, but questions anything remotely resembling personal responsibility or economic freedom. She doesn't acknowledge how Communist programs kill initiative and create generations of dependent, weak and vulnerable people. Unfortunately, this and her podcast are both tragic experiments in self-delusion and selective thinking. She has not been able to turn her microscope of analysis on her own beliefs. Damn shame.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Classism, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry
Listen to the "Sounds like a cult" podcast before spending your money.
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