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this was really great. as far as non-fiction goes, it’s such an easy read. every story/informational thing comes with a bunch of anecdotes that make it really easy to connect to the material. such an interesting and important book. i loved.
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This book is worldview shaking. It is probably the most thorough, wide-sweeping commentary on the human experience (at both an individual and societal level) I have read in my life. If you have ever questioned the status quo - of anything - then reading this book will likely be validating. He strikes a balance of honesty and hope, while finding a way to cover topics that are as far reaching as childbirth, the sociopathic nature of politicians, and the question of what we mean when we talk about authenticity. To understand how those three fit in the same book, you'll just have to read.
I cannot recommend it strongly enough. Let this book be the deeply inquisitive start to your year.
I cannot recommend it strongly enough. Let this book be the deeply inquisitive start to your year.
this was such an enlightening read and if i had a physical copy it would be tabbed and highlighted to hell and back
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Timely, and more important now than ever.
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Do not buy this book. For all those pages, it is incredibly superficial and tries to scratch the surface on way too many things all at once. It is full of BLATANT fatphobia and when I checked the studies cited, they weren't even studies. Journal articles at best that didn't even prove the point Gabor was making. If that's the general level of depth of his research, I want no part of it.
The last part is the worst bit. You crawl through the book, endure fatphobia and ableism along the way, and then he comes up with this pop psychology methods that every life coach on social media already talked about ten years ago. I appreciate healing solutions are coming back to basics, but GOSH, this was painful to read. No deeper understanding - just mentioning, to be on the safe side - of how deep white supremacy runs (not that he's even saying the word), what else it impacts and how impossible it is for people, say, in poverty to then do his little coaching exercises.
No, just no. Maybe he's a good doctor in some ways, I'm sure he's helped people. But this book is not worth the paper it's printed on.
The last part is the worst bit. You crawl through the book, endure fatphobia and ableism along the way, and then he comes up with this pop psychology methods that every life coach on social media already talked about ten years ago. I appreciate healing solutions are coming back to basics, but GOSH, this was painful to read. No deeper understanding - just mentioning, to be on the safe side - of how deep white supremacy runs (not that he's even saying the word), what else it impacts and how impossible it is for people, say, in poverty to then do his little coaching exercises.
No, just no. Maybe he's a good doctor in some ways, I'm sure he's helped people. But this book is not worth the paper it's printed on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Transphobia, Cultural appropriation
It's a kind of boring towards the middle.. Of course, starting was fascinating and changed my perspective towards viewing my diseases.
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Interesting and very informative; I was expecting to be more prescriptive than descriptive, so I was a little surprised, but appreciated the breadth of exploration.
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