Reviews with content warning for Suicide attempt - The Comfort Book

ES:

Este es el tercer libro del autor que leo, y el segundo dentro de su conjunto de textos no ficticios (ensayos). En este libro, Haig busca, a modo de cuaderno de ideas darle al lector una serie de temáticas, llenas de anécdotas personales, a través de las cuáles encontrar el lado más positivo de la vida...esta serie de trucos para entender que las experiencias negativas pasan y que, además, pedir ayuda está bien.
La idea en principio es buena pero me da la sensación de que con este collage de ideas el mensaje no cala tanto, o no me cala a mí, como otros textos similares del autor.

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In this essay Haig explores, through an complex collage of experiences, personal in some cases, to let the reader now that bad periods of time will end and that it is okay to go through that but, at the same time, reminding the reader that good things are there waiting.
In my case, I do not connect as well with this book as well as other similar written by the author...probably because of the diversity of text did not explored the topics as much as I would like it.

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arwenundomiel03's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.0

This book was a journey for me. I hadn’t read any of Matt Haig’s books for well over two years when I started this one, and I don’t think I was quite prepared for the honesty of his writing. However, as I went through the book, I realised that actually I could do with the content of the book, what he was writing about: experience it, and let it go. I tend to be the kind of person who gets entirely caught up in a book, entirely obsessed with the characters and storyline (I realise you can’t do that with non-fiction or self help books, but still, I get caught up in them nonetheless) but here I was able to read, intake the information like a breath and then breathe it out again. Almost like a meditation.

So although the content wasn’t always exactly calming (TW: there are many mental health and suicide references), the experience of reading it was one that I have overall found calming. So, I suppose, it fulfilled its title!

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bladelikesbooks's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed reading this book. It gives advice and tells real-life experiences on mental health struggles. It includes a number of poems, quotes, book recs and song recs. This book is really heartwarming but it does discuss some very dark topics so definitely check TW/CW !!!

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aleatoirefrancais's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

A lot of things I needed to hear, and I'm sure many things I'll need to hear in the future. Have already given a copy to one friend, and I'll probably want to have this around for myself too.

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mariamj's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing

5.0

Simply Brilliant. It really amazing how each word brings a source of comfort and peace to your heart and mind. Loved every minute of it!

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