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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
challenging
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
funny
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informative
reflective
fast-paced
Like the author, I’ve often found comfort in thinking about how small my life and problems are in the grand scheme of things. I’ve found value in the absurdity of the pointlessness of it all. This book helped me see around a corner to how a lack of meaning can be an invitation to live in the moment and put service before self. Not what one normally thinks of when pondering nihilism.
As a millennial, I was fully expecting to identify with and embrace the ideas in this book. Instead, I didn't feel like any of it resonated with me. I kept rebelling against the negativity in this book, and each idea I rejected only reaffirmed my own views on what is considered meaningful. Trying to spin the notion that nothing matters into a positive viewpoint didn't sit well with me. While I agree that allowing certain things to ruin your day/life isn't healthy or productive, I know that I cannot get on board with being able to dismiss things just because "life is meaningless". This book really bummed me out. I think being able to find meaning in your life is a joy and a gift.
Also, as a personal preference, I don't enjoy reading books with a heavy emphasis on the pandemic.
Also, as a personal preference, I don't enjoy reading books with a heavy emphasis on the pandemic.
A simple, short, and fairly mind-blowing book. It has been a whilesince I read anything that gave me a valuable new way of looking at life.
challenging
informative
fast-paced
challenging
informative
slow-paced
It was ok, the beginning kinda rough.
Thanks to Libro.fm for the chance to listen to an ALC of this book!
While it might seem like a given I wouldn't enjoy a book about Nihilism as a Christian, I thought I'd give this book a chance as I quite enjoy philosophy and learning about the beliefs or experiences of others. I found myself agreeing with some of what the author said in the beginning of her book, regarding our modern culture's need to make the most of every moment and infuse meaning into the mundane. However, I expected to learn more about the philosophy of Nihilism itself. Rather, I found the author glazed over it completely and instead wanted to inject readers with her perceived stereotypes of Millenials and Gen-Zers, her Liberal politics, and endless rants about the "evils" of Capitalism. Instead of learning anything new, I thought this book to be a reflection of everything I hate about the modern world. It displayed the lack of desire of most young people to do anything but vegetate with a phone in hand and regurgitate the Leftist ideals that are wrecking our current society. There wasn't much depth to the writing and instead, it left me feeling quite depressed and angry, as opposed to "Sunny". After the last two years, I think most of us have had enough anger and depression for a lifetime. Honestly, this was probably the perfect book to end crappy 2021 with. *shrugs*
While it might seem like a given I wouldn't enjoy a book about Nihilism as a Christian, I thought I'd give this book a chance as I quite enjoy philosophy and learning about the beliefs or experiences of others. I found myself agreeing with some of what the author said in the beginning of her book, regarding our modern culture's need to make the most of every moment and infuse meaning into the mundane. However, I expected to learn more about the philosophy of Nihilism itself. Rather, I found the author glazed over it completely and instead wanted to inject readers with her perceived stereotypes of Millenials and Gen-Zers, her Liberal politics, and endless rants about the "evils" of Capitalism. Instead of learning anything new, I thought this book to be a reflection of everything I hate about the modern world. It displayed the lack of desire of most young people to do anything but vegetate with a phone in hand and regurgitate the Leftist ideals that are wrecking our current society. There wasn't much depth to the writing and instead, it left me feeling quite depressed and angry, as opposed to "Sunny". After the last two years, I think most of us have had enough anger and depression for a lifetime. Honestly, this was probably the perfect book to end crappy 2021 with. *shrugs*
I enjoyed the beginning of this book as it presented to be easy to read and digestible. It wasn't as pretentious as some philosophical books out there. However, closer to the end, it seemed like this book was written from a white and privileged perspective. If you ask any person from a collectivistic culture, they will say well duh! Of course I don't mean anything. If you ask the indigenous cultures, they'll say duh we've always preached how we humans are insignificant compared to nature.
It seems more like her own wake up call to her own privileged life than truly examining the complexities of living without meaning while still living.
It seems more like her own wake up call to her own privileged life than truly examining the complexities of living without meaning while still living.
What an interesting perspective. This book really made me rethink some of my own worldview and instigated several (pleasant) conversations with my spouse. I appreciated the notion of meeting anxiety with the reality of smallness/insignificance. I think that beyond that, I need more time to marinate. Overall, this book was interesting to read and gave me some things to ponder. The plain language was a plus.