861 reviews for:

Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

Jenara Nerenberg

3.76 AVERAGE

ce_gunning12's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

angelareadsalot's review against another edition

3.0

informative slow-paced

a_rennie's review against another edition

3.5

reflective

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There were good moments in this book but overall it felt like it was trying to cover too much and didn’t go into depth about most of it. I found some of the language outdated with nothing to note why the author chose certain phrases. I also found a lot of it focused on being able to achieve high levels of success instead of accepting neurodivergents may have different capacities. It could be read as hopeful - showing that we can do anything (which is positive messaging, and should be more prevalent) - but it also read as disregarding the need to understand what each individual is capable of. Success and high achievement isn’t the only path to a happy life.

I’m torn because I was excited to read this one but it didn’t deliver.

allyh62's review against another edition

3.0

emotional informative slow-paced

read_like_a_mother's review against another edition

4.0

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41/75 for Mama in 2022

jvadams's review against another edition

2.0

informative

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I skimmed over most of the book, because I've already read so much about neurodiversity, and it didn't seem to offer much that was new. I probably would've given it a much higher rating if it had been one of the first books on the topic I'd read. 

holly_read's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

bella818's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful informative medium-paced

alexisrt's review against another edition

1.0

slow-paced

ahenz's review against another edition

4.0

informative inspiring medium-paced