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sarahmascara's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book that details the author's journey of trying to thank all the people who go into making one's morning cup of coffee. I'm not a coffee drinker, but it was fascinating to really think through, with the author, what globalization looks like in just this one example. And the emphasis on gratitude and trying to not react to things in annoyance "more than 50% of the time" is one we all need to remember.
One note: I listened to the audio books. I think A.J. Jacobs is a good writer. I really enjoyed this book and his earlier one, "The Year of Living Biblically," which I physically read long before audio books were as easily accessible as they are now. But his reading of this book for the audio version was a bit stilted.
One note: I listened to the audio books. I think A.J. Jacobs is a good writer. I really enjoyed this book and his earlier one, "The Year of Living Biblically," which I physically read long before audio books were as easily accessible as they are now. But his reading of this book for the audio version was a bit stilted.
hollandvk's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very concrete journey through gratitude.
I am a bit disappointed that electricity remains invisible despite the important role it plays. His thank yous spread a wide net and he discusses climate change more than once, but electricity generation is not discussed.
I am a bit disappointed that electricity remains invisible despite the important role it plays. His thank yous spread a wide net and he discusses climate change more than once, but electricity generation is not discussed.
jasoncomely's review against another edition
4.0
Perhaps A.J. Jacobs misread "gratitude journal" (a common thing nowadays) as "gratitude journey". Thus the idea for this book was born - and a pretty good book at that.
caseysilk's review against another edition
Just a short book that makes you think about things differently! Worth a read!
michaelcox12's review against another edition
2.0
This novella from AJ Jacobs falls short of his other work. His best writing is when he is integrating events in his life with whatever crazy mission he is on. This is a fairly cut and dry journalist piece on how coffee is delivered to you. While there is some of his trademark humor it is fairly sparse. Entire thing takes only a few hours to read and then was placed in a tiny library.