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iheartfratlife's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
gibell's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.75
noragrace89's review against another edition
2.0
So these are 310 pages of saying “Stay away from social media, stop watching the news and be afraid of robots” over and over again
pb_and_jamie's review against another edition
hopeful
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4.0
kerinl's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you Matt Haig for this beautiful book. Every now and again I just need a reminder to just be me, not someones ideal of me!
amallard's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.5
I wish this man well but I cannot believe he gets paid just to say shit. It reminds me of that tweet "How was philosopher ever a job" except Socrates got the balcony and the wine and the toga and the badass name. Ancient philosophers served. They were men of the looks and men of the books. Haig has only written, published, and profited off a book that feels like a collection of Tumblr posts, or Reddit threads that did rounds on r/simpleliving, or extended Twitter chains.
(I want his job. This review is coming from a place of jealousy.)
I agreed with everything he said. But the thing is, none of it was new to me. I already had this knowledge within me. And I could have picked any of it up for free from the aforementioned social medias.
What I did respect was his unselfconscious portrayal of an anxious mind in disaster mode. I saw the catastrophiser in me. Boy was I there with him when he talked about the worry, all the time, the worst-case scenarios and the irrational fears. When someone's late to a meetup, they have died. When I drove down that street, I did run a red light and am about to be fined and end up destitute. Because of all my failures in the past, I have condemned my future. I have been having anxiety attacks like a second heartrate for the past four months as I (ir)rationalise that I am bound for a lifetime of hardship because I will never get another job because I will lose my current offer because I am not going to finish this degree.
Anyway, this book aggravated me a lot and I hope his wife isn't doing too much of the emotional labour in their relationship. Felt bad for the woman. I might read a book written by her.
(I want his job. This review is coming from a place of jealousy.)
I agreed with everything he said. But the thing is, none of it was new to me. I already had this knowledge within me. And I could have picked any of it up for free from the aforementioned social medias.
What I did respect was his unselfconscious portrayal of an anxious mind in disaster mode. I saw the catastrophiser in me. Boy was I there with him when he talked about the worry, all the time, the worst-case scenarios and the irrational fears. When someone's late to a meetup, they have died. When I drove down that street, I did run a red light and am about to be fined and end up destitute. Because of all my failures in the past, I have condemned my future. I have been having anxiety attacks like a second heartrate for the past four months as I (ir)rationalise that I am bound for a lifetime of hardship because I will never get another job because I will lose my current offer because I am not going to finish this degree.
Anyway, this book aggravated me a lot and I hope his wife isn't doing too much of the emotional labour in their relationship. Felt bad for the woman. I might read a book written by her.
sam2085's review against another edition
3.0
A decent read if you are feeling stressed. Nothing particularly insightful or novel, and, at times, the content can border on Chicken Soup for the Soul territory. Nevertheless, the book is useful as a reminder to put down your phone and reconnect with the outdoors or your own mind.
_nicolesbooknook's review against another edition
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4.0