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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Am oscilat intre 2 si 3 stele.
Nu imi place mai deloc genul asta de carti, ma irita groaznic subiectul lor. Am citit insa cateva si in toate gasesc aceleasi fraze generice avand ca scop provocarea unei introspectii si trezirea din somnul in care iti duci veacul. O idee draguta intr-o lume ideala.
Din pacate, nu traim intr-o astfel de lume.
Sau poate asta e de fapt problema - abordarea mea.
Nu imi place mai deloc genul asta de carti, ma irita groaznic subiectul lor. Am citit insa cateva si in toate gasesc aceleasi fraze generice avand ca scop provocarea unei introspectii si trezirea din somnul in care iti duci veacul. O idee draguta intr-o lume ideala.
Din pacate, nu traim intr-o astfel de lume.
Sau poate asta e de fapt problema - abordarea mea.
inspiring
reflective
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is VERY popular in Germany and I can’t say I am surprised that it is underwhelming. Not sure what I was expecting but it for sure wasn’t “guessing the entire plot of the book on page 21”.
Buy this book for someone who has never reflected on life ever.
Buy this book for someone who has never reflected on life ever.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
inspiring
fast-paced
~2.5-3/5
[Also available on my blog.]
The Why Café is about a guy, John, who gets lost and stops in at this café, where he ends up staying a bit longer than planned, just to talk to the wait staff some more. He ends up talking to them about how some people get on their way to feeling fulfilled. How some people wonder what their purpose in life is, and once they find that out and begin working toward completing it, they feel more fulfilled.
Now, this is a very tiny book, at just over a hundred pages. And it’s interesting, but it’s not amazing. To me, at least. To some people, it might be a bit groundbreaking, like all of this stuff apparently was to John, since this is supposedly a true story. But this information wasn’t all that new to me. Maybe because I’ve taken a psychology class, and have read a lot, and have a controversial brother. It was still interesting to read, sure. And to other people, I’m sure this will be a lot more informative and intriguing.
But, yea, it wasn’t to me. There were a couple of things that I found interesting, like the green sea turtle and how people who know what they want to do with their life are apparently more lucky, but the overall concept wasn’t a new idea to me.
I didn’t not enjoy this book, and it wasn’t hard to get through, but the writing is pretty straightforward, and the book isn’t filled with action or info dumps. This book just wasn’t really for me, I don’t think, but I’m sure it is much more fascinating to someone else.
A review copy was provided by Goodreads First Reads Giveaways. Thank you!
[Also available on my blog.]
The Why Café is about a guy, John, who gets lost and stops in at this café, where he ends up staying a bit longer than planned, just to talk to the wait staff some more. He ends up talking to them about how some people get on their way to feeling fulfilled. How some people wonder what their purpose in life is, and once they find that out and begin working toward completing it, they feel more fulfilled.
Now, this is a very tiny book, at just over a hundred pages. And it’s interesting, but it’s not amazing. To me, at least. To some people, it might be a bit groundbreaking, like all of this stuff apparently was to John, since this is supposedly a true story. But this information wasn’t all that new to me. Maybe because I’ve taken a psychology class, and have read a lot, and have a controversial brother. It was still interesting to read, sure. And to other people, I’m sure this will be a lot more informative and intriguing.
But, yea, it wasn’t to me. There were a couple of things that I found interesting, like the green sea turtle and how people who know what they want to do with their life are apparently more lucky, but the overall concept wasn’t a new idea to me.
I didn’t not enjoy this book, and it wasn’t hard to get through, but the writing is pretty straightforward, and the book isn’t filled with action or info dumps. This book just wasn’t really for me, I don’t think, but I’m sure it is much more fascinating to someone else.
A review copy was provided by Goodreads First Reads Giveaways. Thank you!
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very short, simple book that may be overlooked or discounted among self-help reads because it is so short and simple.
The book asks 3 questions: "Why are you here; Do you fear death; Are you fulfilled???" The narrator's character arc begins at his deeming these silly questions, to acknowledging the importance of pondering these questions, to seeking an answer in conversation with the other characters at the Why Cafe.
The plot is silly and the dialogue hokey, and its easy to poke fun at the simple narrative. But I found benefit in walking through these questions and sharing the narrator's journey. I appreciated that this could be read in an afternoon, and that the author chose to present the messages succinctly without coating them with hundreds of superfluous pages. I walked away with a cool key images (like the turtle) and thoughts to mull over.
The book asks 3 questions: "Why are you here; Do you fear death; Are you fulfilled???" The narrator's character arc begins at his deeming these silly questions, to acknowledging the importance of pondering these questions, to seeking an answer in conversation with the other characters at the Why Cafe.
The plot is silly and the dialogue hokey, and its easy to poke fun at the simple narrative. But I found benefit in walking through these questions and sharing the narrator's journey. I appreciated that this could be read in an afternoon, and that the author chose to present the messages succinctly without coating them with hundreds of superfluous pages. I walked away with a cool key images (like the turtle) and thoughts to mull over.