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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Vaguely interesting when it gets to thinking about things you might do rather than just bouncing around
I always struggle when rating books about an author's personal experience, especially with mental health, but I found the audio book was a bit anxiety-inducing itself, lol.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
2.5–3 stars.
This book didn’t really tell me anything I didn’t already know. It was nice to see it written out from his point of view, with snippets of his struggles. I felt like the message he wanted to get across could have been accomplished more quickly. Overall, “meh.” It wasn’t a great book, but it had its good parts—good enough to finish, but I’m not sure I’d recommend it.
A sequel of sorts to Matt Haig's excellent [b:Reasons to Stay Alive|23363874|Reasons to Stay Alive|Matt Haig|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1418674667s/23363874.jpg|42923140], this one focused on the related issue of anxiety rather than depression. The book goes beyond the personal to address our anxiety-ridden our culture is thanks to the Internet and advertising. Part memoir, part-self-help book, part-cultural criticism, Haig provides useful advice and observations that many will find valuable.
[I received an advanced e-galley of this book through Netgalley.]
[I received an advanced e-galley of this book through Netgalley.]
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I listened to a lot of this while scrubbing paint off the floor of my new flat, an activity which somehow felt very fitting to the book!
This book is basically a reminder to prioritise your mental health and a bit of explanation as to why that can be so hard in modern life. I really like Haig’s honesty and openness and his clever way with words.
This book is basically a reminder to prioritise your mental health and a bit of explanation as to why that can be so hard in modern life. I really like Haig’s honesty and openness and his clever way with words.