742 reviews for:

First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Story About Anxiety

Sarah Wilson

3.61 AVERAGE

jmorgan1304's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 17%

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Hated it. Hated it, hated it, hated it. Tone dead privilege on every page. Gross. 

yasaman's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 16%

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The plot was scattered 

kriavidar's review against another edition

2.5

informative inspiring medium-paced

elizabethgenter's review against another edition

2.0

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2 stars for the author being real and vulnerable. Also only 2 stars for this being categorized as a "self-help" or "psychology" book instead of an "autobiography"

emily_lane's review against another edition

2.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

potplant's review against another edition

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"They (worries) are just narratives we create in the present."

Honest and insightful, but too long for my taste. 

laurasauras's review against another edition

5.0

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A wonderful blend of memoir and self-help book. I love that Sarah describes different strategies working and failing at different times during her life with anxiety. I love the idea of making my own beast beautiful, and I found that in understanding her beast I found her beautiful as well.

notesquotesscarletmotes's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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I found myself identifying pretty strongly with a few too many of the authors struggles here. I learned some interesting things and got some tools and ideas to try out and see if they can help me with my own struggles with anxiety.

meadow_witching's review against another edition

3.5

funny inspiring medium-paced

trisairatops's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced