957 reviews for:

Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions

Johann Hari

4.22 AVERAGE

sakibat's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

bibielle's review against another edition

3.0

reflective medium-paced

nvbr's review against another edition

5.0

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4.5 rounded up. As someone who is going into somewhat the mental health field, this was such an impactful read. I enjoyed most of his takes on mental health in which I agreed for the most part. His way of interacting with and interpreting depression and anxiety will help cope with it. It was a pretty long book in which he could have shorten or combined a lot of the chapters. He did give tons of stories and experiences which people while he was researching for this book. Those were very impactful as they were first account experiences in which helped explained some of the concepts he was talking about. Some of them, he could have gotten to the point faster, but I loved how he presented his research in such a qualitative way. If you are going into the mental health field, I suggest reading this just to get a holistic perspective!

flammablepineapple's review against another edition

5.0

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Very confronting read, loved all the research and his style of writing. Very engaging read that gets you thinking.

james_black's review against another edition

5.0

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Brilliant and compassionate

juliamsv's review against another edition

2.0

fast-paced

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I picked this up because I liked Stolen Focus (which maybe I should revisit now I’m more familiar with the author’s schtick),but I kinda hated this in both style and substance. 

shaunimagnifique's review against another edition

4.0

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Whilst the conversation around a lot of the points on 'reconnection' in this book has progressed since it was published, I found it to be a really well rounded look at how we might seek out happier and more connected ways of living. I did find there to be some fatphobic undertones running through the book, which disappointingly seems to be a common trend in self help/psychology/personal development texts 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia

cassietheelf's review against another edition

5.0

medium-paced

ambore's review against another edition

3.5

informative reflective medium-paced

msmollyb's review against another edition

4.0

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced