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intheskywmegan's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
kimmieg's review against another edition
5.0
I kept thinking “well duh…! That makes perfect sense” (about why people are anxious)
inessova's review against another edition
4.0
When I'm really enjoying a book, and think "this book is great", I always check the 1 star reviews. I like to be aware of the things I missed, and other people's opinions that differ from mine.
And this was no different. And while I understand why some readers didn't like the book, I have to disagree. Purely because it resonated with me, and my personal experience.
I didn't have any expectations when I started it. I didn't know what I will be getting, only the the title and the fact that Matt Haig wrote it, made me buy it.
* What I loved about it
- the self reflection
- it makes you aware of what you're unconsciously doing that is negatively affecting your psyche
- it made me feel understood, and less lonely
* What I liked less
- the lack of structure
- the repetition : certain ideas were repeated many many times
And this was no different. And while I understand why some readers didn't like the book, I have to disagree. Purely because it resonated with me, and my personal experience.
I didn't have any expectations when I started it. I didn't know what I will be getting, only the the title and the fact that Matt Haig wrote it, made me buy it.
* What I loved about it
- the self reflection
- it makes you aware of what you're unconsciously doing that is negatively affecting your psyche
- it made me feel understood, and less lonely
* What I liked less
- the lack of structure
- the repetition : certain ideas were repeated many many times
lizee59402's review against another edition
5.0
This book is another great nonfiction read from Haig. I loved the rawness of his writing and his ability to share what depression and anxiety feeling like on the truest level. I also love the tips to disconnect from the technology and consumerism we have been conditioned to want in this modern world. Especially during a time of social distancing, I have found his words helpful to reconnect with myself rather than rely on my devices to keep me company.
juneholm's review against another edition
4.0
En bok jeg tror de aller fleste har godt av å lese. Mye sier seg selv, men likevel er det fint å få påminnere som man kan reflektere over. Boken vil bidra til større bevissthet rundt tanker, følelser og valg vi står overfor i dette århundret.
chelseaburns's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.0
siebensommer's review against another edition
hopeful
slow-paced
3.75
i hope it all makes sense. or, if it doesn't make sense, i hope it makes nonsense in ways that might get you thinking. the problem is not that the world is a mess but that we expect it to be otherwise.
we might have to unplug ourselves to find a kind of stripped back, acoustic version of us
your experience of the world isn't this objective unchangeable thing called the world. no, your experience of the works is your interaction with it, your interpretation of it.
and here i was in the supposed prime of my life crying about nothing in a shopping center.
the ability to check something turning into the compulsion to do so
products live in a world of physical space but brands seek out mental space (market psych)
an evening of heaven in a glass doesn't outweigh a month of hell in a cage (re most addictions)
it is hard to see the things we may have problems with if everyone has the same problems (phones, work ethic, body image)
also one of my most used quotes and thoughts re head for the warm people was coined by matt haig?? had no idea mate had changed my life so much lol