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heykellyjensen's review
Not my cup. I liked a lot of what she had to say, but it felt really superficial. I suspect part of my feeling that way comes from having actually explored the "how" rather than just the "why."
That said, I was also super put off by the religious angle and how Johnson suggests it's a vital part of living your dreams and daring to do those things. I disagree. I think there's a major difference in putting your faith into the universe vs a religion, and that, paired with how focused this is on weirdly institutionalized beliefs about women and their roles (which she believes is fundamental, rather than socially constructed and says as much) just rubbed me wrong. Maybe also the praise to Ronald Reagan and the quoting of Ayn Rand, too, played a role.
In other words, I brought my own liberal hippie biases to this. Her message isn't bad or wrong; it's simply not delivered in a way that means much to me personally. That's how these books work.
That said, I was also super put off by the religious angle and how Johnson suggests it's a vital part of living your dreams and daring to do those things. I disagree. I think there's a major difference in putting your faith into the universe vs a religion, and that, paired with how focused this is on weirdly institutionalized beliefs about women and their roles (which she believes is fundamental, rather than socially constructed and says as much) just rubbed me wrong. Maybe also the praise to Ronald Reagan and the quoting of Ayn Rand, too, played a role.
In other words, I brought my own liberal hippie biases to this. Her message isn't bad or wrong; it's simply not delivered in a way that means much to me personally. That's how these books work.
kslhersam's review
I read the first 2 chapters and was interested. I had to return it to my mom's library (since my own library doesn't have it). Not sure I'll make the effort to find it and finish it.
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