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isabelle_laing's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
2.0
I could really get into it if I wanted to but long story short: as a self-help book it doesn’t try to educate you on how to EMPLOY its advice. It comes across more as an informative introspective into Japanese culture, however it skips over anything that wouldn’t support his arguments. The author does not account at all for younger generations and he has the audacity to use the resilience of the Japanese people following the Kanto earthquake in 1923 without even bringing up the governments ethnic cleansing that followed suite? A poor fetishisation of a culture with too many generalisations using an ideal world to make you think your unhappiness is your own fault despite basing happiness on a nonexistent people.
bart_gunn's review against another edition
3.0
This book won’t help me find my purpose in life as the cover suggests, but it is a nice look into Japanese culture and Ikigai is a nice concept to lean on.
eliasisnothere's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
2.5
rileyreviews's review against another edition
3.0
more actionable advice would have been nice, but a solid read none the less.
matcarrot's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
3.0
desh951's review against another edition
4.0
Nice bedside read. Inspiring and good tips on how to live life.