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206 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805087499
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 10 November 2009
Description
A sharp-witted knockdown of America’s love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism Americans are a “positive” people—cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: this is our reputation as well as our self-image. But m...
Community Reviews Summary of 869 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
challenging 36%
funny 23%
emotional 10%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
dark 2%
lighthearted 2%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 12%
fast 12%
Average rating
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Cancer, GaslightingModerate
Ableism, Medical content, Religious bigotryMinor
Chronic illness, Colonisation, Homophobia
206 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805087499
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 10 November 2009
Description
A sharp-witted knockdown of America’s love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism Americans are a “positive” people—cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: this is our reputation as well as our self-image. But m...
Community Reviews Summary of 869 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
challenging 36%
funny 23%
emotional 10%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
dark 2%
lighthearted 2%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 12%
fast 12%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, GaslightingModerate
Ableism, Medical content, Religious bigotryMinor
Chronic illness, Colonisation, Homophobia