A review by stephenmeansme
How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life by Massimo Pigliucci

3.0

A gentle walking tour of Stoic theory and practice, both in its ancient (Greco-Roman) and modern (late-20th and early-21st century) versions. It was a little too light for me, but the Stoics are still very much worth reading - practical philosophies of life! - so it wasn't a complete miss. I think it's really my taste (or lack of it) when it comes to pop nonfiction in a self-help-adjacent genre, rather than an actual glaring flaw in the writing. So if this is on the fluffy side, A. A. Long's book on Epictetus was on the fascinating-but-dense side... Still looking for the golden mean.