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Hari is invested in the complex layers of mental health. The book starts off with a proposal to rework the way mental health is generally presented. Then it gets to the part of the book from which the title comes.
Until the lost connections part of the book, part 2 if you will, I was not digging the book for a few reasons. One was how clunky it was reading. It was really tedious and I kept having to backtrack paragraphs and reread them to make sure I understand, as much as possible, what Hari was trying to say. Part 2, in my opinion, redeemed the book and it's where my rating comes from. Another reason I was not digging part 1 is that it had the feeling of Hari hopping around and unable to land on the point he thought he was making. Also, I'm not sure I agree with his viewpoints, even though I appreciate the information and "food for thought" those points have provided.
But then part 2 was all about lost connections, which is what interested me in the book, to begin with. As humans, Hari outlines the 8 disconnects we are experiencing in today's world and lays the case for why those 8 disconnects are the root causes of depression, not "broken brains." I don't disagree with Hari but I also believe there are some "broken brains" out there. I don't think it is an either/or, I think it's a both/and. He supports the 8 disconnections he has identified with numerous interviews, research, and stories and makes a compelling case for each.
I'm left at the end of the book feeling a bit indifferent. It felt rather anti-climatic. However, the in-depth look at the 8 disconnects are enough, in my opinion, to give the book a solid 3 star rating.
Until the lost connections part of the book, part 2 if you will, I was not digging the book for a few reasons. One was how clunky it was reading. It was really tedious and I kept having to backtrack paragraphs and reread them to make sure I understand, as much as possible, what Hari was trying to say. Part 2, in my opinion, redeemed the book and it's where my rating comes from. Another reason I was not digging part 1 is that it had the feeling of Hari hopping around and unable to land on the point he thought he was making. Also, I'm not sure I agree with his viewpoints, even though I appreciate the information and "food for thought" those points have provided.
But then part 2 was all about lost connections, which is what interested me in the book, to begin with. As humans, Hari outlines the 8 disconnects we are experiencing in today's world and lays the case for why those 8 disconnects are the root causes of depression, not "broken brains." I don't disagree with Hari but I also believe there are some "broken brains" out there. I don't think it is an either/or, I think it's a both/and. He supports the 8 disconnections he has identified with numerous interviews, research, and stories and makes a compelling case for each.
I'm left at the end of the book feeling a bit indifferent. It felt rather anti-climatic. However, the in-depth look at the 8 disconnects are enough, in my opinion, to give the book a solid 3 star rating.