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A review by fbahram
Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century by Napoleon Hill
3.0
Inspiring but too unbearable to finish. Here's why:
I can't count how many times I have heard of this book mentioned among entrepreneurs and successful people in general, a lot of them my own friends and role models, but alas, I did not care for Think and Grow Rich. I gave this book more than its fair shake and here's my reaction.
It starts out really strong, and delivers home a great, great message - about creating your own destiny with intense desire and singular focus about what you want and making the ultimate decision that you will make it happen, come hell or high water.
OK, I am with you so far, Mr. Hill, and I am willing to come along.
But then the book goes into story after story, and every time the author makes a point, he has to go into CAPITAL LETTER mode to shout it at me. WHY? I am not deaf - I can hear you even if you say it without all that intensity. Once or twice, I get it but the writing voice just becomes more annoying and almost belligerent to the point that I just couldn't read it. In fact, for a while, I was reading it and staying detached, just to see what else I could gather without getting emotionally connected with the author ... And listen, there are some great points in this book IF you can stand the writer's voice, the repetition of the same bloody points over and over, and the occasional degrading way he talks to you about how you WILL FAIL if you do such and such ....
Just couldn't finish the book. I read about 30% and I have a strong feeling the remaining 70% might have covered pretty much the same thing.
Maybe I am not in a place in my life to appreciate this book but I thought I am in the perfect place - I have changed the course of my career and my life 360 degrees, I LIVE and breathe the principles that the author talks about and I am starving for more but alas, I could simply not finish this book for the life of me. What I read, I will use and I will continue to appreciate the concepts. Hope this helps you decide what you might do about the book.
I can't count how many times I have heard of this book mentioned among entrepreneurs and successful people in general, a lot of them my own friends and role models, but alas, I did not care for Think and Grow Rich. I gave this book more than its fair shake and here's my reaction.
It starts out really strong, and delivers home a great, great message - about creating your own destiny with intense desire and singular focus about what you want and making the ultimate decision that you will make it happen, come hell or high water.
OK, I am with you so far, Mr. Hill, and I am willing to come along.
But then the book goes into story after story, and every time the author makes a point, he has to go into CAPITAL LETTER mode to shout it at me. WHY? I am not deaf - I can hear you even if you say it without all that intensity. Once or twice, I get it but the writing voice just becomes more annoying and almost belligerent to the point that I just couldn't read it. In fact, for a while, I was reading it and staying detached, just to see what else I could gather without getting emotionally connected with the author ... And listen, there are some great points in this book IF you can stand the writer's voice, the repetition of the same bloody points over and over, and the occasional degrading way he talks to you about how you WILL FAIL if you do such and such ....
Just couldn't finish the book. I read about 30% and I have a strong feeling the remaining 70% might have covered pretty much the same thing.
Maybe I am not in a place in my life to appreciate this book but I thought I am in the perfect place - I have changed the course of my career and my life 360 degrees, I LIVE and breathe the principles that the author talks about and I am starving for more but alas, I could simply not finish this book for the life of me. What I read, I will use and I will continue to appreciate the concepts. Hope this helps you decide what you might do about the book.