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jesseract 's review for:
101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think
by Brianna Wiest
The title of this set the bar high...which made the letdown that much worse.
It was complete almost entirely dross...the tiny bits of wisdom scattered throughout were not worth the mind-numbing effect of the vast majority of it.
I rarely get so annoyed with a book but this one set me off. I think in part because it thinks so highly of itself and its "insights".
I also think some of it would be legitimately harmful for some readers. Anyone who's default is to blame themselves for things other people do to them should not read this. Anyone who is neurodiverse should not read this. The negative impact to a person's psyche could be material and it's absolutely not worth it.
It was complete almost entirely dross...the tiny bits of wisdom scattered throughout were not worth the mind-numbing effect of the vast majority of it.
I rarely get so annoyed with a book but this one set me off. I think in part because it thinks so highly of itself and its "insights".
I also think some of it would be legitimately harmful for some readers. Anyone who's default is to blame themselves for things other people do to them should not read this. Anyone who is neurodiverse should not read this. The negative impact to a person's psyche could be material and it's absolutely not worth it.