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Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope
by Mark Manson
When I started this book I nearly didn't finish the first page because the writing style was so "bro"-y it was hard to take seriously. (Also- why is it that any writer described as whip-smart and/or funny is really just an over-reliance on footnotes to appear witty?!) However, I want to read things that I don't necessarily agree with so I carried on. I would say the first third of the book was rehashing fairly elementary psychology concepts and, like many have said, very simplistically. Manson seems to question the shit out of some concepts and then take others completely for granted when it suits his argument.
The reason I gave it 3/5 stars, though, is because the second third of the book had some genuinely fascinating tidbits that stuck with me for days. However, the last third of the book devolved into some weird AI manifesto shit that seemed to come out of nowhere?! Most of the book's sections seem entirely unrelated to each other and it was a disorienting read. If you read the first, middle, and last chapter, I genuinely don't know if you would guess that it's all the same book. Generously giving it three stars for some noteworthy bits. It loses points for me because of the disconnection between sections and a writing style I do not jive with. Wouldn't recommend it to a friend unless they were a bit simple and in a mid-life crisis.
The reason I gave it 3/5 stars, though, is because the second third of the book had some genuinely fascinating tidbits that stuck with me for days. However, the last third of the book devolved into some weird AI manifesto shit that seemed to come out of nowhere?! Most of the book's sections seem entirely unrelated to each other and it was a disorienting read. If you read the first, middle, and last chapter, I genuinely don't know if you would guess that it's all the same book. Generously giving it three stars for some noteworthy bits. It loses points for me because of the disconnection between sections and a writing style I do not jive with. Wouldn't recommend it to a friend unless they were a bit simple and in a mid-life crisis.