A review by thebeardedpoet
One More Theory About Happiness: A Memoir by Paul Guest

This book falls in the category of "well written" but I can't recommend it. The first quarter of the book tells the horrific (and riveting) story of a bicycle accident that leaves Paul Guest paralyzed. What didn't appeal to me in the rest of the book was the way it seemed most people Paul encountered in his life come across (ultimately) as jerks. I have no doubt most people are in fact clueless about how to relate to someone who is wheelchair bound. I'd probably be one of those jerks. But I didn't see how these incidents made for a meaningful memoir. Does it seem honest? Yes. But I wondered what's the point? To show how the world is full of jerks?