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A review by glynnn
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
3.0
I wanted to like this book, and in some ways I did. In rather too many though, I did not.
As a self-help narrative, Ryan's book comes across as never less than enthusiastic, never more than a collection of anecdotes, home truths and stoic philosophies that are all intermingled in an attempt to bind the ideas together as a whole. If you want more stoicism, look elsewhere…if you're looking for self-help then it's a crowded field and, sadly, this book risks getting lost in the grass.
As a self-help narrative, Ryan's book comes across as never less than enthusiastic, never more than a collection of anecdotes, home truths and stoic philosophies that are all intermingled in an attempt to bind the ideas together as a whole. If you want more stoicism, look elsewhere…if you're looking for self-help then it's a crowded field and, sadly, this book risks getting lost in the grass.