A review by waterbear0821
The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness by Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

2.75

I think there may have been some cultural differences, or some dated references, that made this feel trite and wobbly. For example: no, people who self harm are not just trying to be special or get revenge on their parents. Some of the philosophy was so good, but the book did not quite get there. It felt like an itch i could not scratch or a word on the top of my tongue I can’t quite remember. So frustratingly close. It was good enough that I will probably seek out similar books, but the parable/dialogue format did not work for me and everything was too superficial.