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What in the world was this about? So many things.
At first I was wondering, why in the world did you pick this for your book club, Ope? (My nickname for Oprah). Her quote is, "You're about to be taken for an incredible ride." And, guess what Ope? You were right.
The story starts out in an almost deceitful way. It feels very... romance novel-y (which I loved) but then turns into... not that. Just like a real relationship, things get real.
So, we open in the 1990's (the late 1900s as some young people like to refer to it) and this man can see this woman through his apartment window and falls in love with her. She is doing the same with him. Then we jump closer to present day and this is when it becomes about: placebo affects, psychology, technology, algorithms, juice cleanses, vision boards, empathy, and a hundred other things.
If I had to sum up what I got from this book in a sentence it would be: we are all full of shit (and always have been) so find the people whose full-of-shitness works with your full-of-shitness.
Addendum: Oh! I loved how it felt like this author was really interested in a bunch of things (things that I am also interested in) and he did a ton of research on the things. He has a bibliography in the back. I am seeing a lot of dislike of the bib, but I personally would love to read more books that do the same. Authors, here's the deal: you do the research, then put it in an interesting book so I can just read your fun story to learn something instead of slogging through a bunch of non-fic and journals. More, please!
What in the world was this about? So many things.
At first I was wondering, why in the world did you pick this for your book club, Ope? (My nickname for Oprah). Her quote is, "You're about to be taken for an incredible ride." And, guess what Ope? You were right.
The story starts out in an almost deceitful way. It feels very... romance novel-y (which I loved) but then turns into... not that. Just like a real relationship, things get real.
So, we open in the 1990's (the late 1900s as some young people like to refer to it) and this man can see this woman through his apartment window and falls in love with her. She is doing the same with him. Then we jump closer to present day and this is when it becomes about: placebo affects, psychology, technology, algorithms, juice cleanses, vision boards, empathy, and a hundred other things.
If I had to sum up what I got from this book in a sentence it would be: we are all full of shit (and always have been) so find the people whose full-of-shitness works with your full-of-shitness.
Addendum: Oh! I loved how it felt like this author was really interested in a bunch of things (things that I am also interested in) and he did a ton of research on the things. He has a bibliography in the back. I am seeing a lot of dislike of the bib, but I personally would love to read more books that do the same. Authors, here's the deal: you do the research, then put it in an interesting book so I can just read your fun story to learn something instead of slogging through a bunch of non-fic and journals. More, please!