A review by kelseyr713
The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness by Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi

slow-paced

1.0

This is actively annoying to read in terms of format/tone in addition to ignoring scientific progress since Adler’s time (trauma not only exists, but effects the PHYSICAL BRAIN and your genes!). Adler lived from 1870-1937 and while he may be interesting from a historical point of view, the pillars of his psychology ideas simply do not hold up in 2023.

I appreciated some ideas discussed (the importance of community, living in the now), but you do not have to get them from this book.

If I wasn’t reading this for a book club, I would have put it in the DNF pile.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm