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Permanent Obscurity: Or a Cautionary Tale of Two Girls and Their Misadventures with Drugs, Pornography and Death by Richard Pérez
4.0
This book is a tragicomedy indeed. Very raw in its power. I cracked up laughing and cried in many moments when I read this book. You really feel as if the characters are alive. I start to wonder if this book is a true story or not, its so believable! Dolores tells the story of her life when she meets Serena and their adventures together to survive in this harsh world. The supporting characters are ones that I personally would love to meet (Raymond and Baby). Even though the language is a bit vulgar, it adds to the personality of the characters and does not detract from the book. Overall, this is a damn, good book! What an experience indeed!
Carrots and Sticks: Unlock the Power of Incentives to Get Things Done by Ian Ayres
2.0
I was hoping this book would be motivational to me, but it wasn't.
There were alot of case studies presented, and pretty much all of them repeats or wasn't relevant to me.
I guess I was hoping for a clear cut "this is what you have to do..." etc self help book, but not so. You have to think about what the examples mean and for some, this is a tedious task. I say you would probably need to make notes and highlight the book to get anything out of it. It's definitely not a casual read, but more of an analysis kind of book.
There were alot of case studies presented, and pretty much all of them repeats or wasn't relevant to me.
I guess I was hoping for a clear cut "this is what you have to do..." etc self help book, but not so. You have to think about what the examples mean and for some, this is a tedious task. I say you would probably need to make notes and highlight the book to get anything out of it. It's definitely not a casual read, but more of an analysis kind of book.