Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope

In this book, Mark Manson gives a different way to look at hope, morals, ethics and the world. After finishing his book "The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck" and discovering this one for 50% off at my local book store, I couldn't not buy it.

Finishing this book has given me a somewhat new way to look at hope, success and given me a few more philosophical notions here and there and I believe it could do that for you too. This book is highly inspired by Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nitzche's work, but also has many other sources. I do really recommend reading every single footnote that there is. Maybe not go through the entire source of one quote, but at least read those where Manson has elaborated himself.

However, I cannot give this book a 5/5 stars review. While I feel Manson's book truly is inspiring and has given me new ways to look at the world, I am unable to overlook the corners that has been cut. I'm assuming Manson wanted this book to be a certain level of funny and highly understandable to your average Joe and in doing so, I believe Manson has left out certain nuances that I feel are important.

There are also footnotes where he directly contradicts what he has stated, such as the "This is most certainly an exaggeration" footnote to a sentence that is "This is not an exaggeration". Naturally, this is meant to prove a point and to humor readers, but I feel that this and other corner cuts here and there makes it hard for me to give it a full 5/5 review.

I'm not going to say much more than this, but I will undoubtedly recommend you to read this. Just keep in mind that this is a popular piece of nonfiction and not science or an academic paper.