Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope

288 pages

English language

Published March 10, 2019

ISBN:
978-0-06-295593-7
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3 stars (11 reviews)

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Review of 'Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

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 …

Review of 'Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

My view on Manson's breakout book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, was that he was presenting some relatively useful philosophy in a slightly obnoxious package. By the end of his second book, the terrible bro persona went full mask-off.

Committing to a value isn't the same thing as becoming narcissistic and robotized to the point where you dismiss everyone else's values as "fragility." His final chapter is quite literally insane, exposing a level of overthinking that explains why his pop philosophy has been subtly bothering you for several chapters.

Two stars because he's still an entertainer first and foremost and where else am I going to get exposure to Schopenhauer outside of obscure podcasts?

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