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Ryan Holiday: Ego is the enemy (2016) 4 stars

Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside …

Superficial

3 stars

Personally this book is too superficial and I am clearly not the target audience for it. Ego is the enemy is mostly for upper middle class people or in general rich people that seek out self help and want to feel humbled or people who want to become successful business people or politicians.

Ryan Holiday: Ego is the enemy (2016) 4 stars

Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside …

Review of 'Ego is the enemy' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Personally this book is too superficial and I am clearly not the target audience for it. Ego is the enemy is mostly for upper middle class people or in general rich people that seek out self help and want to feel humbled or people who want to become successful business people or politicians.

Jennette McCurdy: I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover, 2022, Simon & Schuster) 4 stars

Review of "I'm Glad My Mom Died" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

There is not much to say that has not already been said. I did not read through the book in one sitting, however, it did not take away from the experience of reading the book.
The naive childhood part of the books was very difficult to read, mostly because of how real it felt, how vividly an adult can recall their childhood memories and how it can still haunt ones mind. This was a sign of good writing, one that personally made me uncomfortable maybe because of how much there is a need to suppress any memories or traits of childhood naiveté and how well it was portrayed here. I enjoyed how I personally grew together with Jennette, in a way that the reader is introduced to a new time period by the difference and the change in writing. The way how slowly naivete became frustration, anger and in the …

Jennette McCurdy: I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover, 2022, Simon & Schuster) 4 stars

Review of "Summary of Jennette Mccurdy's I'm Glad My Mom Died" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

There is not much to say that has not already been said. I did not read through the book in one sitting, however, it did not take away from the experience of reading the book.
The naive childhood part of the books was very difficult to read, mostly because of how real it felt, how vividly an adult can recall their childhood memories and how it can still haunt ones mind. This was a sign of good writing, one that personally made me uncomfortable maybe because of how much there is a need to suppress any memories or traits of childhood naiveté and how well it was portrayed here. I enjoyed how I personally grew together with Jennette, in a way that the reader is introduced to a new time period by the difference and the change in writing. The way how slowly naivete became frustration, anger and in the …

Douglas Adams: Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Trilogy, No 5) (Paperback, 1993, Ballantine Books) 4 stars

In the fifth volume of the Hitchhiker series, Random, the daughter of Arthur Dent, leaves …

Review of "Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Trilogy, No 5)" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I can finally say I have hitchhiked through the galaxy successfully!
'Mostly Harmless' is a wonderful book to enclose the lore Douglas Adams created.
The first book is still my favourite, but if you intend to read the ultimate hitchhikers guide aka all the books, Mostly Harmless is a good one to finish with!
Recommend!

Dolly Alderton: Everything I Know About Love (2020, Harper) 5 stars

The wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking internationally bestselling memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning …

Review of 'Everything I Know About Love' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I don't want to lie and say I wasn't enjoying this book all the way through. Maybe it's the period of my life I read it or maybe D. Alderton is a great writer or most likely - both are true. I already recommended this book to a few of my friends and if the title caught your interest and you come back to wondering should I read this book or not, you probably should give it a try. At first I was a little embarrassed I was enjoying this book so much, but I am free from the shame now. I like what I like whether it's acclaimed or not.
More about the book: it's captivating, it's funny and witty. The main attribute that made me so stuck to the book is how blunt and honest it was. It is not a self help book and not a motivational …