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?