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hannahgunther's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Brenee Brown beautifully articulates that owning our imperfections and embracing our authentic selves and creativity, including shame and perfectionistic tendencies, is the key to unlocking peace of mind and overall happiness.
Content Warnings
Mild language
gracemaxwell4's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
brotestantethic's review
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
2.0
I wouldn’t have picked this one up if my therapist hadn’t recommended it. Appreciate you, Misty, but this one wasn’t for me. To begin, it’s poorly written. The suggestions are vague and often cliches. There’s this overarching theme of “wholeheartedness” that is poorly framed and explained. I wasn’t sure how my personal experience fit in if I wasn’t religious, as the book seems to posit faith as necessary to a wholehearted life. The one takeaway I have (which I think is the part I was supposed to, again, thank you Misty) was to remind myself that being vulnerable is important, and it’s a notion that appears in the first chapter.
mwhiting522's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
scuba888's review
4.0
I haven’t listened to or read any Brene brown before this, and turns out she has a fan club for a reason! Very insightful. I learned a lot.
kevfroe's review against another edition
Returned to library. May check it out again at some point
lilyabryant's review
3.0
I feel bad rating this so much lower than it is rated and so much lower than I expected. BUT, I’m trying to be honest with my reviews this year. This book was just okay.
Honestly, it moved pretty slowly to me and I didn’t find myself amazed by anything that I read. I understand that’s largely due to the fact that it has been out for over a decade, so I don’t aim to fault the writer. I just feel as though reading this wasn’t exactly the best use of my time and slowed down my reading progress.
That being said, there were some helpful reminders and interesting research finds here that I enjoyed reading. It’s not my favorite book that I’d categorize personal development, but it also certainly isn’t the worst.
Honestly, it moved pretty slowly to me and I didn’t find myself amazed by anything that I read. I understand that’s largely due to the fact that it has been out for over a decade, so I don’t aim to fault the writer. I just feel as though reading this wasn’t exactly the best use of my time and slowed down my reading progress.
That being said, there were some helpful reminders and interesting research finds here that I enjoyed reading. It’s not my favorite book that I’d categorize personal development, but it also certainly isn’t the worst.