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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Bleep: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
64 reviews
storyoflife's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Suicide
joshuamiller12089's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Drug use
If you can’t tell from the title… there’s a lot of language. If that’s not your thing, the book isn’t either.turtlekat23's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
2.0
Parts of this book were excellent and parts made me consider a DNF. This is a completely godless book and as such the futility of life is glaring and depressing. I did not like the gloominess of the first part of the book. However, that set the stage for the rest of the book. I didn’t actively dislike it though I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. I appreciate the author’s reverence for human life and the hope/inspiration he tries to give, though it rings empty to me. I do love the idea that we should and do get to choose what we care about passionately and his thoughts on our society’s privilege leading to our discontent so I wouldn’t discourage a read either. I don’t want to change my thoughts to mirror those in this book but it was an interesting perspective with value, even if I don’t agree with its foundation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Drug use
While this book explores these topics, it’s not in bad ways. Well, the drug use is just part of the author’s story, but the discussion of life and death are significant to the author’s point. They aren’t gratuitous but thesilvercr0w's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
This book is what happens when you combine basic Buddhist philosophy with 21st century edginess.
Some parts are on the nose and inspirational, but you need to get through the sea of parables and cliches to get there.
After the basic groundwork, we get to the nitty gritty when Manson talks about himself and shares his vulnerabilities from the past. It’s not like a singular event can transform a person and we get to see his journey and how the reader can relate.
Some parts are on the nose and inspirational, but you need to get through the sea of parables and cliches to get there.
After the basic groundwork, we get to the nitty gritty when Manson talks about himself and shares his vulnerabilities from the past. It’s not like a singular event can transform a person and we get to see his journey and how the reader can relate.
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief and Death
rtjaegs's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
_snow_bird_'s review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
0.25
I had to read this book for a class (which I had to take to get my degree but the class contributed literally nothing), and I hated every page of it.
Manson seems to be trying to justify his poor behavior and negative outlook on life in this book - even going as far as to tell a mourning father (his son died in a horrific vehicular accident) that his response to his son’s death was 100% his choice and he was wrong for being so negatively impacted by the loss of his son.
While life does suck sometimes, it’s definitely not as bad as Manson tries to claim it is, and I really feel bad for how miserably he’s living his life. One’s mindset drives ~90% of how they view their life. To have such a pessimistic view on things really makes my heart heavy.
Manson seems to be trying to justify his poor behavior and negative outlook on life in this book - even going as far as to tell a mourning father (his son died in a horrific vehicular accident) that his response to his son’s death was 100% his choice and he was wrong for being so negatively impacted by the loss of his son.
While life does suck sometimes, it’s definitely not as bad as Manson tries to claim it is, and I really feel bad for how miserably he’s living his life. One’s mindset drives ~90% of how they view their life. To have such a pessimistic view on things really makes my heart heavy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Car accident
allyg_10's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
choicepotatoes_20231023's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
not for me + problematic
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i probably should have stopped listening after this casually transphobic gem:
“[...] the decision to finally dump that deadbeat boyfriend whom you caught wearing your pantyhose a few too many times.”
...but i am the worst combination of stubborn and optimistic.
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i probably should have stopped listening after this casually transphobic gem:
...but i am the worst combination of stubborn and optimistic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Misogyny
Minor: Transphobia
jayjaystrawbae's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
viertelvorvier's review against another edition
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Cursing
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Child death, and Suicide attempt