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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Bleep: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
9 reviews
battlecactus's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
If you’re easily offended by anything, I think you should read a different book. This read is bold, direct and uses language most people nowadays can’t handle. If you have a bit of distance to yourself and are open minded enough to read something that you might find uncomfortable, you’ll find an excellent book that makes you think and lets you see a different perspective on some things.
I do not agree with everything that’s written in this book. There are certain things I really was surprised by. Still, it’s probably one of the best books I’ve ever read in this category and I wish I’ve read it earlier in my life.
I do not agree with everything that’s written in this book. There are certain things I really was surprised by. Still, it’s probably one of the best books I’ve ever read in this category and I wish I’ve read it earlier in my life.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse, Bullying, Sexism, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Death
Harsh language, in-your-face, difficult topicssabinehunter's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Grief, Cursing, and Death
_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
fluture's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A pretty enjoyable book to read. Don't expect a sudden urge to manifest character development after reading it but for someone who is currently struggling with self-trust in a fast paced community with greedy standard, this book does help in widening my vision to change my value in life to be a lot more simple and take the first little step to start doing what I want instead of what the society want. On the other hand, the lifestyle, standard, and examples that were written in this book legit screams an American perspective which is not recommended for those who still think in conventional way.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Death, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Mass/school shootings
roaze's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Probably my favourite self-help book, i’ll never stop recommending it to people. Definitely helped me in a lot of aspects of my life. I could go on and on about this for just read it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
fullybookedlola's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I'm actually glad to have finished this book and not dropped it halfway through. The reviews I read were not quite positive, but for me personally, it's a book that I will keep with me. It gave me insight on some subjects and I don't regret reading nor buying this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism
Minor: War, Cancer, and Drug use
shetland_pone's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2023: Every time I reread this book I feel differently about it, to some extent. Parts of it are contradictory and I think the quality decreases as the book continues, but the first few chapters are useful. Choosing your pain, responsibility and fault being different things, accepting that being average is okay, etc. But once it gets past that point it seems like he just wants to brag about his previous sexual escapades. I guess he's trying to come across as honest, relatable, and vulnerable by writing about his past and where he felt he went wrong, but instead it just seems like he's screaming I'M FUCKABLE, I SWEAR at us all.
2022: Still an immensely useful book to me. I don't think Manson is always right, especially as it seems as if he's never experienced systemic discrimination, but I do think he has a lot of good points. Maybe one day I'll stop blocking out the bits I don't want to hear lol.
2022: Still an immensely useful book to me. I don't think Manson is always right, especially as it seems as if he's never experienced systemic discrimination, but I do think he has a lot of good points. Maybe one day I'll stop blocking out the bits I don't want to hear lol.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Drug use, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
jeanniea's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
2.75
Has some informative bits and pieces. Really do not care for the writing style. Feels like the author tries too hard to show that he dgaf. Also some crude comments that should've been left out.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol and Death
isabellejulianne's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol
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