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melodelfe's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
soldieroftheheart's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Really very good, provides clear tools to improve your communication skills, not just abstract ideas and anecdotes like a lot of books in this genre. There are quite a few anecdotes, some much more unbelievable than others, but the main content is very solid and very worth the read. I listened to it in audiobook form, and would like to get a paper copy so that I can highlight (and potentially photocopy and distribute) sections. I’ll definitely be reading this one again and again.
dreiac's review against another edition
5.0
Probably the best book around on how to communicate with ourselves and one another.
brookebuonauro's review
4.0
Very good and eye-opening. A few of the examples he used made me cringe and think that only a white man could write this, which is why I’m docking it a star lol.
kyur's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Book has useful and interesting information, but not my preference that it is narrative instead of expository. I think thought it had too many anectodes, supported by emotion labeling.
Not the book I was expecting, probably better has handbook for reading a specific section when needed.
Not the book I was expecting, probably better has handbook for reading a specific section when needed.
itsmelaurenc's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
There are a lot of extremely problematic takes, so read this being fully prepared to cherry pick what you need from it and leave everything you don’t. I’ve started using similar NVC language for myself internally and for others, but the way he describes talking to people makes me cringe.
bencentazis's review against another edition
5.0
This should be taught in every school in a practical form.
dylan_tomorrow's review against another edition
3.0
Great in theory, very challenging in practise.
Also, no one talks that way, it's too stilted :P.
I think he knows what he is doing and he can do it very well, but he can't yet really explain it so that everyone really gets, really understands and can adapt in a practical way that works for them.
May read some of his newer books at some point, maybe he got better at relaying this stuff. Or maybe it is just one of these communication things some people can't learn from books but only in person.
Also, no one talks that way, it's too stilted :P.
I think he knows what he is doing and he can do it very well, but he can't yet really explain it so that everyone really gets, really understands and can adapt in a practical way that works for them.
May read some of his newer books at some point, maybe he got better at relaying this stuff. Or maybe it is just one of these communication things some people can't learn from books but only in person.