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waterbear0821's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the only reason I am not giving it a full 5 stars is that it’s dated in a bit of a cringey way. (Did we really use the dichotomy “autistic versus healthy” in 2010?!) But the information and analysis still feel very relevant and it felt applicable to so many areas of my daily life - it came up in conversation constantly. I do wonder if it’s a reflection of being a bit dated that the book seems to assume a higher level of discomfort with wrongness than I think pervades our culture. I think the last decade and a half have been pretty humbling…but I could be wrong. 😅 From religion to criminal justice to literature, this book covers a lot of ground without, I think, getting too attached to a particular viewpoint, and I think that makes it a great book to share with folks from any background. But it’s possible that’s just my own biases talking. 😂
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Rape, and Sexual assault
tophat8855's review against another edition
4.0
Here's a nonfiction book that I looked forward to listening to every time I had caught up on my podcast. Always gave me something to think about and anything that keeps you humble is good.
s___'s review against another edition
4.0
I would give this 4.5 stars but it doesn't look like that's an option. Really amazing and insightful, and honestly helped me to breathe a little easier with uncertainty and overpowering wonder of the universe. Life is more pleasant when you lighten your death grip on your little theories and beliefs. Only would take a way a half star because of some weird takes like attributing the ongoing Iraq War to being too mean to war hawks and the part near the end that goes to bat too hard for settler democracy in my opinion. It's obvious that the author and I don't align politically 100% but luckily that isn't a prerequisite for enjoying and learning from her book.
jdgerlach's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
obsessivelybookishjojo's review against another edition
2.0
Ironically, the chapter on the Millerites was my favorite.
keerat123's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
This was an interesting book. I had to read this for class before it starts next week and I would not have picked this book to read otherwise. I don’t completely agree with the main message, but this was informative and at parts, very interesting. It referenced many different areas of information like philosophy, literature, science, art, medicine, computer science, and more. There were interesting and relevant stories and anecdotes. This was a very slow read for most of the book and I wrote something, even if it was just an exclamation point, on most of the pages. I’m anticipating the discussion in class. A professor and 30 Honors students can’t be wrong. Lol.
bechols's review against another edition
3.0
I agreed with a lot, I highlighted a lot, and I’m not sure what I learned.
kstumpf's review against another edition
2.0
I found this book after viewing Ms. Schulz’s TED talk about being wrong. While I found her TED talk to be inspiring and insightful, I found this book to be anything but. There were A FEW bright spots, but not nearly enough. This is probably a 1.5 star review, but I rounded up due to my enjoyment of the TED talk.