Reviews

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski, Emily Nagoski

bnbisch's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

Maybe the most helpful “self help” book I’ve ever read, it felt fully research based without being stuffy or boring and was very approachable and relatable. 

heather_marie__'s review against another edition

really just not relevant to where i am at

adashredacted's review against another edition

This would've been tremendously helpful to me in 2019 when it came out but I am a Different Person now lol

elevenelf's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

purelynicole's review against another edition

This isn’t resonating with me at all. I don’t think this is the kind of burnout I’m experiencing.

disabledreamer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

ksreenan's review against another edition

5.0

This book broke my brain but in a helpful way? 10/10 would recommend.

db01's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

bookish2024's review against another edition

1.0

This left a lot to be desired. I was experiencing burnout as I read this, and while I found Part 1 to be practical, they lost me in Part 2. No, the patriarchy and societal expectations of what my body should look like are not contributing to my burn out, thank you very much. More like I took on too many responsibilities, experienced the sudden death of a friend, and haven’t taken an legit PTO to recover. That may be the case for some women, but not me, so I couldn’t relate to this.

monkymarzipan's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars. I agree with a lot of the comments. This book was really well-intentioned and had a lot of great information to share, but the overly familiar, aimed for 2012 buzzfeed feminists style writing was just so jarring that it’s hard to take it seriously. I’m actually really bummed because I’ve heard such great things about this book, and I was so frustrated trying to get through the writing that I almost just said “fuck it, I’ll keep being exhausted.”