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Healing from grief

Revisado: 03-29-25

If you like Snow Patrol this is a must read, it makes the songs of the new album shine in a whole new light. However even if you’ve never heard a single Snow Patrol song in your life, the account of the process of grief had Gary Lightbody shares is as raw and poetic as grief itself. As someone who went through the loss of a parent in the last year this book specially read by the author had me clinging to every word feeling the rollercoaster of emotions.
Art can heal.

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Great performance a tad annoying

Revisado: 12-11-24

The performance is great, however the main character gets a bit too annoying at some points, it is aware of its own shortcomings and those observations are witty but after a while it does get a bit exhausting

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Great starting point

Revisado: 02-07-23

The content was great, although I would prefer a bit more length in certain topics regarding exercises in self awareness.
I understand there is an workbook by the same author, which maybe explains why this one doesn’t go as deep in those exercises.

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Interesting

Revisado: 01-26-21

Very interesting approach on how to “design” a life.
From analyzing what makes a life worth living to understanding how to get there. I still have to work in some of the questions from the workbook, but I did find it inspiring

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One of Oliver Sacks best books

Revisado: 01-08-21

Having read several of Oliver Sacks books I wasn’t expecting this one to surprise me as much. The way he narrates his own experiences and the later analysis he does of them in relation to his own humanity are breathtaking.
He truly was a brilliant mind. This book is on my top 3 of this books.

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Always a pleasure to read about Oliver Sacks

Revisado: 01-27-16

I've never thought a book with a heavy chemistry information load could prove to be as inspiring. I found myself remembering my own childhood and encounters with chemistry. After reading Sacks most recent memoir, this fills the gap beautifully

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Revisado: 09-03-15

Would you try another book from Leonard Shlain and/or Grover Gardner?

Grover Garder, yes
Leonard Shlain , no

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Mr. Shlain obviously knows a lot about the subject , and the first chapters are amazing, but in the last chapters the narrative and credibility falls to pieces.

What does Grover Gardner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The pace of his narrative suits the book very well

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No

Any additional comments?

If you want a science / fact based book, this is not for you.

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Not even being a Jane Austen fan got me through

Revisado: 09-03-15

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I'm a fan of Jane Austen, I've read all the books and seen most of the movies. I can enjoy a chick flick or some romance novels, but this one was trying too hard to twist the Austen plots into a story less than believable and not even enjoyable.

Would you ever listen to anything by Stephanie Fowers again?

No

What three words best describe Andrea Emmes’s performance?

Girly, Sweet , annoying

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment and a bit of exasperation. I finished the book because I don't like to leave books unfinished, but I wanted to smack some sense into the main character every time her self value seemed to sink in the search of "the one"

Any additional comments?

If you are a Pride and Prejudice fan you'll get this, if you read this in the mood for some Lizzie Bennet , you'll find yourself trapped with an overemotional Lydia

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