Patrick

Gave up. Cool body horror tropes aren't a great excuse for Stephen King-esque crudeness, nor for the amount of animal cruelty in here.

I think this is exactly what people think of when they criticize self-help books - small concepts that anyone could reach with the most minimal of research, and, in some cases, outright fabrication of fact. Rather than do the research, those same individuals turn to the SparkNotes of Psychology - it's a shame this one is so highly rated.

There are nuggets of inspiration, sure, but you could probably get the same effect from reading about Stephen King's work ethic or watching an art reel on YouTube.

The basis of tying everything to human procrastination and willpower isn't a new idea, and the format that this is written in makes me think I'm reading a message board where someone suddenly thought they found out that the secret to hustling is just to work harder. No kidding.

Good enough it made me log into goodreads. Couldn't put it down.
Really good info on the history and current fight for public land. I could have skipped some of the travelogue, but still excellent overall.

A very well-done ending ultimately hampered by too much build-up during the main plot, fairly disjointed names, geography, and history, and plotlines that I was excited about being concluded in a poor way (Danica's grandfather)

I kept feeling like I should be enjoying the book more than I was. The characters (especially the Khalif) were great, but their motivations were lacking for me Because of the lack of enjoyment I was getting from reading it, it took me months to actually finish it. Ultimately I found it to be boring until the end.