Tracy C
Will need to refer to the atomic habits.com website for additional tips and information. But over, a really good book with great ideas. Different ways to think about changing your current habits and becoming who you would like to be.
Purchased the Kindle version of the book as well.
People are Eff'd up!!! WOW!!
I like the way that most of the book played out, and the characters were introduced. But the end seemed to come in a rush... like someone suddenly remembered they had a deadline and had to wrap it up quick!!
Also, the last chapter was really kind of weird for me. Like an after-thought.
Overall, I liked the book though. The story was good... one that I would never think of! haha
Excellent book for teens... and maybe pre-teens, with the right conversation. I added this one to my list to help one of my kids get through her high school homework. I guess this one has been added to some “banned” lists. I think that's a travesty. Young people need to know that they are not alone, that it's not their fault, and that there is help out there. And the young perpetrators need to know that what they're doing is WRONG!!! NO means NO!
If you have trouble speaking to your teens about sexual assault and consent, this book might open that door for you. You read, then have them read it, and start an open dialogue.
Read as part of the book club for work.
I didn't like the book. There were a few good nuggets of information, but overall, the book felt like one big advertisement for BootCamp. Some of their suggestions just wouldn't work in a typical corporate situation. You can't set emails aside to read at just one time of the day or even two. If you require a response from someone to get some work done, you can't wait for them to get to their allotted time of the day for email reading, either. It's utopic. And unrealistic.
I felt like I can't get this time back. This book has shown up on many lists of books that were books that should be read... not missed. I don't know why. I feel like the dead ship at the end of the book (I don't think that's a spoiler!) I kept waiting for some intense sense of enlightenment. This is a spoiler... It never happened! What was the point?!
Edited to add... I'm not capable of a DNF, on purpose. Or I would have DNF'd this one for sure!
I don't want to say too much without giving away any of the story. But wow! It really sets you to thinking about how you would act/react in a given situation. What would you do? Would you do the same? I wish this had been one of the books we chose for our book club. It's a “side discussion” maybe... but there is SOOOOO much to say and unpack about this book!!
Overall though, I loved the book!
This crap is scary! Especially given things happening today and in our current political environment. It really makes one stop and think!
I love this book! Due to knowing history, you know some of what will happen in the book... but the story that goes along with the known history is what sucks you in. The characters are very well developed. I loved Eliane, and I loved Abi and how she obviously developed a love for Eliane as well. Highly recommend this book!!
I enjoyed this book. Lots of information and guidance were provided on how to be more present in our work and with our team members. There are many ways suggested to sneak mindfulness into the things that we do every day and to help bring mindfulness to others as well.
This is one of those books that I just enjoyed listening to, and I could see myself listening to it again down the road.
Great book detailing a lot of what lead up to our current political situation. Lots of telling the background information that even those who try to keep current on these things wouldn't necessarily know. Malcolm ties everything together for you and wraps it in a neat little package.
I listened on Audible. I do wish that Malcolm Nance had narrated it himself. The narrator was good but somewhat robotic.
So difficult to hear, but so necessary. The honest history, horrible history of our country.
Great book! Assigned to one of my kids who is a high school student. Read it along with her. I would read it again in a heartbeat!
Very compelling auto-biography of a Black man growing up in Camden, New Jersey. Read by Darnell himself, his telling of his own stories in his own words and voice (Audible) bring you closer to his humanity. He bares his soul, in complete honesty and openness. Eye-opening perspectives brought out of the darkness and into the light.
I thought this book was going to be more about nomad life, and it ended up being a lot about Amazon. Kind of changing my mind about that company without calling it out. Very interesting community out there, and we shouldn't vilify the “nomads” the way that we do. I wanted to read the book before seeing the movie. Will watch the movie next.
What a memoir! You run across people in your life who don't know “things”... standard things that you learn in the normal course of growing up, without actually being taught. You wonder how that happned. Now I know!
Tara knew a lot of things with regard to living and surviving on her mountain, but after leaving the mountain, her lack of education regarding anything outside of that mountain, or anything outside of what her father would allow was mind-blowing.
A gripping tale of love and scorn, violence and control, and eventual freedom. The story I was expecting (I'm not sure what I expected, to be honest), but it was an amazing story none-the-less.
Raw (unfiltered, lots of F words and N words). But honest (it seemed) and funny. She seems like she's being genuine. I enjoyed it. Some of it made me uncomfortable, and some of it made me literally chuckle to myself.
I borrowed this book from the library to listen to. I will be purchasing this book to go back to whenever I feel the need. Excellent book for someone looking to start a meditation practice or someone who feels like they “can't meditate”.
Listened on Audible... Gabrielle reads it herself. It's very raw, much like what you'd expect from Gabrielle. I was somewhat surprised by her background. I laughed (literally laughed while mowing the lawn and listening on my iPhone), and cried at some parts. She's a great story teller... and I thank her for sharing our story with us, her readers.
Age appropriate... teen, tween, YA. Difficult to read, from a subject matter perspective, but things like this SHOULD be difficult to read. I really liked the way that JPR tied her story back to the events about Emmitt Till. A lot of youth probably haven't been taught about Emmitt Till, so it's a good way to tie difficult current events, into some [also difficult] historical events.
Great discussion starter written by an excellent Black author.