Constantin
The 1990s had two sex symbols: Demi Moore and Pamela Anderson. Having read the memoir of the former one, it was only fair to read the latter one as well. I was expecting much of the same: abusive parents, toxic environments, unhealthy relationships. To my surprise, it was very far from that. Who knew that Hugh Heffner's mansion would be a safer place than Hollywood.
I saw Pamela in a totally different light. A woman that loves love in all forms. Granted some men took advantage of that, but nonetheless she lived a quite interesting life.
3* for the writing (quite poorly written and very repetitive)
5* for Musk's biography
4.5*
The writing style is still a bit too cumbersome and all over the place for my taste, however the second book has grown on me with its rich and quite plausible narrative. I believe science fiction should evoke a sense of wonder and this book does exactly that.
Parts of the book were soul crushing, parts were disturbingly annoying. The story is great, the writing above average, I would give it 5 stars had it not been for the self-sabotaging behaviour of the main character. I get the traumatic past and all the demons that kept haunting him until the end, but the fact that none of his friends or family were doing something significant about it, that's what I don't get.
A book that would normally fall into ‘just-another-self-improvement-book' turns to be strikingly painful at times, when you realise you've been chasing the wrong gods. The things our inner selves really need, like.. “serene inner character, build a solid sense of right and wrong -not only do good -but be good.. love intimately -sacrifice self in the service of others to live in obedience to some transcendent truth, to have a cohesive inner soul that honors creation and one's own possibilities.” tend to be last in our list of priorities.
In essence, the idea is to make sure you kick the bucket at the right time, otherwise you have a high risk of getting the ODTAA syndrome (One Damn Thing After Another), some your friends and family members will die before you do, your frail body starts failing in ways you would've never imagined, you have to make tradeoffs that will be hard to endure and sooner or later you will become a burden to your close ones (given you have any) or get sent off to a nursing home where death lingers at every corner. The book is actually about more than that, but this is the most important conclusion I can draw from it at this point.
Liked: Very straightforward and easy to read. Good to see it's not just me who didn't get the whole Eckhart Tolle or Deepak Chopra fascination.
Didn't like: I only see this book useful for those unfamiliar with meditation. I didn't take anything new from it, apart from a small reminder of a few Buddhist principles.
one of the books that taught me that running a company is easy, while running a successful company is quite the opposite. and most importantly: why is it so?
A book that is definitely not a self-help book and definitely not about how to get filthy rich in rising Asia. The author must have probably chosen this title to filter from the start the kind of people who are looking for a self-help book and also the kind of people who won't read a book just because it's called “How to get Filthy Rich ....”. Not an easy read, but totally worth it.
3.5 stars
His life was definitely an interesting one, he made history and he was great at what he did, however he's not a great storyteller. This book would've been much better if it were written by a ghost writer, someone like Walter Isaacson.
There are good/valuable lessons for anyone working in stressful environments or is in a team leading position.
One of the most difficult books I have read in my life. It's not that it's hard to read, quite the opposite actually, the author has a very eloquent and captivating style of writing.
The difficulty lies in the subject of the book. Although it is a very thorough and all-encompassing book on depression, knowing thy enemy does not give you an advantage, at least not in this case. There is no Achiles' heel when battling with depression. You might seek a way to circumvent it, but as the author explains with countless examples, this endeavour is pointless, unless you've resigned yourself to suicide, which is nothing but a permanent solution to a (somewhat) temporary affliction. You learn to live with it, notice your triggers, become humble, let go and be grateful for the sunny day in an otherwise grim English summer.
My only regret is that the author focused a lot on medicine (antidepressants, ECT) and not enough on therapy and alternative medicine. There have been a few drugs and rituals that he has indeed tested on himself, but by far not all and not the most important ones.
It's funny, felt like attending a stand-up night that is never ending, but nothing more than that unfortunately
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Tedious, self-contradictory and generally disappointing autobiography. It might be that the intended audience of this book are young people in India, but even so, I had higher expectations. Recommended read for anyone who regards him as a saint and not merely a mortal who learns from his mistakes, experiments with several practices and fights for an idea (or a few actually).
Gandhi (the 1982 film), though it's from a different perspective and captures only a certain stage of his life, does a much better job at depicting his character and his fight for freedom than does Gandhi in his own words.
Impressive personality, poor writer.
3.5*
That was a long read. I can't say I was a big Barbra Streisand fan before, but I knew she just had to divulge a few juicy secrets and some interesting insights and boy was I right. The man in her life are something that deserves a mention alone (Pierre Trudeau, Marlon Brando just to name a few). The most interesting bit however was the realisation of why is she considered to be so attractive and feminine. Robert Redford put it best: “Barbra???her femininity brings out the masculinity in a man, and her masculinity brings out a man???s femininity, vulnerability, romanticism, whatever you want to call it.”
I would give it 4-4.5*, but the book is quite repetitive (talking about the same issues over and over again) and she appears to be a bit too full of herself at times.
I found his life more colourful than I expected it to be, his ego slightly bigger than a doctor would prescribe for a happy life which probably explains the nob-existent relationship with his children and I was pleasantly surprised by how down-to-earth and charismatic Sir Patrick Stewart he is outside the acting world. Great fella to have as a friend, mentor or colleague. Not so great as a father or husband.
“Instan??a de judecat?? re??ine, c?? Colegiul civil ??i de contencios administrativ al Cur??ii de Apel Chi??in??u, prin decizia din 12 iunie 2018, nr.3a-1074/18, a constatat faptul c??, concurentul electoral Andrei N??stase, ??n apari??iile sale din ziua alegerilor a ie??it cu ??ndemnuri ??i lozinci electorale pe pagina facebook, similare celor dinperioada campaniei electorale.”
1* pentru “facebook” in loc de “Facebook”
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Mi-a pl??cut. E un jurnal de c??l??torie cu de toate care mi-a acutizat dorin??a de a hoin??ri prin Asia de Sud-Est. Mi-a?? fi dorit o introducere mai ampl?? ??n care s?? descrie cum a ajuns s-o cunoasc?? pe Onorica, cum au ajuns s?? lucreze ??mpreun?? ??n Bangladesh, cum era via??a ‘de dinainte' ??i o ??ncheiere ??n acela??i stil, cum a fost revenirea la rutin??, ce s-a schimbat ??n atitudine, ??n g??ndire, ??n percep??ii, ??n rela??ie. Sper cel pu??in c?? Sorin ??i Onorica apreciaz?? foarte mult aceast?? experien????, cu bune ??i rele.
Foarte ??ncurcate firele narative, greu s?? ??ii pasul. Mi-au pl??cut jocurile de cuvinte ??i diversitatea personajelor, ??ns?? nu pot s?? zic c?? am r??mas cu ceva ??n urma acestei lecturi.