This was a well-written memoir. I appreciated the honesty and depth of the author—I trusted her, which I find hard to do with most memoirists at this point.

I appreciated that there was no tidy bow on this story.

December 15, 2022

This is more of a book for snacking than one for reading all at once, and I think trying to take it down all in one go ruined it for me.

February 6, 2023
May 12, 2017

I liked the science. The swearing was kitschy.

March 2, 2021

This is probably a 3.5. I liked that this wasn't a hero story. It wasn't the same-old like most of the books of this genre. However, the narrator was so annoying and I got about 3/4 of the way through before any thing picked up. That said, the concept of magic was unique! I enjoyed that.

June 7, 2022

Very good. If you have children, build products, or interface with customers/people regularly and want to do it better you should read this book.

July 30, 2023

A regular stand in for my son and I. Obviously some racist and colonialist tones, but even those make for important conversations.

March 29, 2022

There were some twists that I GENUINELY did not foresee in this book. Sanderson outdid himself, truly.

December 22, 2019

Another good book for kiddos. Definitely some nuances that were tricky to explain (how to explain the problematic prison system and lack of support for ex-incarcerated folks to kiddos?), but was entertaining, sweet, and sparked from great conversations.

July 9, 2021

I love this so much. I was surprised, actually, by how tender it was. A cross between Christopher Moore and Douglas Adams, I think, and tackling the tough topic of reaching “human perfection.” So, so good.

September 24, 2023
January 1, 2020
December 4, 2023

Meh

This book was interesting to me because of the universe it is set in, but the plot moves too quickly and the writing is trite and simple.

August 23, 2017
September 23, 2022

More a three than a four to me just because the ending felt so rushed. That said, loved the narration and the tone and am excited to pick up the next one. Reminded me a lot of Kaiju Preservation society in tone and humor. Plus, can’t wait for Skarsgaard to play the titular bot.

January 17, 2024
March 20, 2021
December 30, 2022

Just as with all Gladwell books this one left me thought-provoked and curious. I genuinely learned tons and shifted my perspective with this one, though. As a parent, it gave me things to chew on and contemplate; as a member of society, too. 10/10 recommend.

April 18, 2020

I learned quite a bit reading this book! I'm not sure that I would recommend it to anyone, or that I'd ever really want to read it or anything like it again. However, I did learn A TON. So, three stars.

November 4, 2022

Not as good as the other ones later in the series. Perhaps the author hadn't hit his stride yet?

July 30, 2021

Wonderful little nuggets of wisdom from inspiring people. Interesting stories, actionable advice.

February 16, 2017

What an ending. My gosh.

March 7, 2023

It felt like she just searched and replaced all names with this book. Was exactly the same until the end, at which point it became deeply uncompelling.

December 14, 2020

Gaiman does a great job putting his own spin on classic myths. Norse mythology is one of the ones I am least familiar with, so I appreciated his glossary and inclusions of stories from beginning to end.

May 6, 2017

I wish there was more to this book. Maybe that means I'm jaded? I felt like there was less content here that was new or refreshing or informative than I expected. There was a stint of about 5 chapters where I felt really engaged.

January 21, 2022