Du är magisk

This book is one that's found in the bathroom at my job. Thus, I'm probably not the only one who reads a few pages on and off while visiting the loo.

This is a very kind little book, filled with inspiring quotes by various people, authors, musicians, and other profiles. It's got a fairly neat little set-up, with various fonts and little illustrations. It's meant to be an uplifting book, which wants to inspire people to believe in themselves, I believe. It's technically a nice little read, though not as deep, to me, as it might want to be. I'm not the kind of person who particularly enjoy these type of catchy, motivating books, it's too much all at once, even in small doses. It feels a little pretentious. All in moderation, particularly self-appreciation. I think that the Swedish spirit of “don't think you're anything special” gives me less appreciation for this book than perhaps people of other cultures and mindsets would. Others would likely find this book less jarring than I do.

Still, the concept is nice and I'm sure it's useful to a lot of people, but personally, it's not really a self-affirmating kind of book and instead something with a glimpse into other people, perhaps, or something to pass the time. I don't dislike it, it's a nice book, like I said, technically, but it's not for me.

Some downsides that has nothing to do with my personal mindset is that there's a lot of repetitveness, with similar quotes and phrases in this book, and that sometimes, the choice of font isn't ideal. It happens that some words look like other words, at times.

Overall, I think that this isn't a book you're meant to read a lot of at one time, but rather look at a page or two when you need to read something short and sweet. For me, this isn't the type of book that I'd seek out or have around, but I'm sure it's a good thing to have to other people who like the short, catchy lines as a confidence boost.