Make Your Bed

First book down for Reading Rush 2019!

To be perfectly clear, this book is not something I would ordinarily pick up because I know it's just not something I tend to enjoy. However, a relative gave it to me upon my high school graduation and I felt compelled to read it at some point. Plus they left such a sweet note inside the inside cover for me!

In my opinion, this book is very well-written. It is. McRaven has a lovely way of words and I did appreciate the writing style he used. That's actually a big positive for this book– that and the fact that it is so short (however I also think that this is a failing of it as well).

I just felt that this book was boring. It made me yawn. It reminded me of why I don't tend to read these types of books.

Additionally, I didn't feel like there was enough detail in some cases. When he spoke about his military training, I felt that it was an incredibly important part of the book and actually fascinated me. Unfortunately, these parts were discussed for a mere page or two and then it jumped to something else. There were times that I felt I was going to get whiplash from jumping so rapidly from one topic to the next.

Overall, decent book. Nice graduation present. I suppose it'll look good on my coffee table?