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fkshg8465's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry
jessspeake's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Gun violence and War
ashwaar's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Addiction and Drug use
Moderate: Drug abuse and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, and War
dellibro's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and War
prachidayal's review against another edition
4.0
- Medium read (6 - 8 hours)
- The way Harris spoke about third-world countries and warzones was disconcerting. He also seemed rather aggressive in some interviews (like in the Paris Hilton interview).
- An insightful and relatable read. From the thought that went into the title to the sheer honesty, this book's praise of meditation was very convincing.
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Homophobia and Mental illness
meliroo's review against another edition
1.5
I think it's fair to note this book was written in 2014, and I would like to think that editing would have helped to remove some of the less savory language choices in 2022.
I'm still having a hard time understanding the choice to deadname a trans woman - it just seemed very irrelevant and insensitive to include that.
Some thinly veiled racist comments in addition to abelist language (and slurs) made this a big YIKES for me. 1.5⭐
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and War
beccaruthe's review against another edition
3.5
I had a hard time getting past a very brief transphobic statement. I have seen many other reviews that mentioned it, except on StoryGraph. I wonder if that is because transphobia is more discussed now in the wider public than when the book was first published. I doubt if the book was published today it would have even been included but I think anyone going into the book should know it’s in there.
It’s worth a read if you are interested in meditation or you have struggled to meditate. I would recommend borrowing it from your local library if possible. It’s not a book I see myself returning to but it did inspire me to start meditating again.
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and War