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bootman's review against another edition
5.0
This was a fantastic book, and I instantly wanted to read it again once I finished it. Sara Kuburic specializes in existential therapy, which is one I haven’t heard of, but this book was just what I needed. Sara seems like a great therapist who is somehow able to offer tough love while also being extremely compassionate. She also gets vulnerable and shares some of her personal stories as well. This book will help you with personal accountability, taking control, and also recognizing and honoring your feelings and emotions.
teaandlibri's review against another edition
3.0
I discovered author Kuburic relatively recently (within the past year) via her Instagram account and was so excited to see her book. I thought as someone in the same generation bracket I thought it would be a good book to read, especially since I could identify with a lot of what was in the book summary: feeling overwhelmed, how to find meaning in the world, how to establish boundaries, etc. Especially with recent events (sigh) it just seems like a lot right now.
In each chapter Kuburic goes through various topics and discusses them using personal anecdotes, definitions and more. She talks about the "self," (what it is, what is self loss, how we regain it). How to connect with yourself, and your emotions and your body. What to do going forward and so forth.
Once you're familiar with the first chapter or two you'll see it is fairly formulaic in format. Which can be bad or good, depending on your POV. I personally found it a little repetitive, plus with the use of so much personal stories I was also a little skeptical.
This is another one of those books that a social media personality tries to translate their work into book form. Depending on their platform, their work, etc. sometimes it works really well and sometimes it does not. It felt a lot like of her Instagram feed in book form and really a book for the author, but not necessarily for other people. Which is fine, but as a self-help type of book it did not work for me. But again, your mileage may vary.
This is one of those authors where I am probably better off with sticking to the original format with how I found her (social media), but I'll bet there are others who might find this book really resonates. I would recommend a library borrow or thumbing through in the store/library before deciding if you need it. Otherwise, if you're not that inclined, her Instagram might be best. Library borrow was best for me.
In each chapter Kuburic goes through various topics and discusses them using personal anecdotes, definitions and more. She talks about the "self," (what it is, what is self loss, how we regain it). How to connect with yourself, and your emotions and your body. What to do going forward and so forth.
Once you're familiar with the first chapter or two you'll see it is fairly formulaic in format. Which can be bad or good, depending on your POV. I personally found it a little repetitive, plus with the use of so much personal stories I was also a little skeptical.
This is another one of those books that a social media personality tries to translate their work into book form. Depending on their platform, their work, etc. sometimes it works really well and sometimes it does not. It felt a lot like of her Instagram feed in book form and really a book for the author, but not necessarily for other people. Which is fine, but as a self-help type of book it did not work for me. But again, your mileage may vary.
This is one of those authors where I am probably better off with sticking to the original format with how I found her (social media), but I'll bet there are others who might find this book really resonates. I would recommend a library borrow or thumbing through in the store/library before deciding if you need it. Otherwise, if you're not that inclined, her Instagram might be best. Library borrow was best for me.
alejandrasmith4's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
tonilereads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.0
hannas_heas47's review against another edition
5.0
Thought provoking book… it’s definitely eye opening for self loss or finding one’s self to begin with. I think the best way to claim your authenticity or true self is to devise meaning in your life. This was a complicated idea made simple in this book. Five stars for it.