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spinescens's review against another edition
1.0
Vast over-generalisations and ultimately surface level conclusions about living life. Honestly it feels like he only wrote this book because his last one was so successful.
Did anyone else find it irritating that he seemed to invent people to prove his points, even though nobody on the surface of the planet has ever behaved that way? Honestly, if someone's first reaction to a disaster is "this proves there is no God" then that says less about atheism and more about them being a shitty person. Don't even get me started on the fact that Mark Manson seems to think that religious faith is the same thing as the general concept of faith. He also likened the "recent" (in quotations because it not in fact recent) queer rights movement to a religion, which like many off-hand comments in this book, gave me the ick.
I never had any interest in reading his first book, and now I'm certainly not going to. The only reason I finished this one is because it fulfilled a reading challenge prompt.
Did anyone else find it irritating that he seemed to invent people to prove his points, even though nobody on the surface of the planet has ever behaved that way? Honestly, if someone's first reaction to a disaster is "this proves there is no God" then that says less about atheism and more about them being a shitty person. Don't even get me started on the fact that Mark Manson seems to think that religious faith is the same thing as the general concept of faith. He also likened the "recent" (in quotations because it not in fact recent) queer rights movement to a religion, which like many off-hand comments in this book, gave me the ick.
I never had any interest in reading his first book, and now I'm certainly not going to. The only reason I finished this one is because it fulfilled a reading challenge prompt.
desibaker83's review against another edition
5.0
Whew. This one is hard to review. It’s like sitting down with your older brother who went to an Ivy League school and is giving you The Talk on Getting Your Sh!t Together. Some of it is a very dense read, and I took this in small bits for that reason-to mull it over. Some of it is very conversational. But it is a deeply uncomfortable conversation.
In fact this is so uncomfortable that I will suggest you wait on this one if you’re having any feelings of deep depression or suicidal ideation. Because this is not a happy book. It is not hopeful. It hurts. But there is a lot of “truth” to it that may help you cope with life. If you can ride out the deep discomfort, it is worth making it to the end.
In fact this is so uncomfortable that I will suggest you wait on this one if you’re having any feelings of deep depression or suicidal ideation. Because this is not a happy book. It is not hopeful. It hurts. But there is a lot of “truth” to it that may help you cope with life. If you can ride out the deep discomfort, it is worth making it to the end.
alexamoura_04's review against another edition
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
reid23's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Better than his first book in my opinion. Really good! Would read again. I love the stories he tells
sanne_wal's review against another edition
3.0
Ging vooral veel over filosofie, meer dan ik had gedacht van te voren. Op zich interessant wel. Maar de schrijfstijl van Manson ligt me niet helemaal, iets te amicaal/stoer of zoiets.
hildreth80's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
bfg's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Mark Manson’s Everything is F*cked follows the success of his earlier book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, but for me, it didn’t hit the same cord for me. While I loved his first book's straightforward, no-nonsense approach, this one felt more difficult to engage with. I picked it up and restarted several times, struggling to get through the first half. Even after reaching around 125 pages, I put it down for nearly a year before finally deciding to push through.
However, the second half of the book was a turning point. It felt like a continuation of The Subtle Art… and brought Manson’s message into clearer focus. The idea that pain is an essential part of life – embracing it makes us more resilient – resonated with me. It’s a modern take on Buddhist philosophy, much like his first book. The themes of resilience, fragility, and the importance of facing life’s discomforts struck a chord, and I found myself taking notes and marking sections to revisit later.
While Everything is F*cked didn’t grab me right away, I’m glad I finished it. There are parts that offer real value, and I’ll be returning to my highlights for reflection. That said, it didn’t quite have the impact I had hoped for, especially after reading Manson’s previous work.
vintage_b's review against another edition
2.0
I am just not a fan of Mark Manson. I take issue with how he relays his information. My main issue is that he is not a philosopher, he is not a psychologist, yet he attempts to provide guidance using both realms. The one thing I agreed with in his second self-help release is that we have unhealthy views on what will make our lives better. We seem to hold on to unrealistic beliefs about the perfect future. Additionally, that logic alone won’t help you make the best decisions for your life, you need a balance of logic and hope. I do not agree that he claims to know the solution to mental illnesses and essentially claims that he has the answer to fix it. This is incredibly dangerous and could cause more harm than good. Just like his first book in the series, there are some good nuggets of wisdom and things that could truly help someone, but they are so buried in bullshit one might miss them.