the_weirdling's review against another edition
4.0
Probably one of the best self help books I've ever read- specifically because it promised that there is no help for me... but that's ok. And in that being ok, there is help and happiness. It is the anti-self help book and for that reason it was a great comfort to me personally.
bartvanas's review against another edition
5.0
Unsettling and fascinating at the same time. I definitely have to re-read this book.
kellyzen's review against another edition
5.0
Through positive thinking and related approaches, we seek the safety and solid ground of certainty, of knowing how the future will turn out, of a time in the future when we'll be ceaselessly happy and never have to fear negative emotions again. But in chasing all that, we close down the very faculties that permit the happiness we crave.
reasonpassion's review against another edition
5.0
With a great deal of intelligent humor, this exploration of the so-called "negative side" of humanity is a goldmine for better living. The positive thinking movement is not so much dismissed, as it is shown to be only half of the equation of our humanity. Running away from the inevitability of pain and change only perpetuates a blindness to "negative" events happening regardless. You won't stop reading at the end, either because you'll immediately want to read it again, and/or moving on to the great material mentioned throughout.