206 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805087499
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 10 November 2009
Description
A sharp-witted knockdown of America’s love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism Americans are a “positive” people—cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: this is our reputation as well as our self-image. But m...
Community Reviews Summary of 624 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
challenging 41%
funny 33%
hopeful 8%
dark 4%
emotional 4%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 16%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
GaslightingModerate
Cancer, Ableism, BullyingMinor
Chronic illness, Genocide, Homophobia
206 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805087499
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 10 November 2009
Description
A sharp-witted knockdown of America’s love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism Americans are a “positive” people—cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: this is our reputation as well as our self-image. But m...
Community Reviews Summary of 624 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
challenging 41%
funny 33%
hopeful 8%
dark 4%
emotional 4%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 16%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
GaslightingModerate
Cancer, Ableism, BullyingMinor
Chronic illness, Genocide, Homophobia