First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A new story about anxiety by Sarah Wilson

First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A new story about anxiety

Sarah Wilson

320 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Description

The Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful.Sarah Wilson first came across this Chinese proverb in psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir An Unquiet Mind, and it became the key to understanding her...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 1,587 reviews

Moods

reflective 75%
informative 74%
inspiring 55%
emotional 46%
hopeful 46%
challenging 26%
funny 17%
dark 10%
sad 7%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 39%
fast 6%

Average rating

3.59

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...