Helping sensitive curious souls find their way in the world
What worked: I liked how the book was split into different parts of the writing process and different critically-acclaimed authors each took a chapter and offered their advice and tips on how to tackle each...
Read MoreWhat worked: I liked the exercises. I felt they offered a good source of reflection I particularly liked the exploration of the links between family relationships and one’s relationship style in potential romantic relationships. Psychology...
Read MoreWhat worked: This book has been life changing for me. I picked it up to get rid of some recurring thoughts and habits that I’ve had for the longest time, and which had been rather...
Read MoreWhat worked: Nothing. This was an awful read and I’m amazed by the good reviews of it through the years. What did not work: Racist. Boring. In serious need of an editor. Not funny at...
Read MoreWhat has worked: A page-turner! I could have read it all in one sitting. I always loved the way Kon writes dialogues – be it in her novels or plays. She has this ability to...
Read MoreWhat worked: I’m usually not a fan of alot of contemporary authors who have a habit of writing a novel which just reads like a smattering of their diary entries. This one followed a similar...
Read MoreWhat worked: A collection of 17 interesting, spooky tales. As with any short story collection, some are better and spookier than the others. But the thing I love about Jackson’s brand of horror is the...
Read MoreWhat worked: Christie writes great dialogues between her characters though and you can always form a picture of who the characters really are simply by imagining the way they converse. Fascinating. What did not work:...
Read MoreWhat worked: The book still kept up with its themes of turning simple, day to day events and occurrences into creepy and near-death situations. This was the thing I loved most about the stories, it...
Read MoreBook started off interesting enough but it sort of cooled off for me starting around the middle. I thought the premise and the key ideas of discovering who you are and the purpose of life...
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