Review: Can you handle the truth about yourself?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2013
This is one time that I don't think the rating system does the book justice because it's hard to rate this kind of book. It doesn't fit the mold of "That was fun! I didn't expect that ending," or "That book just plain sucked." It's not a book that "you read." It's a book that "reads you." Because of the nature of the book, I could not just read and breeze through it the way I'd read a novel. In order to actually benefit from the book, you must actively participate vs. being a silent observer, which really involves reading the book in pieces and thinking about how it applies to your life. If you don't participate and consider how it applies to your life, you get bored and waste your time. It's one of the few books written that's actually about "you" and designed to get you to recognize things you're doing to damage yourself in order to improve yourself and your relationships. It's challenging, complicated, and intimidating all at the same time. After thinking through some of the exercises, you're actually relieved at what you discover! People that truly want to better themselves will be able to handle this book and find a few areas in which they can be more mindful to improve. Readers who are afraid to be honest with themselves will want nothing to do with it. Either way, it's about as close to free therapy as you'll ever get.