Review: Quick, painless, interesting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
As I set out to review this book, I found that it would be best to separate my thoughts into two categories: the book, and the book the book is about!The Book:My Age of Anxiety by Scott Stossel: A 30-minute Chapter-by-Chapter Summary: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind is a well written, concise summation of My Age of Anxiety that was bite-sized enough to read through in an abbreviated amount of time, but in depth enough to leave me feeling like I could grasp the content of the source material. The brevity of the book did not seem to detract from the presentation of the content, and at no point did it seem to me that the author lacked understanding of the source, but rather they helpfully (and quickly) guided me through the big picture ideas. Indeed, there was a surprising amount of detail for such a compressed version.The Book the Book is About:My Age of Anxiety seems like a compelling read. I didn’t realize how recently the movement toward dedicated study of anxiety and anxiety-related ills had actually taken off. The nervous stomach section was relevant to my interests, and I appreciated that I could skim through, catching the overarching information, and decide whether to investigate the topic in more detail on my own. The anxiety related topics covered range from the history of study to social constructs to medication and nature vs. nurture theories.I would definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in the subject, but unable to dedicate a large block of time to studying it.