What I've read was very well-written and intriguing, but I realized I wouldn't be able to handle the tragedy and heartbreak I knew was coming, so I pu...moreWhat I've read was very well-written and intriguing, but I realized I wouldn't be able to handle the tragedy and heartbreak I knew was coming, so I put it down before I could get too upset. It's a very important book, though, and a very important subject. Support your bees! Love your bees!(less)
This book came to me highly recommended, but apparently I am not smart enough to "get it," or I just really don't care, because I got about halfway th...moreThis book came to me highly recommended, but apparently I am not smart enough to "get it," or I just really don't care, because I got about halfway through it and became so exhausted that I put it aside and have yet to return.(less)
Absolutely dreadful. I very rarely do not finish a book, but this one I literally threw down in disgust. The writing was poor, the dialogue felt contr...moreAbsolutely dreadful. I very rarely do not finish a book, but this one I literally threw down in disgust. The writing was poor, the dialogue felt contrived (I have read books written during the period in which this was based and no one talked the way these characters talk) and worst of all about halfway through the book I came across I scene where the "spirit" was taunting John Bell (who had only ever been called "John" up to this point, I believe) and said (and I quote): "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." What? WHAT? Are you kidding me? How does something like this get past a publisher?(less)
Sighhhh... I'm only eight pages in and already I hate it. But I must confess, I am biased. I never liked the New Kids on the Block, I never had a crus...moreSighhhh... I'm only eight pages in and already I hate it. But I must confess, I am biased. I never liked the New Kids on the Block, I never had a crush on that cute boy in sixth grade, I never rooted for the Bills, I don't like flip flops or babies or bridal showers, I don't text message, so I have kind of a history of railing against things that "everybody" loves. Besides, I've resisted for so long that now I pick the book up with the utmost revulsion and contempt. And it's not just because she's a Mormon. I think. We shall see. Eight pages down, about seventy billion to go.
Ch. 1: "No one was going to bite me." Are you freaking kidding me? She actually went there.
Ch. 2: Awful, just awful. It's trash, such complete drivel.
Ch. 3: I give up. This is terrible. I can't read another chapter or another page, much less four entire books. I tried, and I just can't. And I don't think it's because I was biased to start with. It really is just an awful book.(less)
I suppose this book can be genuinely helpful to some people (Scott Peterson, Brian Nichols, Fidel Castro, for example have all apparently benefited fr...moreI suppose this book can be genuinely helpful to some people (Scott Peterson, Brian Nichols, Fidel Castro, for example have all apparently benefited from this book), but it was uninteresting to me from the get-go. I went into it with an open mind, and hoped to gain some spiritual insight from it. However, when the book immediately recommended The Purpose-Driving Journal, The Purpose-Driven Calendar, Daily Inspiration for the Purpose-Driven Life, not to mention The Purpose Driven Life DVD Study Guide and The Purpose-Driven Life - Commuter Edition, I began to sense that despite the authors' good intentions the book has become a commercial monster of (dare I say) Biblical proportions, and I couldn't bear to be a part of it. Maybe someday I will calm down and be able to finish it. But I'll have to remember to get myself a leather-bound $15.00 Purpose-Driven Life Deluxe Journal beforehand!!(less)
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