Sarah's review
Stumbling on Happiness
by Daniel Gilbert
Summary is boring. That's why people don't read Cliffs Notes habitually. Or do you?
Sarah's review
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Sarah's review
rating:
recommended for: people "curious about the human condition"
If you have read any of my other reviews, you can anticipate my first objection: THE WRITING REALLY SUCKED. This is a guy who thought that putting multiple lists into one sentence, every sentence is the best way to make a point. For example: "This is why boys, men, fathers, brothers and sons, like things like sports, hunting, tv, fishing and feather boas." And he would stick in the unexpected "feather boas"...not sure why....to keep things interesting???? You can't fault the guy for not writing in parallel sentences though. One after the other, they get tiring. And REALLY distracting. (The personal stories are really tiring as well.)
My next objection: It is really hard to follow. It is a nonfiction piece putting forth a thesis. He doesn't explain his thesis until about 70 pages in. Then I had a really hard time following the thread of his argument. I found myself telling my boyfriend about all of the really interesting studies and weird unexpected f...more
My next objection: It is really hard to follow. It is a nonfiction piece putting forth a thesis. He doesn't explain his thesis until about 70 pages in. Then I had a really hard time following the thread of his argument. I found myself telling my boyfriend about all of the really interesting studies and weird unexpected f...more
Summary is boring. That's why people don't read Cliffs Notes habitually. Or do you?