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[โ€“] Big_Bob@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm currently reading it. I can see why so many people just leave it in the bookshelf.

It's not a bad book, but God damn does it feel like running a marathon.

[โ€“] Poogona@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

It frustrated me, I've been pretty depressed in the past and I felt like I detected all the same thought patterns in it. Not a badly written book but I didn't enjoy what felt like a book written as a sort of self-flagellation