Fresh K Book Club - The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck

Hi there peeps! This week I thought I'd share a book I read and share my thoughts on it. This is a pretty popular book and many folks have their own opinion on it. So, let's jump in! The book I will be reviewing is The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.

I like to sit with a good read every now and then. I kept hearing about this book and the title alone I had high hopes. I'm not in the self help book rave that's been going on over the years. But, I have read some that were actually good. So, why did you read this book, K? I thought this would have been a somewhat thought provoking read. When I started reading I can see how this book will hit people the wrong way. The tone is not one that coddles you or pacifies the bad news which is the schtick of the book. I found the 'realistic' tone of the book interesting, at first. I know he was using that tone as a way to stand out from other books of this nature.

But, I'd say about half way in the tone grew very pretentious and was making it a bit hard for me to finish the book. There were some nuggets of information deep within the self indulgent tone, but really,  you can get this in other books in this genre written by a more competent writer, or from just common sense really. I didn't hate this book, but I couldn't get past the misogynistic tone.

The basic message of this book is that you cannot not have bad things happen to you, and that you shouldn't compare yourself to others and no matter the monumental problem we have it really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. Again, it really is a book on common sense.

What are you thoughts? Have you read this book? Do you think you will read this book?