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200 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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Jason Lillis
7 books4 followersJason Lillis, PhD, is an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a clinical psychologist at the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center of The Miriam Hospital. He earned his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in health services research at Stanford University. Dr. Lillis is a leading researcher and an internationally recognized trainer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He currently lives with his wife in Providence, RI.
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August 10, 2016
The Diet Trap is a well written, instructive book that intends to get to the root of the emotional problem behind overeating. While I felt the concepts and especially focus were sound, it ended up not being a book I could follow. As such, I would rate it a 5-star book for others but unfortunately, I have to balance that against the 1 star I would have to give for it not working for me, personally. So I will rate it 4 stars in the end because I do believe many would benefit from this and stop the yo-yo diets that just don't work for them (because those diets address the physical needs only and not the psychological). I think it is high time those who are overweight address the emotional/psychological reasons for the condition.
The book is a lot like sitting in therapy sessions, with writing exercises replacing talking to a psychiatrist. To really confront the problem emotional areas, the book requires you to keep a journal and write in it frequently, using specific probing questions and your own thoughts to analyze and then free yourself from emotional constraints that keep you from succeeding (at overeating or other subjects). Despite what sounds like a clinical approach, the book is very friendly and definitely not intrusive. It's like having your own personal, non-judgmental, understanding cheerleader.
The foundation of the book is a program used to treat other emotional issue: ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). At its heart, the book/therapy is learning to stop beating oneself up and accept yourself as unique, with imperfections. That stops you from needing food as an emotional crutch to make yourself feel better after you constantly put yourself down. The commitment portion sets up the ground work to be successful at completing projects you have in mind.
For me, I think I probably was lost at the point where I was to thank my organs for working all these years for me (thank your heart, thank your kidneys, etc.). It's all a part of acceptance - learning to love oneself. But I just have too high a threshold of tolerance to that approach, unfortunately. As with meditation, yoga, etc., I just don't find them beneficial (perhaps I am avoiding acceptance, who knows?). But I hope others don't use my example as a reason not to use the book. There is a LOT of really good things to be found in here that are applicable well beyond overeating.
Received as an ARC from the publisher.
The book is a lot like sitting in therapy sessions, with writing exercises replacing talking to a psychiatrist. To really confront the problem emotional areas, the book requires you to keep a journal and write in it frequently, using specific probing questions and your own thoughts to analyze and then free yourself from emotional constraints that keep you from succeeding (at overeating or other subjects). Despite what sounds like a clinical approach, the book is very friendly and definitely not intrusive. It's like having your own personal, non-judgmental, understanding cheerleader.
The foundation of the book is a program used to treat other emotional issue: ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). At its heart, the book/therapy is learning to stop beating oneself up and accept yourself as unique, with imperfections. That stops you from needing food as an emotional crutch to make yourself feel better after you constantly put yourself down. The commitment portion sets up the ground work to be successful at completing projects you have in mind.
For me, I think I probably was lost at the point where I was to thank my organs for working all these years for me (thank your heart, thank your kidneys, etc.). It's all a part of acceptance - learning to love oneself. But I just have too high a threshold of tolerance to that approach, unfortunately. As with meditation, yoga, etc., I just don't find them beneficial (perhaps I am avoiding acceptance, who knows?). But I hope others don't use my example as a reason not to use the book. There is a LOT of really good things to be found in here that are applicable well beyond overeating.
Received as an ARC from the publisher.
April 22, 2024
This is an excellent book but A LOT OF WORK! It is great if you a yo-yo dieter or loses weight/gains weight person like me. I am hoping the ACT method helps me with consistency and a healthier rest of my life. Time will tell!!
October 12, 2022
To begin, this book is a great introduction to ACT techniques and how they can be applied to certain mental aspects of weight loss, primarily addressing your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs (or 'Fix Me Traps'/ Myths) around losing weight.
Each chapter addresses one of the three aspects (thoughts, feelings, beliefs) and introduces you to the ACT techniques that'll help you deal and/or tolerate them in a much kinder, more compassionate way than any straight CBT exercise does. This is great if you find CBT itself to be too hard-edged or logical in dealing with your mental health issues. I did come to the end of this book feeling more compassionate toward myself regarding my beliefs about my weight and how I speak to myself about it and my body.
However, I would not say that this book does what it's titled: "feeding your psychological needs" and "end(ing) the weight loss struggle." It gets you to accept that you have these thoughts and feelings, but it does nothing to actively 'deal' with them (apart from riding them out) or identify what's causing them. Ultimately you use mindful meditation to identify and separate yourself from your thoughts and emotions and use your values to continue acting or behaving in ways you deem appropriate - it does nothing to address underlying issues. That is because ACT is still a subset of CBT, and is more interested in getting you to 'act right' with compassion and kindness than getting you to understand why you're acting this way and how it caused you to be overweight in the first place. So this type of therapy can feel more like putting a loving hug bandage on top of a festering wound: yeah you've stopped the bleeding, but the infestation is running rampant beneath the surface.
In terms of the physical book...it's fine. I have better laid out and formatted self-help volumes on my shelf, but this book is readable and free of jargon. However, it feels like it needs a lot of content editing to tighten it up. I found the reliance on exercises to be too much: many of them seemed superfluous and unnecessary, not to mention ineffective at getting the point across. The idea that you'd need an entire new journal for this book is ridiculous, as so few of the exercises need to be done, especially given that ACT relies heavily on mindfulness and non-religious meditation for you to deal with your thoughts and emotions.
I did skim the last 50 or so pages, so much of it seemed unnecessary (we don't need Chapter 7 at all!) - once you got through the main exercises you don't really need to read the rest of the chapter. And there were points being made or examples being used that just popped up out of nowhere and did not seem relevant to what came before. In some aspects, this book felt like a lot of blog posts sewn together.
I also must say that some bits came off as being a bit 'smarmy,' leaning towards being self-righteous and condescending.
All in all, a good, light but practical introduction to ACT and how it can be used to ease your weight loss journey. But I wouldn't lean on it being the only resource you have. There are probably better books out there than this, so use this as a jumping-off point into ACT - I know I will, this is so much better than any straight CBT 'therapy' I've received in recent years.
Each chapter addresses one of the three aspects (thoughts, feelings, beliefs) and introduces you to the ACT techniques that'll help you deal and/or tolerate them in a much kinder, more compassionate way than any straight CBT exercise does. This is great if you find CBT itself to be too hard-edged or logical in dealing with your mental health issues. I did come to the end of this book feeling more compassionate toward myself regarding my beliefs about my weight and how I speak to myself about it and my body.
However, I would not say that this book does what it's titled: "feeding your psychological needs" and "end(ing) the weight loss struggle." It gets you to accept that you have these thoughts and feelings, but it does nothing to actively 'deal' with them (apart from riding them out) or identify what's causing them. Ultimately you use mindful meditation to identify and separate yourself from your thoughts and emotions and use your values to continue acting or behaving in ways you deem appropriate - it does nothing to address underlying issues. That is because ACT is still a subset of CBT, and is more interested in getting you to 'act right' with compassion and kindness than getting you to understand why you're acting this way and how it caused you to be overweight in the first place. So this type of therapy can feel more like putting a loving hug bandage on top of a festering wound: yeah you've stopped the bleeding, but the infestation is running rampant beneath the surface.
In terms of the physical book...it's fine. I have better laid out and formatted self-help volumes on my shelf, but this book is readable and free of jargon. However, it feels like it needs a lot of content editing to tighten it up. I found the reliance on exercises to be too much: many of them seemed superfluous and unnecessary, not to mention ineffective at getting the point across. The idea that you'd need an entire new journal for this book is ridiculous, as so few of the exercises need to be done, especially given that ACT relies heavily on mindfulness and non-religious meditation for you to deal with your thoughts and emotions.
I did skim the last 50 or so pages, so much of it seemed unnecessary (we don't need Chapter 7 at all!) - once you got through the main exercises you don't really need to read the rest of the chapter. And there were points being made or examples being used that just popped up out of nowhere and did not seem relevant to what came before. In some aspects, this book felt like a lot of blog posts sewn together.
I also must say that some bits came off as being a bit 'smarmy,' leaning towards being self-righteous and condescending.
All in all, a good, light but practical introduction to ACT and how it can be used to ease your weight loss journey. But I wouldn't lean on it being the only resource you have. There are probably better books out there than this, so use this as a jumping-off point into ACT - I know I will, this is so much better than any straight CBT 'therapy' I've received in recent years.
April 24, 2014
This is the cheapest therapy session you'll ever get. The tools are powerful and effective. I've never heard of this approach to healthy, compassionate living. I'm glad I read this.
March 8, 2023
DNF'd around 40%.
There is nothing truly wrong with this book. I'm sure it was a combination of life circumstances, the harsh PDF version I had from Cloud Library, and the fact that this books just assumes that every reader that reads it has the exactly same problems.
I want to diet and lose weight, yes to return to my skinnier pre-car accident form, but mostly because it will aid me in being able to get back to the things I like to do. I would like to be able to run long distance again without being in pain. Hell I would like to be able to run 1km without sounding, and looking, abd feeling like a wounded wildebeest that just narrowly escaped the jaws of a massive crocodile (and will probably die later anyways). That's what I want. I want my athlete health back. Weight loss is just something that can potentially help the process and, as a plus, might get me back into my size medium pants. This book assumes we assume that if we could just be skinnier life would be better. Being skinny equals being successful. I disagree and therefore this book isn't geared towards me completely.
What's in it?
This book is sorta of the attempt to replace a therapist. You will need a journal or at least some paper and a pen, because this book has exercises for you to do. Expect to make a lists. And if this book is appropriately geared towards your personal outlook on weight loss, it will attempt to help you challenge some of your thoughts processes and encourage you to take steps toward replacing those unhelpful, potentially negative thoughts with something more accepting and positive. Basically they want to help you over come the emotional hurdle that people often face while trying to lose weight. Particularly if you keep failing or yoyoing. The book does this by asking you to honestly respond to questions on paper and then compare them to what they think you probably said. It is generally very positive and supportive. If you like this book and plan to reread it as you go through your weight loss journey, I imagine it would be very helpful. Like a little positive cheerleader trying to keep you on track.
What I got out of it is basically, stop beating yourself up when you fail. Accept you flaws. Positive thinking. Recognize your use of food as a emotional crutch. Set up a foundation for success and don't destroy/tear yourself down if you don't meet your own expectations. This book also has a little bit of a Marie Kondo flavour towards your body (I may have flipped through the last 60% and noticed this part). To teach self-love, they have you thank different organs in your body for keeping you alive. So, thank you heart for beating? Seems strange, but whatever. I thanked my old boots for their service before I threw them out...lol
Conclusion
All in all I think this could be very useful for people who view failure at weight loss as a negative thing.
I personally have been frustrated by failure at weight loss, but I also struggle to maintain my physical health and pain levels when trying to do more strenuous exercise and view more restrictive dieting as the devil's work so...po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe. I'm not willing to suffer to be skinnier because it makes me unhappy. I'll find my balance my way and maybe thank my organs more often and use a few of these new tools in my arsenal along the way.
You do you, boo. If this book might help. Use it!
There is nothing truly wrong with this book. I'm sure it was a combination of life circumstances, the harsh PDF version I had from Cloud Library, and the fact that this books just assumes that every reader that reads it has the exactly same problems.
I want to diet and lose weight, yes to return to my skinnier pre-car accident form, but mostly because it will aid me in being able to get back to the things I like to do. I would like to be able to run long distance again without being in pain. Hell I would like to be able to run 1km without sounding, and looking, abd feeling like a wounded wildebeest that just narrowly escaped the jaws of a massive crocodile (and will probably die later anyways). That's what I want. I want my athlete health back. Weight loss is just something that can potentially help the process and, as a plus, might get me back into my size medium pants. This book assumes we assume that if we could just be skinnier life would be better. Being skinny equals being successful. I disagree and therefore this book isn't geared towards me completely.
What's in it?
This book is sorta of the attempt to replace a therapist. You will need a journal or at least some paper and a pen, because this book has exercises for you to do. Expect to make a lists. And if this book is appropriately geared towards your personal outlook on weight loss, it will attempt to help you challenge some of your thoughts processes and encourage you to take steps toward replacing those unhelpful, potentially negative thoughts with something more accepting and positive. Basically they want to help you over come the emotional hurdle that people often face while trying to lose weight. Particularly if you keep failing or yoyoing. The book does this by asking you to honestly respond to questions on paper and then compare them to what they think you probably said. It is generally very positive and supportive. If you like this book and plan to reread it as you go through your weight loss journey, I imagine it would be very helpful. Like a little positive cheerleader trying to keep you on track.
What I got out of it is basically, stop beating yourself up when you fail. Accept you flaws. Positive thinking. Recognize your use of food as a emotional crutch. Set up a foundation for success and don't destroy/tear yourself down if you don't meet your own expectations. This book also has a little bit of a Marie Kondo flavour towards your body (I may have flipped through the last 60% and noticed this part). To teach self-love, they have you thank different organs in your body for keeping you alive. So, thank you heart for beating? Seems strange, but whatever. I thanked my old boots for their service before I threw them out...lol
Conclusion
All in all I think this could be very useful for people who view failure at weight loss as a negative thing.
I personally have been frustrated by failure at weight loss, but I also struggle to maintain my physical health and pain levels when trying to do more strenuous exercise and view more restrictive dieting as the devil's work so...po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe. I'm not willing to suffer to be skinnier because it makes me unhappy. I'll find my balance my way and maybe thank my organs more often and use a few of these new tools in my arsenal along the way.
You do you, boo. If this book might help. Use it!
September 1, 2019
The gym I go to started a book club and this is the first book that was discussed. The owner of the gym felt that too many of his clients were stuck about changes that they wanted (weight, shape, strength) but were unable to achieve. He chose this book because it tries to get at the barriers behind the struggle with weight. So, the book is not quite self-help and it isn't real therapy although it tries to get the reader to explore in a therapeutic way, what has led the reader to this struggle.
I suspect that this book will help several readers. I am so adverse to self-help books that I may be too skeptical to get anything from this read.
I suspect that this book will help several readers. I am so adverse to self-help books that I may be too skeptical to get anything from this read.
April 10, 2020
I’ve been looking for this book
I’ve been looking for this book for years. There are a gazillion books about nutrition, diets, etc. But at the end of the day, we all know approximately how we should be eating. Why do I consistently not make smart food choices? Why do I eat well for a few days, and then totally sabotage myself? This book addresses mindset almost exclusively. It’s the book I’ve been looking for for years.
I’ve been looking for this book for years. There are a gazillion books about nutrition, diets, etc. But at the end of the day, we all know approximately how we should be eating. Why do I consistently not make smart food choices? Why do I eat well for a few days, and then totally sabotage myself? This book addresses mindset almost exclusively. It’s the book I’ve been looking for for years.
July 16, 2022
This book was only OK.
There weren't enough defusion techniques in my opinion, this will result in people not being able to defuse from these thoughts effectively. The 'Weight Escape' is a lot more helpful and effective.
I wouldn't recommend this book to someone without them having a better understanding of acceptance and commitment therapy.
There weren't enough defusion techniques in my opinion, this will result in people not being able to defuse from these thoughts effectively. The 'Weight Escape' is a lot more helpful and effective.
I wouldn't recommend this book to someone without them having a better understanding of acceptance and commitment therapy.
January 18, 2024
It's not a long book but there are like 100 little assignments and I found it hard to stay interested. I do think the advice and steps are good if you struggle with yo-yo dieting and regaining weight. It's much more based on your motivations and setbacks than the actual process of losing weight.
That is what most people need though.
That is what most people need though.
March 9, 2025
Super important book.
I gave it 5 stars because I believe everyone should read that book.
Everyone should learn about ACT, and how to apply it to dieting.
The exercises are excellent and make applying the principles.
The food plan section should focus more on healthy food vs calorie counting IMO.
I gave it 5 stars because I believe everyone should read that book.
Everyone should learn about ACT, and how to apply it to dieting.
The exercises are excellent and make applying the principles.
The food plan section should focus more on healthy food vs calorie counting IMO.
February 3, 2022
Read this book for work and while it expresses the main points of ACT very clearly and adapted to the weight loss struggle it loses a point for the focus on calorie counting and creating a calorie deficit at the end - problematic habits for people struggling with disordered eating and the like.
April 1, 2024
واقعا کتاب بدرد بخوری است برای کسانی که پروژه لاغر شدن دارند.
استفاده از نظریه اکت بسیار جالب بود.
مهم این است که ما با حس بد خودمان به عنوان یک حس طبیعی کنار بیاییم و قبولش کنیم.
تله «اصلاحم کن» هم به نظرم بسیار آموزنده بود.
استفاده از نظریه اکت بسیار جالب بود.
مهم این است که ما با حس بد خودمان به عنوان یک حس طبیعی کنار بیاییم و قبولش کنیم.
تله «اصلاحم کن» هم به نظرم بسیار آموزنده بود.
July 30, 2020
I think this is going to be helpful, I might re-listen in a few months or so to brush up.
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September 8, 2023I read this for school
July 24, 2014
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The Diet Trap is a well written, instructive book that intends to get to the root of the emotional problem behind overeating. While I felt the concepts and especially focus were sound, it ended up not being a book I could follow. As such, I would rate it a 5-star book for others but unfortunately, I have to balance that against the 1 star I would have to give for it not working for me, personally. So I will rate it 4 stars in the end because I do believe many would benefit from this and stop the yo-yo diets that just don't work for them (because those diets address the physical needs only and not the psychological). I think it is high time those who are overweight address the emotional/psychological reasons for the condition.
The book is a lot like sitting in therapy sessions, with writing exercises replacing talking to a psychiatrist. To really confront the problem emotional areas, the book requires you to keep a journal and write in it frequently, using specific probing questions and your own thoughts to analyze and then free yourself from emotional constraints that keep you from succeeding (at overeating or other subjects). Despite what sounds like a clinical approach, the book is very friendly and definitely not intrusive. It's like having your own personal, non-judgmental, understanding cheerleader.
The foundation of the book is a program used to treat other emotional issue: ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). At its heart, the book/therapy is learning to stop beating oneself up and accept yourself as unique, with imperfections. That stops you from needing food as an emotional crutch to make yourself feel better after you constantly put yourself down. The commitment portion sets up the ground work to be successful at completing projects you have in mind.
For me, I think I probably was lost at the point where I was to thank my organs for working all these years for me (thank your heart, thank your kidneys, etc.). It's all a part of acceptance - learning to love oneself. But I just have too high a threshold of tolerance to that approach, unfortunately. As with meditation, yoga, etc., I just don't find them beneficial (perhaps I am avoiding acceptance, who knows?). But I hope others don't use my example as a reason not to use the book. There is a LOT of really good things to be found in here that are applicable well beyond overeating.
Received as an ARC from the publisher.
January 14, 2014
This is not a traditional "diet" book. If you are looking for a book that tells you the details of a diet, what to do, what to eat etc, then this is not the book for you.
If you have failed on tons of diets, if you are banging your head off the wall thinking "I'm never going to be able to lose the weight" or "I can't do it", then this IS the book for you.
The author mentions early in the book that it's specifically written for people who have tried tons of diets and either regained the weight, or couldn't stick to any diet for any length of time.
This peaked my curiosity....did he write the book for me?
This is an incredibly powerful book, unlike any other "diet" book. In this book I was challenged to change the way I think. Yeah, yeah....we've heard that a million times in other books, right? Wrong!
The ACT method is truly worth looking into. I have just read the whole book, to get an understanding of it, and now I'm going to go back and do the exercises I skipped.
The method makes crazy amounts of sense, I can't see how it can fail if you follow the author's instructions.
If you have failed on tons of diets, if you are banging your head off the wall thinking "I'm never going to be able to lose the weight" or "I can't do it", then this IS the book for you.
The author mentions early in the book that it's specifically written for people who have tried tons of diets and either regained the weight, or couldn't stick to any diet for any length of time.
This peaked my curiosity....did he write the book for me?
This is an incredibly powerful book, unlike any other "diet" book. In this book I was challenged to change the way I think. Yeah, yeah....we've heard that a million times in other books, right? Wrong!
The ACT method is truly worth looking into. I have just read the whole book, to get an understanding of it, and now I'm going to go back and do the exercises I skipped.
The method makes crazy amounts of sense, I can't see how it can fail if you follow the author's instructions.
January 26, 2014
This is a book based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. A way to get to the root of your eating or dieting trap, change it and develop a healthier way of thinking, thereby a healthier way of life. Written in a way that is very comfortable, informative, fun, compassionate, and therapeutic you will learn self- compassion, mindfulness, how to identify your thinking patterns, and values. There are deep and helpful exercises (to do at your own pace). Meet yourself within these exercises, your goals, your values, you'll even meet your emotional T Rex - if you are willing to let the barriers down.
I really liked this approach to work in inner before thinking the outer was the answer, to get to the root, but in a gentle honest way. I think that the ACT approach would be great in all parts of your life.
I really liked this approach to work in inner before thinking the outer was the answer, to get to the root, but in a gentle honest way. I think that the ACT approach would be great in all parts of your life.
July 28, 2020
I am only half way through this book but I can gladly give it four stars. The book addresses weight loss in a way that is compassionate and encouraging. Lillis shows the way to weight loss through the lens of A.C.T. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This book will not be for those who want to get a meal plan and an list of exercise rules -btw they don't work long-term anyway. This book will give you a values centric approach to losing weight that allows you to do it in a calm and loving way. Or you might just decide to just love yourself as you are and forget about' fixing you' altogether.
Even if the second half of the book is a fizzler I am happy with the approach and think it has a lot of potential. This book makes an excellent addition to my counselling book collection.
Even if the second half of the book is a fizzler I am happy with the approach and think it has a lot of potential. This book makes an excellent addition to my counselling book collection.
April 16, 2014
Received this book in a giveaway.
This book offers different approaches in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and is not your typical diet book.
I was initially excited about its untraditional approach towards losing weight, but found keeping a journal not very practical at least for myself. There were a lot of good points like seeing your thoughts from a different perspective and changing your relationship to your thoughts, and how your mind could be your worst enemy. However, some of the exercises were too tedious and labor-intensive and too idealistic for my liking. You should give it a try if you don't mind keeping a journal while reading a book.
This book offers different approaches in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and is not your typical diet book.
I was initially excited about its untraditional approach towards losing weight, but found keeping a journal not very practical at least for myself. There were a lot of good points like seeing your thoughts from a different perspective and changing your relationship to your thoughts, and how your mind could be your worst enemy. However, some of the exercises were too tedious and labor-intensive and too idealistic for my liking. You should give it a try if you don't mind keeping a journal while reading a book.
September 7, 2014
Won this book a few months ago in a Good Reads giveaway. Took a while to get through it, but that's what's likely to happen if you try to read thirty or so books at once. It's an interesting book. Not sure if it's all that original, but then maybe it does not need to be, so long as what is in it is useful. And much of it should be of value to almost anyone who is either trying to lose weight or to maintain a healthy size. It's also a book that would be good to read more than once in order to get everything it has to offer. Three and one half stars for this book.
August 1, 2016
Excellent book for creating practical strategies for the mental struggles of weight loss. It's not just a book to help you figure out what your problem is. It helps you identify and get back to losing weight with a healthy mindset.
March 3, 2014
Some good insights. Thoughts and feelings don't have to control us. Now to remember that in day to day life!
I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
November 23, 2014
This was really enlightening, I thought there was very good advice and reasoning in how YOU do end up in a TRAP!
September 7, 2015
Very interesting book but one you have to read a few times to really grasp.
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February 13, 2015
March 25, 2015
I thought the approach to this book was refreshing. I might have gotten even more out of it if I had actually done all the writing exercises.
September 5, 2023
I am reviewing this book a couple of months after reading it and It apparently wasn't very memorable because I literally don't remember anything about this book at all....
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