A Simple Act of Gratitude: How Learning to Say Thank You Changed My Life

by John Kralik

Genres: Nonfiction

242 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 27, 2011

Reviews

[Ingrid · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book has an interesting concept - Can writing 365 thank you notes change your life? For the author the answer is yes. Frankly, Kralik was pretty much a loser. It was interesting to see how his life slowly began to change for the better over time.

This was an interesting read, but Kralik is a lawyer, not a writer. The language was pretty simplistic. I found myself wondering how much was left in the book and pushing myself to finish.

[Quiltmom14 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stars because the premise is such a good one. it’s one thing to keep a “gratitude journal” and another to actually think about whom you’d like to thank for bringing a moment of joy in to your life - and then letting him/her know. Unfortunately for me, the writing was non-descript and became repetitive with each letter. On writing alone, I would have given this book a 2.5.

[Jodi Z]

This is a book that I like to revisit often. Gratitude has the potential to change us and John's story illustrates that so beautifully. A worthy, inspiring read. (Previously published as "365 Thank Yous."

[Tierni DeForest · Rating 2 out of 5]

I might give it a 2 1/2 star. I wish we had half stars. I wanted to like this book a whole lot more than I did!
it was very slow going. I like the idea of writing thank you notes one a day for a year , this just didn’t ever grab me and it was not very well written in my opinion.

[RAHalstead · Rating 5 out of 5]

A story of real challenge in a life and a big attitude change that transformed it.

I liked the details of his mistakes as well as his triumphs. It touched my heart at a time that I needed to be reassured that goodness counts.

[Lorraine Mercer · Rating 5 out of 5]

thank you goes a long way

The Thank you notes are inspiring. I am going to start writing more. It changes lives for the better. I’m ready to enjoy a fuller life.

[Debby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and inspirational book on gratitude and saying and writing the important words of Thank YOU!