Emily Tyler > Recent Status Updates

I can’t put this book down!

Note- This book has been translated, so I am not sure whether I don't like I due to the translator or I just don't like the book.

I read the first story of the collection, The Other (or El otro), for my Argentine Literature class in Spanish. The translation of this text is quite good and I do believe that it retains the character of the original text.
The stories are quite strange, at least the 1.5 that I have managed to read so far.

The book is much better than what I originally thought. I do not usually like non-fiction that relates to self-help, but I am able to almost lose myself in the book at this point. With only 50 pages left, I do think that this should have happened sooner, but I don{t believe that my time reading has been a waste.

The book has changed direction and has started looking at Daoism. Already it is more cohesive and I find this part to be more interesting and less sporadic.

The book has changed direction and has started looking at Daoism. Already it is more cohesive and I find this part to be more interesting and less sporadic.

I like the concepts, I really do, but I feel like the chapters are a bit redundant and the book winds back on itself in a less-than-coherent way. I find myself forgetting which philosopher is being discussed about every other page.

The cover looks familiar, I’m not sure from where...

It is a compelling read, the illustrations are beautiful.