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Rob
is 92% done
Overlong and repetitive as it is, I’m determined to get through this book. Why? Because it has 5-star chapters like this latest one, “Karma.” It also has 3-star chapters, so I’m leaning towards giving it 4 stars overall.
— Nov 02, 2026 11:51AM
Rob
is 67% done
Chapter 17 on Anxiety is great! The author has decades of experience dealing with political insanity.
— Oct 23, 2025 09:13AM
Rob
is 58% done
Way too long.
I set this book aside, thinking it would probably fall into the “unfinished” bucket.
But recently I’ve been listening again. For about an hour.
Not sure why I’m still only 58% of the way through a 13 hour book. Must have made a maths error.
Anyway, there are parts that are worth getting through. But this book is overlong and repetitive.
— Oct 16, 2025 04:11PM
I set this book aside, thinking it would probably fall into the “unfinished” bucket.
But recently I’ve been listening again. For about an hour.
Not sure why I’m still only 58% of the way through a 13 hour book. Must have made a maths error.
Anyway, there are parts that are worth getting through. But this book is overlong and repetitive.