sicksadlit's Reviews (527)

This book is powerful. As a white person, I feel seriously impacted by this work and I’m forced to face my own role in the perpetuation of systemic oppression against people of colour. A role that I am not even aware of.

This book will change the way you view the world and the way you view yourself. This work makes you want to be better and do better. I wish every single white person on the planet could read this.

This book is controversial. Tim Ferris elicits some strong reactions, but whether you like him or not, the 4-Hour Work Week is likely to inspire you into action. So many of us "follow the rules" and strive to tolerate the best job we can get for 40 years, holding off for retirement. Tim Ferriss, the 30-year-old author of this book, posits an entirely different worldview and a straightforward plan for achieving living it - set up automatic profit centers, and take "mini-retirements" throughout your life (which he does, and explains in detail.)

Although Ferris positions this book in terms of making as much money as possible with as little effort as you can, rather than focusing on meaningful work, it still inspired me and made me think about how I could manage my time and output more efficiently, to work smarter, not harder. There were actionable tips that I could use right away, and now I’m self-employed, working my dream job… So I guess you could say that it… worked.

I loved this book. Initially, in the first half, I felt it was a bit slow to get started, but somehow even then Lori Gottlieb made me cry in every single chapter.

These stories are so expertly written and woven together. I felt so invested in each person mentioned and following their growth was inspiring. We humans are so flawed, and it gives me hope to know that we can be better.

I can't recommend this book enough.

This book is heavy duty.

I FELT this book.

My former partner was emotionally and psychologically abusive. I never knew how to talk about it or if it was even "real" because there's barely any discussion around queer domestic abuse. As I read this powerful memoir, I felt Carmen's pain and terror so deeply. It's a fear I know so innately and yet have no idea how to express.

Reading this book was like reliving those 5 years of horror all over again. Carmen's writing is so powerful and descriptive, it's impossible not to feel sucked into her reality.

This collection of essays was profoundly moving. Thick is an incredible insight into what it means to be a black woman and how to exist in a capitalist society built for white people. With the Black Lives Matter protests happening right now I knew very little about the experience of black women. This book moved me to tears. There are so many privileges I have as a white woman that I never even think twice about because it's not a problem for me.

This is an essential read for understanding white supremacy and addressing your own white privilege.