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Kristin L. (lamonica34) - Reviews

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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Author: Dale Carnegie
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/20/2020


A friend recommended this book because I was transitioning careers into insurance sales. This book has completely changed my outlook on how to interact with people. I've been working in retail management for 4 years and considered myself as being successful at it, but after reading this book I realized that I was sabotaging myself in so many ways. Anyone who works in sales or service industries at any level should obviously read this book, but I suggest reading it regardless of what you do for a living. This book can help dealing with argumentative spouses, children, neighbors, bosses, anybody.


Kings of Colorado
Kings of Colorado
Author: David E. Hilton
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/5/2021


I rarely write reviews when I dislike a book, because I feel my opinion should not matter to another person when deciding whether or not to read a book, but this book was so disappointing and frustrating to read, that I need to vent. Anyone interested in this book should still read it, because it was a great story, but it was so poorly executed, that at times I found myself unable to concentrate on the pages, because thoughts of how it should have been written kept drowning out the words. I had to go back and reread pages so many times. My biggest complaint is with the fact that there is no character development whatsoever in this book. It makes everything seem like a cliche and characters just hollow shells. If I don't care about the characters, I don't care what happens to them. That's a given rule to writing. At one point the author even goes out of his way to avoid character development. I don't want to put spoilers in this review, but at one of the biggest plot points of the book, a time in which character development should be hard to avoid, this author does just that! He actually uses the words, "I don't want to tell you too much about ____, or how it affected me. As important and as personal as those things are..." It has to be the laziest writing I've ever seen. Read it and judge for yourself, but I am shocked by the poor execution of this book. It's a first draft at best.


Middlesex
Middlesex
Author: Jeffrey Eugenides
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 1/17/2020


My favorite book!


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