tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786438112933136892.post6462249458549332086..comments2023-03-30T13:55:57.743+01:00Comments on Random Blowe: REVIEW: Smile or Die by Barbara EhrenreichKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003057501738525190noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786438112933136892.post-34525335776352928222010-03-01T16:27:41.488+00:002010-03-01T16:27:41.488+00:00It's definitely worth finishing - I ploughed t...It's definitely worth finishing - I ploughed through it as I was on and off trains over the weekend and the final chapter presents a reasoned alternative to 'positive thinking' that is probably best summed up as 'critical thinking'<br /><br />I still think ignoring Obama completely is a real mistake though.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003057501738525190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786438112933136892.post-20561863035363952402010-03-01T14:51:20.687+00:002010-03-01T14:51:20.687+00:00And I really dislike how this book has been publis...And I really dislike how this book has been published under two different titles and different covers which makes it look like they are different books. But I don't imagine for a minute that is down to Ehrenreich.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786438112933136892.post-14806544907525785052010-03-01T14:46:54.461+00:002010-03-01T14:46:54.461+00:00I read half of this book - in it's alter ego a...I read half of this book - in it's alter ego as Bright Sided - and it made me feel so depressed I couldn't finish it. It throughly smashes any point in 'positive thinking' - and even for a person who has never been accused of being an optimist it is unsettling. Not sure if smashing al notions of 'positive thinking' is completely good tbh, but if I ever get round to finishing the book I might have the answer.<br /><br />The links Ehrenreich makes to capitalism and materialism are brilliant.<br /><br />Definately not as readable as Nickel and Dimed or Bait and Switch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com