“I do not like self help books...
I believe that they are too simplistic, repetitive, unscientific and treat the reader like some sort of a simpleton.
Also I have this sneaking suspicion that they are written with women as a primary audience.
Hence I picked this one up with some trepidation, and only after being recommended by my sister.
However I was pleasantly surprised, that while many of the above mentioned criticisms are valid for this book too, it is quite easy to read (hear in my case since it was an audiobook), sensible, and not too difficult to begin to put in practice.
Whether I will become a better person after reading this is something that I am not sure, but even if it has sensitized me to the 4 agreements, I think that is something that is far more useful, than most fiction that read on a regular basis.
However, the agreements seem a bit complete, & many of the above mentioned criticisms remain, including a significant reliance on God ... something that I do not relish too much as an agnostic/ atheist.
But it did teach me some simple things, and I am grateful for that :)”
golu wrote this review Sunday, February 12, 2012.
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