It made me a little disappointed in the author. I recently read "Get Well Soon" and I loved it, I expected my feeling to be the same. In fact, my favorite part of this book is when she mentions she wishes Becca didn't have cancer (and that someone she knows wouldn't have died) so that her life wouldn't be so complicating. Damn, how low can you go? Time flies when you’re on the road. All you do is try to live in the moment and focus on the next thing, and before you know it… years have passed and you have come a long way”.

El libro de John C. Parkin es simplemente basura reciclada, contradictoria, recetas fáciles pero sin fundamento alguno y por lo tanto inútiles. Tal vez, como él mismo dice, traerá más paz y sabiduría a tu vida “sentarte a tomar una taza de té” que perder el tiempo leyendo esta porquería. Además, de que te ahorrarás 15 dólares.

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The book just comes across as sincerely tone-deaf; sure, the above strategies work in certain scenarios. But there are never provisions made for 'sometimes these scenarios are incorrect'. Sometimes the thing you are scared of is a legitimate fear, so telling yourself 'nothing is going to happen' is just plainly false. Sometimes illnesses require medical treatment. That's a proven fact. And some illnesses don't get better at all. And anybody who thinks 'just go on benefits' is a solution to not having money has clearly never dealt with the DWP, and has been avoiding all the stories about claimants who have been left to die due to unapproved claims.

I did learn some things from this book for sure, and he had some good perspectives/lessons on life things. For one I was 27 years and 140ish days old when Action Bronson taught me that it’s ‘nip it in the bud’ and not ‘nip it in the butt.’ As a preface, this review is coming from someone who vaguely knew who Action Bronson was prior to reading this book. At first glance, it may appear that Mr. Parkin is attempting to tell the reader to ignore the laws and values of society, to just do his or her own thing. However, that is not true. Rather, Mr. Parkin is attempting to help the reader free him/herself from all the obligations and to allow one to enjoy everything has to offer. In essence, life is too short to stress about anything at all. Say "F*** it" (and truly mean it) and that stress disappears. It is not a giving up but a relaxation of one's expectations of one's job, society, and of life. Tengo la mala costumbre (quizá buena) que una vez que inicio un libro nunca lo abandono hasta que lo acabo. If this book hits you at the right time in your life, then you might think it's wonderful. I started the bidding at five stars. For everyone else, it's a one star.

Like a magical modern mantra, saying F**k It can transform your life. It’s the perfect Western expression of the Eastern spiritual ideas of letting go, giving up and finding real freedom by realising that things don’t matter so much (if at all).

Let me just say, if it wasn't for reading wth a friend, I don't think I could have finished this book in the next 3 months. Sure it was an ok read, but definitely not something you look forward to after along painful day of school or work.

The banter between Alex and Becca had me laughing out loud, the storyline is about tragedies, mending a friendship and cancer but is very humorous. Most of the story really revolves around Alex coming out of a darker place in her life and learning to live and be happy again...because she is doing this stuff for Becca. It is stuff she wouldn't have done before, if Becca had not asked her to work on the list. Alex was probably my favorite character - she is dark, moody, confused about life and love. I really enjoyed watching her character grow throughout the story. Not enough parallels to people: one of the best features of the book highlights a big flaw (which if you have read the book is kind of fitting!). The people examples that were not about the author themselves were the most powerful and best at painting the picture that was needed. I wish they did more famous examples like this as it didn’t just add a clear mental picture for the reader but it also added structure that in some parts of the book slipped a bit. It was fun/funny to read and I did enjoy it. It’s pretty hilarious thinking about him just sitting down telling someone these stories or just typing these down himself. Just there going off on anecdotes/tangents one after the other. I do most definitely recommend this book if you don't mind a bit of tongue-in-cheek consciousness streaming mixed in with your philosophy. It's a philosophy I can get behind; a philosophy that I would *love* to see spread and adapted and adopted all over the world. So this book gets an A+ from me on the philosophy angle, hands down.