I knew this was a heavy book, but still the first page took me by surprise. It just punched you in the gut right away. After that, I kind of expected that for the entirety of the book — but that wasn’t the case, either — the punches did keep coming, but it wasn’t all bad.
I liked this book. It was the first book I’ve read about the Civil War. I didn’t feel like it was one-sided and it seemed to explain a few things to me about the war and how people were thinking at the time.
Updates for April 2022
This was a very easy read – it was a fictional story with some lessons to be learned from it. There was a list of principles that the main character learned from a fictional consulting company.
My wife and I recently drove down to Des Moines, Iowa to watch Jordan Peterson’s lecture. I was pretty excited for it – I’m a fan of a lot of his ideas. I think he might be the best thinker of our time.
People love Steve Jobs – he was a visionary. He revolutionized several industries. He invented the Macintosh which changed our entire lives. He invented iPhone which changed our entire lives. The list goes on.
But he also was not a nice person.
For some reason, I thought this book would be more from an individual perspective rather than an organizational perspective. However, it was the opposite – it was about companies starting with Why.
Updates for March 2022
I liked reading this book. It was easy to read and kept me interested and I was able to get through it in only about 3 days – so in that sense I liked it.
But, after finishing it, I don’t think I like the story.
I first read this book in 2020 and now read it again in 2022. My wife, who is a high school English teacher, was preparing to teach this, so I thought I’d read it again to be able to discuss it with her. I generally like the few books of Steinbeck that I’ve read – and that’s true for this one too.