- This book details Leah Remini's life, much of which centers around the Church of Scientology.
- The book is a surprisingly quick read and covers a lot of ground.
- Remini is fairly candid about her own short-coming. From the tone of the book, it sounds like she is prepared for a strong reaction from Scientology.
- Her experiences in various arms of Scientology provide an interesting view of the organization.
- The book also covers her acting career ranging from Zach's girlfriend on Saved by the Bell to Carrie on King of Queens.
- Vanderkam analyzes a hefty number of time entry journals from high-achieving women with children. From these logs Vanderkam shares common trends she identifies and strategies for maximizing the limited time we have.
- The author breaks down how the women spend their time. Surprisingly, they do not spend as many hours at work as one might expect.
- Vanderkam looks at what is the best way to spend time. For example, tidying the house is not enjoyable and will only need to be done again in a day. There is likely a better option for spending that time.
- The book focuses heavily on children and childcare. One nearly missing blind spot is on time for the relationship between spouses.
- Susan Cain questions society's focus on extroversion and personality. She looks to societal values historically and examines how the focus shifted from character to personality, and what that means for introverts.
- As an introvert, this book was validating. Living in a world that values extroversion, and often being told that my preferences are abnormal or inferior, reading this was incredibly validating.
- Cain visits the topic of how modern American schools are designed for the extrovert. She discusses the stress this can put on introverts.
- Quindlen captures the feeling of small town life and the complex relationships that develop over a lifetime.
- As the book follows the main character's life over several decades, the reader sees how this character matures and learns. It is especially interesting to see how main character's goal changes from leaving the small community to returning.
- This novel reads like most other Quindlen novels. It is an enjoyable and fairly quick read.
- I was curious to read a novel written by an insider about what life is like on Wall Street for women. The author's insider experience on Wall Street gives the book an authentic feel.
- Somehow the book manages to read like traditional "Chic Lit" while covering deep issues like sexism, unequal expectations for performance for men and women, and power balances in martial relationships.
- Overall, this was an enjoyable read that gave me a deep appreciation for the women of Wall Street.
- As a long-time viewer of the TV series Hoarders, I was curious to see Dr. Zasio outline her approach.
- Dr. Zasio provides an outline for some reasons why hoarding can develop and how to address it. She also discusses how to make decisions about what to keep, and, perhaps more importantly, what to bring into your home.
- Reading this book inspired me to clean out some tubs of unused items that were languishing in the basement. While I don't consider myself a hoarder or clutterer, it did provide a solid framework for how to handle belongings.
- I decided to pick up this novel after seeing previews for its upcoming film adaptation.
- This novel stays true to Jojo Moyes roadmap for novels, both in relation to plot and types of characters. It feels like Nicholas Sparks with just an ounce of grit.
- The characters feel annoyingly perfectly flawed.
