Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Bummer. I was excited about this book and encouraged by the wealth of positive reviews. But alas, I found it insipid. The author begins by talking about how "nice" and "on-the-ball" she used to be. Apparently, her extreme niceness and on-the-ball-ness were her only bad qualities -- her only imperfections. In fact, her "awesomeness" caused her to have a breakdown. Or something. Who knows, because she never gets into anything real; she doesn't open up about anything genuine. (I wish that "extreme niceness" and "hyper-responsibility" were my only bad qualities -- I'm a lot more messed up than that. I mean, hasn't Dr. Brown ever talked about someone behind their back and now feels bad about it? Isn't that an imperfection that nearly everyone indulges in? Did she never judge anyone -- ever? Or are only some people inflicted with guilt and bad feelings about those types of things? Nope, she couldn't even admit anything along those lines.) Felt like I was reading a self-help book written by Tracy Flick. (Gasp! Someone had the audacity to tell her that they didn't like a picture on her website! Gasp! Once she didn't do a great job at a speaking engagement! Please.) I think the ultimate reason the book didn't work for me is because the author's problems were so milquetoast, the book made me feel worse. I just couldn't relate to the ostensibly type-a author, at all.