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meangreengurl08's review against another edition
5.0
AWESOME book!!! :D I laughed out loud while reading this book and truly enjoyed it. This is a life-changing book! Whether you're an optimist who sees beauty in little things, or you have a hard time enjoying life, this book is DEFINITELY for you!! It makes you feel warm and happy inside. :) Make sure you read this book and read his blog every weekday....just amazing. One of the best books EVER. If you don't love it too, you have no soul.
wwrawson's review against another edition
1.0
I can see this being a funny blog, but in book form not so much. If something is awesome, you shouldn't need 4 pages to describe it!
rebecca_oneil's review against another edition
4.0
Well, who doesn't love this title? I found the writing to be witty and the vignettes very inspiring. I'd like to have this book around on a bad day, but thankfully, it started out as a web site that can be accessed any time: http://1000awesomethings.com/
Checking there today gave me the gift of the French translation, La Vie Est Cool (which made me LOL). http://1000awesomethings.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/la-vie-est-cool2.jpg
Checking there today gave me the gift of the French translation, La Vie Est Cool (which made me LOL). http://1000awesomethings.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/la-vie-est-cool2.jpg
jemsfirst's review against another edition
3.0
Blogger turned lucky “author”. Nonetheless my awesome faves included: Watching The Price Is Right when you’re at home sick. Taking your bra off after a long day. Snow falling on Christmas Eve. Snow days. Seeing your luggage fall first out the chute. And when your boss is out of town. Each had their own rather corny commentary.
halle_loves_books's review against another edition
4.0
needless to say, this book ways… AWESOME!!
But really, it made me appreciate lots of little things
But really, it made me appreciate lots of little things
bermudaonion's review against another edition
4.0
Neil Pasricha was just a regular guy, working a regular job, and he thought it would be a great idea to sit back and appreciate the little things in life. In order to focus on that, he decided to start a blog called 1000 Awesome Things, and the rest, as they say, is history.
The Book of Awesome is basically a compilation of things Neil finds to be awesome. The description of each awesome thing is only a page or two and the writing is witty and sharp. Some of the awesome things are silly, some are a little bit gross, but most are just downright fun! Here’s an excerpt from my favorite, The Smell of Books:
Sometimes we went to the bookstore on a Saturday morning for a treat.
I always loved walking on those creaky wooden floors, loitering at the big magazine rack, and chatting with the friendly staff covered in glasses, beards, and thick wool sweaters. I would sniff up that heady bookstore air full of fresh paper, cardboard boxes, binding glue, and lingering coffee fumes.
The smell of books reminds me of late nights cramming for biology exams between the library stacks at college. It reminds me of lying on my elbows on a warm beach towel by the ocean on summer vacation. It reminds me of the heavy set of encyclopedias in my living room when I was a kid, the ones I relied on to write last-minute reports on the praying mantis, Nigeria, or the 1972 Summer Olympics.
The smell of books reminds me of learning to read and learning to explore the world.
I love walking quietly through bookstores and thinking of how many stories lie hidden in the pages right beside us. Entire lives have been poured into mapping the Earth and conducting experiments, crafting mysteries and teaching languages, showing us how to cook and garden, and sending us on faraway trips to faraway worlds.
The Book of Awesome is not the kind of book you sit down and read from cover to cover – it’s the kind of book you keep in your car or your bathroom to pick up when you only have a few minutes or when you need a smile. It’s the kind of book you buy for someone (a friend or yourself) who needs a pick-me-up. It’s what you pick up when you need a reminder to slow down and enjoy the little things in life. The Book of Awesome is awesome!
The Book of Awesome is basically a compilation of things Neil finds to be awesome. The description of each awesome thing is only a page or two and the writing is witty and sharp. Some of the awesome things are silly, some are a little bit gross, but most are just downright fun! Here’s an excerpt from my favorite, The Smell of Books:
Sometimes we went to the bookstore on a Saturday morning for a treat.
I always loved walking on those creaky wooden floors, loitering at the big magazine rack, and chatting with the friendly staff covered in glasses, beards, and thick wool sweaters. I would sniff up that heady bookstore air full of fresh paper, cardboard boxes, binding glue, and lingering coffee fumes.
The smell of books reminds me of late nights cramming for biology exams between the library stacks at college. It reminds me of lying on my elbows on a warm beach towel by the ocean on summer vacation. It reminds me of the heavy set of encyclopedias in my living room when I was a kid, the ones I relied on to write last-minute reports on the praying mantis, Nigeria, or the 1972 Summer Olympics.
The smell of books reminds me of learning to read and learning to explore the world.
I love walking quietly through bookstores and thinking of how many stories lie hidden in the pages right beside us. Entire lives have been poured into mapping the Earth and conducting experiments, crafting mysteries and teaching languages, showing us how to cook and garden, and sending us on faraway trips to faraway worlds.
The Book of Awesome is not the kind of book you sit down and read from cover to cover – it’s the kind of book you keep in your car or your bathroom to pick up when you only have a few minutes or when you need a smile. It’s the kind of book you buy for someone (a friend or yourself) who needs a pick-me-up. It’s what you pick up when you need a reminder to slow down and enjoy the little things in life. The Book of Awesome is awesome!
somekramers's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this up randomly at a library book sale, and when I got home I noticed the cover had a blurb from Gretchen Rubin (author of the Happiness Project) that was enough to get me to pick up the book - I enjoyed binge reading it, but it would also be a great book to read just a couple of pages a day. I agreed with so many of the awesome things in this book!
samgancz's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
2.5
This book just wasn't for me.