A review by allthedoll
Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly by Evy Poumpouras

4.0

I listened to the audiobook, which included bonus conversation of Evy with her husband. I recommend this version.

I really enjoyed the biographic snippets of this book the most and didn't read it with self-help in mind; I was just curious about Evy's life and work. Of the "self help" (if you can consider it that, since most biographies share life lessons) messages to be had, the point she was most trying to assert is to listen to your gut because the fear response exists for a reason. In a conversation snippet she discusses how people told her to title the book Fearless, but she was vehemently against it because fear is healthy and good -- it has something to tell us.

I really enjoyed the read, but if I'm completely honest it did at times read a bit journalistic, which Evy has a degree in. This could make her come across less personable when she seems like an absolutely wonderful person in her candid conversations. I appreciate the bonus conversation about her writing the book while her father was dying the most because it spoke to her ability to be "bulletproof" and still a vulnerable human. I am interested in exploring more of her work.