I actually had the same thought. I initially thought that the chapter's lesson would be about humility and learning to accept that you are not always the centre of attention, however when his attitude wasn't addressed I felt a bit misled. It's nice to know someone feels the same way about the 14th chapter.The BookWorm Nagham wrote: ↑13 Feb 2018, 17:16 The story i least liked was the 14th chapter, the one about Rob and his wife Kat going to a race track, he found the class boring and he imagined himself receiving praises. I thought that he was so full of himself. He thought that he could do anything, I expected him to fail but he didn't! He just had one wrong turn. So how did he learn his lesson?
Later on he gave a team of young bowlers a mantra: Look where you want to go not at where you don’t want to go. I just couldn't connect with it.
Which Story did you like the least and Why?
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Re: Which Story did you like the least and Why?
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Story, this one felt like a lie, so
It was just difficult to connect with
It
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However, I was disappointed with the story of Margaret, because it was built up to be epic but failed to live up to my expectations. I still liked it, but not as much as the others.
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This is something that even ethnographers struggle with, but I feel like the author was just being patronizing here. He wanted a new experience, and traditional African societies are "exotic" and "primitive", right? Reading some of the comments on here, a lot of these little things are beginning to irk me. I was also a bit put-off by the fact that the author used the sacred Masai chant in his regular old business life, because I know that if someone used a traditional Celtic chant just because it "centered them" when it's meant to be part of a deeply significant ritual, I would be more than a little angry as a pagan.Emma13 wrote: ↑18 Jan 2018, 04:39 I had a real problem with the story about the Maasai woman. The way he imposes himself on this incredibly private moment is repulsive, particularly when he then uses her chant as some kind of self-help mantra in his comfortable day-to-day life. The lack of empathy there is startling.
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So, too, did Margaret. Her story was fine, it wasn't lacking anything the way I felt the cupcake story was. I just...wanted it to have more oomph. More firecrackers. It was hyped by the title and everything led up to it and...it kind of fizzled. I mean, it was FINE, but I thought it was going to be showstopping. So is that the fault of the story, or the title? Not really sure.
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I have also definitely heard the cupcake story as well. Maybe it wasn't made up, I seriously have my doubts, but even so, it seems to denote a kind of lack of originality.
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Totally agree with all of this. I related to the author at the beginning but by the end I felt like things were getting a little too narcissistic. I think this marked the turning point for me. I wish there had been a little humility with the success... that would have made him more someone I would want to emulate.E G Suth wrote: ↑15 Feb 2018, 14:37I actually had the same thought. I initially thought that the chapter's lesson would be about humility and learning to accept that you are not always the centre of attention, however when his attitude wasn't addressed I felt a bit misled. It's nice to know someone feels the same way about the 14th chapter.The BookWorm Nagham wrote: ↑13 Feb 2018, 17:16 The story i least liked was the 14th chapter, the one about Rob and his wife Kat going to a race track, he found the class boring and he imagined himself receiving praises. I thought that he was so full of himself. He thought that he could do anything, I expected him to fail but he didn't! He just had one wrong turn. So how did he learn his lesson?
Later on he gave a team of young bowlers a mantra: Look where you want to go not at where you don’t want to go. I just couldn't connect with it.
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That's a really nice way of phrasing it . I would appreciate it if you could have a look at my review for And Then I Met Margaret and let me know what you think. ThanksHaute_Coffee wrote: ↑21 Feb 2018, 12:17Totally agree with all of this. I related to the author at the beginning but by the end I felt like things were getting a little too narcissistic. I think this marked the turning point for me. I wish there had been a little humility with the success... that would have made him more someone I would want to emulate.E G Suth wrote: ↑15 Feb 2018, 14:37I actually had the same thought. I initially thought that the chapter's lesson would be about humility and learning to accept that you are not always the centre of attention, however when his attitude wasn't addressed I felt a bit misled. It's nice to know someone feels the same way about the 14th chapter.The BookWorm Nagham wrote: ↑13 Feb 2018, 17:16 The story i least liked was the 14th chapter, the one about Rob and his wife Kat going to a race track, he found the class boring and he imagined himself receiving praises. I thought that he was so full of himself. He thought that he could do anything, I expected him to fail but he didn't! He just had one wrong turn. So how did he learn his lesson?
Later on he gave a team of young bowlers a mantra: Look where you want to go not at where you don’t want to go. I just couldn't connect with it.
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The second was the story about Margaret. Perhaps this was because it was over hyped because it felt like a let down after being the story that the book was named after. It felt insignificant in comparison with some of the other stories.
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