Review by megan433 -- There's a Rooster in My Bathroom!

[megan433]

[Following is a volunteer review of "There's a Rooster in My Bathroom!" by Trish Ostroski.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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When I first started reading There's a Rooster in My Bathroom! A Quest for Meaning the Bathroom, the Boardroom and Beyond I was expecting a self-help book. But as I continued reading, Trish Ostroski used this book as a way to share all her adventures and stories she's made throughout the years. Throughout the book, she uses a conversational tone that warmly friendly tone throughout the book.

I liked how easy this book was to read. Ostroski's narration style is lighthearted and straight to the point. As I read, it felt like I was listening to an audiobook because I could hear her voice very clearly. The funny or embarrassing stories were told with honesty and pulled into the central theme of the chapter. Ostroski has experienced a lot and can look back at her many stories with love and appreciation. She knows that her journey with the Peace Corps, writing theatrical reviews, and her other hobbies are experiences that not many other people get to have. She appreciates each adventure she was able to have in her life and is sharing her appreciation. I could hear her grateful attitude through her writing, and it helped me get more invested in the book.

My favorite part of the novel was the advice Ostroski gave. I find that a lot of books that contain self-help can be preachy. Often telling readers that what they are doing with their lives is wrong and following their steps, the readers' life would be perfect. On the other hand, Ostroski wants us to celebrate the unpredictability and use it as a launching point for change. When she was fired from her marketing job, she used it as a way to do things that she's always wanted to do. By sharing her life stories, Ostroski wants to encourage readers to use times of change to learn new skills and different hobbies. She is turning what could be negatives moments in life into opportunities to grow. It's a positive outlook that I appreciated.

There wasn't a whole lot I disliked about the book. A handful of grammatical errors could be fixed with another round of editing, but not enough to distract me from the reading. If I had to pick something, it would be the inclusion of her play towards the end of the book. I liked learning about Ostroski's writing process and the performance aspect, but I thought the inclusion of the whole space was odd. It interrupted the rhythm and took me a while to get reinvested in the novel after it finished. I think it should have been at the end of the book; it would have fit better and been less distracting.

Overall, I enjoyed reading There's a Rooster in My Bathroom! . It was entertaining as well as being helpful. I thought Ostroski's narrative style was what made the book enjoyable. I loved hearing her voice through the text and felt like I got to know this woman and the many adventures in her life. I would give it a rating of 4 out of 4 stars . I would recommend it to adults who are looking for enjoyable stories with life lessons were thrown in.

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There's a Rooster in My Bathroom!
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[Miriam nkere]

Wow great review, you made the book soo simple and enjoyable, now in interested in reading this book. Good work