Note to Self: On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Samara O'SheaMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
I was pretty into this book in the beginning. I really like keeping a journal, and thought it would be fun to seek out some inspiration and encouragement from a fellow journal-keeper. But what started out as a diary adventure quickly turned into Samara's biography with some cheesy homework assignments thrown in at the end of the chapter. I honestly didn't see much skill in this book - nothing that the average Joe couldn't have done. It was mostly just the author reminiscing on past journal entries, trying to tell me how to write my own - when I clearly have nothing in common with her. I don't relate to her at all, and I don't much respect some decisions she made (cheating on her boyfriend of two years, for starters). And the last chapter was a bit of a shocker and too close to porn for comfort.
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