Chuck

To me, this is really a story focusing on the Master, and our protagonist plays a subdued role. I would have liked this book more had it been marketed that way.

This book is very good. However, I found that a couple of Fixable podcast episodes covered the main points of this book.

I think this book is an excellent follow-up to Cultivate, which outlines a theory of allyship. This book expands on that theory, but also provides practical advice for building allies and work friendships.

Not my cup of tea

I was enthralled by this chilling tale until the last two chapters. I didn't like that the story essentially made this alternate timeline converge back with our own. I was much more interested in seeing the longer term ramifications of this excellent scenario. Alas, it ended with a whimper for me.

This one wasn't my favorite. This novel felt like a weak part 1 to a 2-part story. My hope is that once Battle Grounds releases, we'll think of these two novels together as a larger story.

I felt like this book tried to make a case that this situation was more grand and more dire than any situation Harry's ever faced before. Everything is dialed to 11. There was a strong theme running throughout this book of loss of control, and combined, it read to me like a telenovela. I can enjoy schlock, but the rampant sexual tension throughout the book was a turn-off for me. I like the budding romance between Harry and Karrin, but the rest seems forced to me.

I hope Harry is able to shed the Winter Knight mantle; it makes him a less interesting character to me. This topic of loss of control was much better handled with his struggles with Lasciel, such as in in Dead Beat, in which Harry overcomes temptation through strength of character.

This book is excellent as a follow-up to The Coaching Habit. It's in the same easy to digest style. Whereas The Coaching Habit teaches you the skills to be more coach-like, this book is more like having a conversation with a brilliant coach about coaching.

As a consequence, I didn't find this book as immediately actionable and impactful, which led to my 4 star review (“qualified recommendation”). Time will tell if the exercises herein will pay dividends, and I'm excited to dig in and try them. I highly recommended it in conjunction with The Coaching Habit.

I like the material. However, I don't like the presentation. I wish the author emphasized the points she made, rather than the research she did. I felt worn down by the steady drumbeat of “in a recent research study, ...” and eventually put the book down.

I stoped reading when I realized it was a supernatural romance. Wasn't what I was in the mood for.

I took notes on this book, but I found myself skimming through the last third of it. I think the premise and the content are worthwhile, but something about the narrative delivery failed to sustain my interest.

I've enjoyed the author's other books. This one did not work for me. In his other fables, there's often a dialogue where the characters talk about the principles being explained by the fable. Here Rich is a CEO whose doing it “right”, and Vince is a CEO of an identical organization doing it “wrong”.

Following the pattern of previous books, I expected Rich to explain to Vince his 4 principles for running his organization, and then to watch how Vince applied those and turned his company around. Sadly, the fable abruptly ends and this second act was left to the reader's imagination.

I see a lot of reviews that deride this book for its dialogic, “he said/she said” style. I found it charming, and their clear love for each other shone through and is what gave this book its authority. As such, I did not see it as the definitive Christian tomb on the subject of marriage, but rather a successful recipe for a healthy, Christian marriage.

I read this book because of an episode of Pat's podcast At the Table. I found the fable the best part since the podcast episode gave an overview, but the theory is well explained.

This is a good book, and it met my expectations. However, for me to give 4 stars, a book needs to go beyond meeting expectations.

It seems like a fine system, but it didn't resonate with me in 2019. However, looking to play a Star Wars campaign in 2021, I looked again and it clicked.

Read first third of book or so. Strong content. However, I'm not currently working with distributes teams, so I put it down. Should I find myself there again, definitely will look to this book for advice.

Good book, top-notch stories, but I'd read this advice elsewhere. If you aren't familiar with this approach to work, worth reading.

I liked the book, but it didn't resonate with me. It might have been the timing. It could be that the examples we far removed from my experience. In short, there are other books in this genre that I found more approachable.

This is a great book in the topic. I gave it 3 stars because it's age shows in places — the last chapter is a 15-year trip to the future of servant leadership in 2015. The core of the book still holds true, though I think there are better resources available now than this book. I'd love to see an update.

This book exceeded my expectations. It not only talked about how to bullet journal — which I've been doing for a couple years prior — but it also talks about why. In those sections, Ryder brings in many useful techniques. Most were familiar to me from software development, but he applies them more generally than I've seen and to good effect.

No review would be complete without mentioning the prose in this book. It is crisp and quotable. Ryder was a way with words that shows he crafted each sentence with care. Since this is one of his selling points for the method, the book is living proof that being intentional and mindful with your life allows you to imbue deep meaning to your speech. Bravo!

This book spends a lot of time talking about the Law of Attraction, which I have not had a lot of success with. Therefore, many chapters didn't resonate with me.

This book is like a greatest hits album. It combines findings from her previous works in one volume. It focuses on application rather than theory.

Written for camp councilors, the method herein could apply to a work setting too, albeit with different scripts.

Yes, there are plot holes. They did not diminish my enjoyment of the story. I enjoyed this exotic point of view, and felt a sense of wonder that grew as the story unfolded.

The graphic move is faster to read than the novel, but I missed the depth of character that the novel provided. This version is missing the characterization, and thus it's missing some of the soul of the original work.