Reviews for Rules for aging

The average rating for Rules for aging based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-18 00:00:00 Alex Pinto I got this book from a thrift store, mostly because I love the subtitle "resist normal impulses" and because I love the way Rosenblatt writes. Each sentence feels good, like a beautifully turned table leg. The writing in his book, Unless It Moves the Human Heart, is also stylish, a real treat to read if you admire writing at the sentence level. This is a charming book. It's funny (despite his admonition in Rule 14 to resist the use of wit) and lightly ironic. I'd be hard-pressed to take his rules seriously yet there is truth in his advice. . . but it's truth you probably already knew. The only value in the book is in the amusement gained from reading Rosenblatt's version of those truths. I doubt that following his wisdom will gain you another ten years, but there's no harm in the attempt. Example: 12 Listen for the question "What are you talking about?" Should that question arise in response to an accusation, know for certain that the person who said it knows perfectly well what you are talking about. Respond accordingly. Of course I laughed. How many times has some person - enemy or friend - used this question to throw me off guard? I also very much like Rule 1: It doesn't matter, and Rule 2: Nobody is thinking about you. I know that the prior sentence is incorrectly punctuated, but I'm following Rule 55.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-04-29 00:00:00 Anthony CentrillaII My favorite is #2. "Nobody is thinking about you. Yes, I know, you are certain that your friends are becoming your enemies; that your grocer, garbageman, clergyman, sister-in-law, and your dog are all of the opinion that you have put on weight, that you have lost your touch, that you have lost your mind; furthermore, you are convinced that everyone spends two-thirds of every day commenting on your disintegration, denigrating your work, plotting your assassination. I promise you: Nobody is thinking about you. They are thinking about themselves - just like you." :))