Reviews for Going sane

The average rating for Going sane based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-08-23 00:00:00 John Jolley Amazing read. Almost every sentence could stand alone as a quote. There is no useless phrase or idea in this whole book. It is a trove of wisdom, which made my jaw drop several times. I got this book from the library, and used a scanner to save three of the chapters for me to read later, because each successive idea rippled my brain and I HAD to read it over again to fully integrate it. This is a book that is to be perceived by the intuition, as well as the intellect--it must appeal to your soul, and if it resonates, keep reading! Others might not agree with Phillips' words, but their loss!

Review # 2 was written on 2014-02-09 00:00:00 Mike Schlegel I had a number of issues with this book, which can be summed up as mostly relating to AP's interpretations of sex (too straight (off) Freudian), mental health disorders like autism and schizophrenia (which I felt he mostly just used as imagery for his own devices) and repetitive use of certain words (e.g. ineluctably). However, AP's vision of sanity is a rather charming one, perhaps best illustrated by this quotation from the very last pages: "The kindest thing a sane adult can do is assume that other people can make choices, while being mindful of the areas of people's lives in which choice does not apply ... and that humiliating another person is the worst thing we ever do." That I like.