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Extremely disappointed (perspective of a secular reader)
I've listened to Jordan Peterson speak on a few occasions and he sounded like somebody I could learn a few things from. This book starts rather well - the chapter on lobsters and serotonin biochemistry is pretty spot on from what I know about evolutionary biology. However, the book continues with the next several chapters heavily relying on biblical stories. It's not my thing at all being an atheist. JP is a guy who thinks and has publicly stated on multiple occasions that morality can only be constructed upon biblical stories (as opposed to, say, science), which I strongly disagree with. Nonetheless I was hoping this book would give me some interesting new ideas, and it failed to deliver.
Secondly, he is not a very gifted writer in my subjective opinion. You may disagree ,but I found his writing incredibly dry and actually boring.
December 2018 · Kindle Store · verified purchase