Despite the awful title, this book was enjoyable. while much of the content is similar to what you can find elsewhere, I still found it enjoyable and a nice reminder. Most of us strugly with envy and need reminders of how to overcome it and work on bettering ourselves and the world. Some of this book is too superficial and simplistic, but it was an easy read.

Wow, this book was completely useless and provided zero help. The way she portrayed her bulimia was ridiculous and no bulimic would leave barf all over the toilet. Her solutions are completely ridiculous.

I received "Comparisonitis" by Melissa Ambrosini as a review copy on Netgalley from BenBella books, so I would love to start by thanking them. I do also want to mention, that although I received this book as a review copy, I do only give you my honest opinion and review of this book.

First of all, I have to comment on the title because it is just amazing! I love that title!

I love that even though this is a serious and important topic to be taken seriously, Melissa Ambrosini makes some smart moves, being humourous in this book. Comparison is a difficult topic to discuss and especially to try and come up with a solution.

Sometimes, or most often, we do not realize it when we compare ourselves to someone else. We need a wake-up call to even realize that. And even when we realize, it is hard to stop this comparison. It just sticks with you.

The book is divided into three sections: the problem, the prescription, and the remedies and antidotes. In these different sections, Melissa Ambrosini guides you and helps you to succeed in your process! In the book, Melissa Ambrosini furthermore gives you some techniques you can start using today to stop comparing yourself all the time.

This is a book you can read multiple times, and I am sure you will learn a lot every time you read it.

This is a book we can all identify with and understand! And I love that Melissa Ambrosini uses herself and her stories to make them seem even more applicable to us as readers. This was a very positive read for me, and I certainly learned a lot!

Melissa Ambrosini writes engagingly and humorously. I love her writing style!

This book was received as an ARC from BenBella books in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

There is no positive word in the English Dictionary that describes how fabulous this book was. Melissa Ambrosini writes another brilliant book on the main problem that not only women struggle with but everybody in some way shape or form. I have read Open Wide and Mastering Your Inner Mean Girl and was blown away on how much I related to all of the personal stories and content she included in the books. With comparisonitis, I felt like Melissa was one of my good friends and she was calming me down and encouraging me after a meltdown and I have never got that personal connection from any author ever! Not only will I add all of her books to our collection at our library but they will be worth the investment for my personal collection also.

We will consider adding this title to our Self-Help collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

A book in need indeed.

No matter how hard we try to convince ourselves that we are doing our best, we always find ourselves comparing ourselves with those with more "followers", more "likes" and more "deals" when what we don't actually see is how they have started and struggled their way out.

This book provides a good insight on how we compare ourselves with the "successful" people everytime we scroll through our social media feed and putting ourselves down making ourselves stress out for nothing.

Does it do anything good by the way?

I face the same dilemma almost everyday. But it needs some proper insight from somewhere (because no one actually talk about such stuffs or discuss as a main topic while one post or the other pops up now and then to reassure ourselves that it is okay to be where we are).

The book is divided into three basic sections which deals with how the problem arises, how to face with it and how to deal with it.

I find the book quite helpful and now I feel more creative and productive already considering the tips and the acceptance of what's already been.

We all need to book, more so when we are adults. That's when it hits the most.

Thank you author and the publisher for the advance reading copy.