this was interesting but nothing new; it read more like an essay than a book and lacked the authors personality, which is a personal need for my reads, especially non fic

Thanks to NetGalley for an opportunity of an early read, but damn, was it a waste of time(
It's a mix of citations of rather old research, ideas that were presented long before the author, and a drip of god-knows-what. I really don't get the intended audience, i highly doubt that an average (even if a well-versed and educated person) would find this interesting or entertaining, or at the very least – useful.

It's not well written, it's mostly boring, and it was a hell to read due to poor formatting. And the description/annotation is not super relevant or cleat

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the copy of this ARC.
I liked this book, but it's a challenging read. I'm not entirely sure what Thurairajah's focus is and who the target audience is, but this is a book that I'd suggest only to academics. For the layperson, the language feels challenging and complex. The information disseminated is dense and bears some knowledge in the subject area to land with the reader fully. This book reads almost like a dissertation and asks the reader to consider their philosophy of self and question the idea of who they truly are. I was drawn to this book because the summary was concise and asked us if we wanted to get to know ourselves better. Of course, I do! The formatting on the Kindle version is messed up, and I hope the publishers fix that before it goes out to print! I had to use the ADE edition to read this, and it was a hard read for me. I think that the author writes well, but is straddling the line between appealing towards laypeople and academics, and it leans more towards academia. More philosophical and I think would benefit from a more detailed description so that we know exactly who the book is for!