No real contemplation, no real struggles, just quick acceptance of an old man's "noticing. Jones states that if you want people to like you, think about what it is that they would change about you.
Some of the things I agree with, like reducing or eliminating cursing in your speech when talking to others or being more polite. But other things I can't agree with, like changing how you dress so that other people will like you more. Change how I dress so people like me? I think not. Some of this is individuality, not something that should be changed so that you can win a popularity contest.
Overall, I felt preached at. The story wasn't very good and the lessons were driven home very forcefully. Not my cup of tea. View all 8 comments. Apr 26, Darbyscloset rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Everyone! Excellent read and one I am happy to recommend to everyone, no matter your perspective on life!
View all 4 comments. Feb 18, Rosalie rated it did not like it. This book oversimplifies life's struggles with a "pray it away" mentality. It also seems to plagiarize "The 5 love languages" by Gary Chapman with a weak attempt to cover its plagiarism by changing "languages" to "dialects" and taking one language away receiving gifts. Jones is a boring character with no depth or redeeming quality, which makes it very unbelievable that so many people are willing to just let this know-it-all stranger tell them that their very real life struggles are just a "mat This book oversimplifies life's struggles with a "pray it away" mentality.
Jones is a boring character with no depth or redeeming quality, which makes it very unbelievable that so many people are willing to just let this know-it-all stranger tell them that their very real life struggles are just a "matter of perspective".
I was especially disturbed by the chapter about the man with mental illness that was considering suicide.
It perpetuates the stigma of mental illness as something that is the sufferers fault rather than an actual illness. Decades of mental health research and Andy Andrews had the answer all along? And what is up with Andy Andrews trying to sell me his previous book in this book?? I struggled finishing this book because I despised it so much and ended up just hate reading it in the end. This is a great book for people that want to feel validated in their privileged lives that their struggles are somehow synonymous with the struggles of those with less privilege.
View 1 comment. Jan 21, Lionel Valdellon rated it it was ok. The Noticer by Andy Andrews is pages of important life lessons wrapped within a feel-good, inspirational novelette. The lessons are thinly-veiled homilies spoken by the main character Jones to a cast of unfortunately flat, characters who barely resemble real people with real dialogue.
The book will appeal to mothers, grandmothers, fans of inspirational literature, and anyone who en The Noticer by Andy Andrews is pages of important life lessons wrapped within a feel-good, inspirational novelette. The book will appeal to mothers, grandmothers, fans of inspirational literature, and anyone who enjoys Hallmark greeting cards.
The barebones story is about an elderly, white-haired man named Jones who appears in a small town over the course of many years, always helping people gain a broader perspective on their trials and their blessings. For example: A man is saved from worry when Jones reminds him to focus only on what can be controlled. I have nothing against this type of inspirational material, mind you.
After all, the characters are throwaway paper cutouts. Try it out. Dec 22, Brenten Gilbert rated it liked it Shelves: young-adult , fiction , reviews-booksneeze-booklook , faith , readinggoal. Feb 14, Jeanette Blackson rated it it was amazing. I was kind of hesitant to read it as I had not read anything by Andy Andrews, but once I picked it up I could not put it down.
Andy is a great author and this book was an easy read. It was a shorter book only pages but had a lot of good content and some great life lesson This is the first book I have read by author Andy Andrews and it will NOT be the last! It was a shorter book only pages but had a lot of good content and some great life lessons.
I am still not sure if the story was a true story or not, but in the book Andy was the narrator and he is telling the story of Jones. At the beginning Andy is a homeless twenty-something with a bad look on life and not much going for him.
Jones an older homeless man befriends him and has him start reading books about great people in history and teaches him how to be better liked so people will enjoy being around him. After Andy's attitude change things start looking up for him and Jones just disappears.
About a decade later Jones is back in the picture and is helping others with their everyday problems one couple is on the verge of divorce The book goes on to tell the stories of these individuals and what impact Jones has made on their "perspective. Feb 22, Herelbowroom rated it it was ok. I picked up this book thinking it was going to be a bit about slowing down and 'noticing' things to improve my personal perspective on things.
By the middle of the book, my perspective on "The Noticer" was dim. In the last chapter, I was throwing the book across the room, scrunching my hair thinking "I could've done this. Andy Andrews has an inviting writing style, more like listening to an old friend albeit sometimes a know it all, annoying friend , but I I picked up this book thinking it was going to be a bit about slowing down and 'noticing' things to improve my personal perspective on things.
Andy Andrews has an inviting writing style, more like listening to an old friend albeit sometimes a know it all, annoying friend , but I found the other elements of the novel dismal. The characters were not believable to me. I wondered if any of them had a backbone to just stand up to someone invading their personal lives with unsolicited tidbits of advice.
Half way through the book, I could tell what was going to happen, so when it did end up in this super tidy ending that is not realistic, I thought I would drowned in the cheesy oooziness of it all. In real life, there are no nice tidy endings where everyone wins.
Even wise, old sages recognize that and they don't sugar coat it. Not to say that miracles don't happen, but when it came down to perspective, I didn't think this book offered much. Mar 30, Mike the Paladin rated it it was ok.
Okay, some will like this book much better than I. Some will love it, be moved and inspired by it. I'm not and never have been a fan of certain types of self-help books who knows maybe I'd be rich and so on if I'd listened better LOL, oh well. Andrews has written several books and based much of his writing on his 7 decisions. After his parents died he did as in the book spend some time homeless. This book purports to tell the story of how he came out of this life and came to his seven Okay, some will like this book much better than I.
This book purports to tell the story of how he came out of this life and came to his seven decisions, with the help of an old man who's been around a very long time and always seemed old. Other people know him by other names and when they see him they see another appearance than the writer. Andrews has been a comedian and now writes self-help books and is an inspirational speaker.
If this works for you, great. Go forth and conquer. I doubt I'll read much more by Mr. Not saying I have a problem or it isn't helpful, just not something I care for. Jul 13, Chelsea Lawson rated it liked it. Way too self-help for me and the writing was nothing special, but there were some definite gems within the book that I think back to sometimes. This is the primary one so now you can move onto another book without hesitation.. I'm going to just paraphrase the concept: In the same way that Americans and Scots both speak English but may as well be speaking different languages, there are different dialects to the language of love.
People sometimes come across difficulties in th Way too self-help for me and the writing was nothing special, but there were some definite gems within the book that I think back to sometimes. People sometimes come across difficulties in their relationships because they give and receive love in a different dialect from the other person.
Each dialect is represented by an animal. Dog - Verbal communication. Goldfish - Deeds and gestures. Goldfish don't need to be told they're loved, they just want you to feed them, clean the tank, maybe fix up the fake plants. Better World Books. Uploaded by Lotu Tii on July 16, Internet Archive's 25th Anniversary Logo. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest.
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