2 out of 4 stars
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INK: A Life in Letters is a non-fiction book written by Joe Junod. In this book the author uses the letters of the alphabet, one by one, to explain his journey through life, as well as his experiences in the journalistic and working world. This work is an autobiographical look at his life, the people he meets, the things he learns and the experiences he has. It also contains some advice given by the author on how one should live their life to the fullest.
The layout of the book is such that each chapter is titled with a word that begins with a letter of the alphabet. For example, the first three chapters are titled “ATTITUDE”, “BALANCE” and “CREATIVITY”. The author begins by explaining his understanding of this word and often gives examples and quotations to back up his opinions. He also explains how this word has affected him in his life.
He also supposedly put in pictures of the people that he mentions throughout the book. However I was not able to view these pictures. I tried to open the book in several different apps but only one worked. I am not sure if this is an error on my device’s part or because of the file itself. In any case, I was notified that a picture was there when there was wording referring to this such as: “<insert oprah winfrey>” when the author was speaking about Oprah.
Some of the things that I liked about the book was the advice given by the author on how to work and live better by balancing the priorities in your life, and not let some things overwhelm others. I liked the author’s story of his parents in which he explains how important kindness is, and also the chapter on integrity and doing the right thing. Although, there are interesting bits in the book, overall the book was not as remarkable as I expected it to be.
I rate this book two out of four stars. I thought of giving it a higher rating such as three stars, but decided against it because I felt the book didn’t have proper flow, and that it was just a collection of information and thoughts put together. I didn’t spot any grammatical errors or major mistakes, but since the author is a journalist I expected this; and because of this I thought the book was sure to be captivating and interesting, however, I was disappointed. The story itself just didn’t spark much interest for me. In fact, I found it slightly boring.
When choosing the book, the title initially drew my interest as I am interested in writing, and thought that it would be a motivating read. Perhaps if the reader knows who the author is, they would be more interested to read about his life and they would find the book more appealing than I did. Also, if a reader is interested in journalism themselves they might want to give the book a try.
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INK: A Life In Letters
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Too bad, though, about the total execution of the book. Great job on the review.
