Should there be a sequel?
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lavellan wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 19:33Well, I agree, this motivational book needs no sequel but there is room for further improvementfergie wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 12:21 I don't think there should be a sequel about the official gurus, because the book wasn't about them. It was almost the opposite of that - about learning from the surprising, unlikely people you meet everyday. That said, it's pretty clear the author is a self help, motivational guru himself, which makes it an odd kind of book. If anything, I think the chapters in the books could be expanded, as some of them could almost be novels in themselves. The chapter where he's growing up and they're all walking like their fathers, but then he breaks away for example, almost feels like a plot synopsis for a coming of age novel!
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Did you not enjoy the first?MaryBurris wrote: ↑05 Jan 2018, 11:30 I don't think there should be a sequel. If one is written, I don't think that I would read it.
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Sarah Tariq wrote: ↑05 Jan 2018, 11:57How can it be improved?lavellan wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 19:33Well, I agree, this motivational book needs no sequel but there is room for further improvementfergie wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 12:21 I don't think there should be a sequel about the official gurus, because the book wasn't about them. It was almost the opposite of that - about learning from the surprising, unlikely people you meet everyday. That said, it's pretty clear the author is a self help, motivational guru himself, which makes it an odd kind of book. If anything, I think the chapters in the books could be expanded, as some of them could almost be novels in themselves. The chapter where he's growing up and they're all walking like their fathers, but then he breaks away for example, almost feels like a plot synopsis for a coming of age novel!
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This seems to be the consensus of most. I would tend to agree. "Self-help", or motivational books are really better as standalone books. If it came out as a sequel, many would think they had to read the first one before reading the second, and that would prohibit some from reading.Quartz wrote: ↑03 Jan 2018, 11:20 Considering that this in a memoir, self-help book, I don't think there should be a sequel. First of all, it would be very hard, considering he's explained all of the lessons he was taught by "gurus" from his childhood to adulthood. Secondly, I just don't see fit for a sequel. If he were to write another book like this, I would prefer it to be a stand alone.
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