Review by KitabuKizuri -- The Mindset by Ace Bowers

[KitabuKizuri]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Mindset" by Ace Bowers.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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The Mindset is a non-fiction book written by Ace Bowers. It seems self-published. It contains 10 short chapters that can be read within a day or even a sitting.

Mr. Bowers grew up in a family that lived scraping from day to day, under caring parents who had their faults, a brother who was in and out of his life and around kind friends to whom he found challenging to match in terms of generosity.

At some point, he found himself working a job with minimum wage to keep himself afloat and with a pregnant girlfriend to boot. As a grown-up, he knew things had to change, and from then on he started making austere decisions about his life, which slowly started to turn things around for him. Eventually, he managed to improve his credit score and got himself out of the hefty debt he had found himself in, finding himself well in the way of making a better future for the sake of his kin.

The author set out to write the book in order to inspire others who may be going through things he went through, sharing what it takes to change things for the better. This includes one’s mindset, among other things he mentions in the book.

What I liked most is the fact that the author keeps things simple. Any person capable of reading will find it easy to engage with the book and relate with the personal stories the author conveys. He also mentions the therapeutic aspect of the writing process, which, through his venting of built-up emotions and unexpressed frustrations gives the book a personal touch that will resonate with many. This, I believe, would be the case even if one hadn't been through what the author has been through. There wasn’t anything to dislike of the book on my part.

I would recommend this book to anyone who needs inspirational material to read based on real-life situations. Those in the doldrums of life may also find this book encouraging and a timely source of consolation, as well as a source of inspiration to keep going when times are tough. However, young people unexposed to adult life may fail to fully appreciate the contents of the book.

I give the book a rating of 4 out of 4 stars. It is well-edited, intuitively arranged and the chapter topics are well thought out. The content is also succinct in general, yet, in my opinion, it is filled with nuggets of wisdom that may otherwise have taken more space for a different author to adequately express.

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