You have a point as well. I understand it. Even if the story goes like it, I just accept him. Anyway, it will be productive if many people read it and learn from his life.SPasciuti wrote: ↑26 Jan 2018, 00:14I definitely know what you mean. I've seen authors do this on occasion, though it's usually in the acknowledgements or the author bio and not exactly as self-promoting as White's was. It's very situational whether I find self-promotion acceptable, and I feel like for a book that was already all about him, it was kind of a bad play.sarbee wrote: ↑24 Jan 2018, 17:29 I'm considering the ending to be the epilogue, in which the last line is a plug for his personal website. I enjoyed the book as a whole, but I walked away from it feeling like it was all something of a sales pitch. I fully understand self-promotion, but I think links like that are better suited to the back cover or something. Seeing it in the actual text was off-putting.
If you are given the chance to edit the ending of the story, how would you like it to end?
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Re: If you are given the chance to edit the ending of the story, how would you like it to end?
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I believe he runs a blog on his website, so if you’re really interested in reading more I imagine there’s stuff there where he talks about some of those things. I can’t say for sure, since I haven’t read much of it at all, but yeah. Might be worth looking into for you?cshaffer17 wrote: ↑26 Jan 2018, 12:43 I really wanted to hear how he fell into writing. Was he still running his restaurant? Or, had he completely given all of that up to become a motivational speaker? I needed just at little bit more.
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Your point captures my interest in a memoir. You are right in saying that a memoir should not be edited by someone if given a chance. The is a part of his life, so no need to edit it. I guess it is Rob's way of giving his reader a chance to explore who he is?Sahani Nimandra wrote: ↑04 Jan 2018, 01:01 Actually I would not want to change it, one reason is that it is a true story so I believe true stories should not be tampered with. Besides it ended well. Each story had something to give to the readers mind and the book is very promising. If it was a work of fiction then yes we can tell something about it but since it is a work of non fiction I rather say the author ended it well!
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I agree with you! Following him maybe in social media will help us find out the next chapter of his life. His blog is a great help. I love the way it is being ended.eBookreviewer wrote: ↑28 Jan 2018, 15:37 I do not think I would put any other story in the end. It seems appropriate to me how the book ends.
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Seriously, I find nothing wrong with the mention of his webpage. I am happy to know I can get more from the author for free.
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I have yet to read this but it keeps popping up in the forums and feed. I like your opinion on the c9nclusion though. The importance of being happy and confident within oneself far exceeds the superficial measure of success!lavellan wrote: ↑03 Jan 2018, 10:52I agree. The book switched between measuring success as your personal growth and your wealth/status. It would have been better to end a note that emphasized the importance of being confident and happy with yourself rather than about money and other superficial things.fergie wrote: ↑03 Jan 2018, 10:11 I think it ended on the right story, totally. But I was a bit disappointed with the last line. After this guy - a peanut seller, so not a "successful" business millionaire in the normal motivational book sense - decided to live, based on the beauty of life, the final line is: "Do you accept the fact that you’re first class?" I felt that cheapened the message. I kind of wanted the final message to be that all the striving, the success, the money etc, it's not what life's all about. That when it comes down to it, just managing to live can sometimes be the success, and finding the best in it is often what makes it worth living. That's the polar opposite of what "accepting you're first class" means to me, which is totally individualistic.
I think the book walks that line a lot. It's trying to be different and give a message about small things being important, but it's written by a motivational guru who can't quite move away himself from the idea that happiness = success = money.
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I have to agree with this. I think it would provide something for the reader to compare the ordinary gurus to, which White could have incorporated more lessons into. Maybe for a second book with this as a theme?Gikonyo Caroline wrote: ↑03 Jan 2018, 11:23 I would have loved stories on the experiences Rob had when he met the renowned world gurus. Rob has done a good job at the introduction when he briefly states the impact these gurus had on his life but I believe he didn't do their meeting and his book due justice because he barely scratches the surface with the brief introductions. I think some of these encounters should have been documented as a chapter in the book to give his work more credibility and depth in content
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