This is not a book that changed my life or pulled me out of depression or sparked my own creativity, like some readers claim. This is not a book that is particularly interesting for a 55-year-old woman like myself either. Apparently, this is not a book that is very much fun for a girl born in 1999, like the previous owner wrote on page 69. I got it from a charity shop and the person who owned it before me, and donated it to a worthy cause, wrote on only four or five pages before giving up and giving it away. This is not a book worth paying full price for. I think this book is especially good for teens, young adults, and empty nesters who find themselves watching too much tv. Otoh, as it happens, many of them I have done in lo these many decades I've been sapient. I wish life hadn't added so many responsibilities and other priorities to my schedule, as I could see myself doing some of these. Actually, if you're willing to 'read' it out of order, bounce around at will, I do recommend it. I got to a page I'm not in the mood to do now but might be later (scavenger hunt) and so, rather than skipping ahead, I'll just set it aside for now.įinally getting back to it in November 2020. I'm not going to carry it around with me (as one of the first instructions says that I must). plant your ideas here.' Um, hello, I don't actually have any ideas yet? But one of the earliest exercises is 'This is a Thought Garden. I think the book would be better if it broke open my brain first, *then* gave me blank pages to be inspiring. My origami boat, even after googling for better instructions, is *terrible.* When I was a teen or college student I might have been able to do these exercises, but not now so much. But I want to be better at that stuff, whether it's crocheting or sketching or writing or whatever. So, I'm seriously not artistically creative, and unsuccessful when I try to be crafty. Thoughts at the beginning are less relevant, so you may want to scroll towards the end of my review.

This Is Not a Book by Keri Smith