Happiness Audiobook

" This book was an impulse buy in the bargain racks and worth it! It's entertaining for 'word-nerds' and a good dose of cynicism. Very quick and easy read! "

" I read this book when it first came out and it has stuck with me. If you believe in self-help books, this is for you. If you are skeptical to self-help books, this is for you. I'm afraid any more info might spoil it for you. Overall rating is excellent assuming you have a sense of humor. Recommended for fans of Tom Robbins. "

" I like to call this the intellectual's beach read. It's absolutely flighty and diverting, but in a sharp, witty, critical way. In a non-spoiling nutshell, it pokes fun of the entire self-help craze (much of which is selfishly motivated) by outlining the somewhat accidental publication of a self-help manual that actually works. Hilarity ensues. Intellectual or not, beach or no, this book is fun. "

" This is perhaps my favourite novel. "

" I read this years ago (possibly in 2006?) and remember very little about it, except that it's about what might happen if people were actually happy (answer: things fall apart - who needs booze, cigarettes, true love, amusement parks when you're already as happy as you can be?). I've been reading newer Ferguson novels though and thought I'd fish this one up from the basement to add to the Stuff to Read pile, which has only gotten larger since I got a library card and feel compelled to finish the library books before starting the books I already own. (I guess I should stop taking out books.) "

" To My Surprise, this book turned out to be one of the most enjoyable books I have every read. The story engaged me in ways that were both unexpected, and humorous. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever worked in publishing or interested in the field; it is a story that highlights some of publishers and editors greatest fears that lie beyond the horizon of their greatest successes. "

" when i started this book, i was immediately taken by its sharp satire and its smartness but i was quickly disappointed. it did not amount to its promises "

" I don't know why the title has been entered in Japanese. It's in English and a great read about editing a book and how it leads to the destruction of the world. "

" Read this almost at one sitting on a sneaky sickie from work when I took a bus to the middle of nowhere on a gorgeous day. It was just the therapy I needed. Very funny. "

" Will Ferguson is a genius at using humour to make sincere, insightful points about the world around him. "

" Started off very snarky and funny, loved the satire on writers and publishers, but fell off toward the end when it was all plot. "

" Overall I was disappointed in this book. It started off promising, as the self-help book industry was ridiculed mercilessly. There were many laugh out loud moments, but the latter part of the book just became way TOO ridiculous. Could've been so much better, it was just too patchy for my liking. "

" I've read a lot of books and this is my favourite book of all time. I read it in one sitting! It's so underrated and really difficult to find but give it a chance, I promise you'll love it! "

" A funny smart book, full of (un)lovable characters, about the extreme consequences of a self-help book actually working. A wonderful read. "

" I bought this book on a bargain bin whim and was not disappointed. I need to put it through a re-read. Ferguson is a humorous story teller. This book could have easily been predictable but it wasn't. "

" it was either the timing was right to read this book or it is truly one of the best. I enjoyed the concept, humor, irony, - everything so much. "

" He writes like I talk! I have never laughed out loud harder or more often than when I read this book. Even a reread is still hilarious. "

" Parts of this book were quite funny, but overall its message is cynical and unconvincing. At times, the writing did not work - jokes were stretched or repeated when they should have been left to be pondered in the mind of the reader. "

" I remember buying this book more than I remember reading it, which I suppose says something. "

" I remember buying this book more than I remember reading it, which I suppose says something. "

" I don't think I like reading humour - or at least this kind... "

" it was either the timing was right to read this book or it is truly one of the best. I enjoyed the concept, humor, irony, - everything so much. "

" Molto, molto divertente, caustica e piena di trovate la prima parte, peccato che verso la fine l'autore si conceda qualche lungaggine (e qualche predica) di troppo, e il ritmo e lo humor ne risentano. "

" Freaking hilarious. I found this book in a bargain pile at a garage sale and it made me so happy, I found copies to give to several friends. What if self-help books actually worked? According to Will Ferguson, bad bad things happen. Highly recommend. "

" so funny and wonderfully witty. the premise is fascinating. everything about this book is wonderful. "

" This is perhaps my favourite novel. "

" Ho faticato ad entrare nella storia, la prima parte l'ho trovata parecchio noiosa. Si è risollevato con la seconda (motivo per cui la sufficienza la raggiunge comunque) ma con la terza si è di nuovo perso miseramente. "

" Overall I was disappointed in this book. It started off promising, as the self-help book industry was ridiculed mercilessly. There were many laugh out loud moments, but the latter part of the book just became way TOO ridiculous. Could've been so much better, it was just too patchy for my liking. "

" I always recommend this book. To everyone. The writing is simple, the metaphors non-existant, and the story absolutely genius. It speak (shouts, rather) directly to my sensibilities, and if you have a sense of humor + impeding pre-remorse for the fate of our culture, it'll do the same for you. "

" WHAT IF a self-help book actually worked for most everybody that read it? "