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Title: Reading People
Subtitle: How Seeing the World Through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything
Author: Anne Bogel
Narrator: Anne Bogel
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-19-17
Publisher: christianaudio.com
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes
Genres: Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration
Publisher's Summary:
If the viral Buzzfeed-style personality quizzes are any indication, we are collectively obsessed with the idea of defining and knowing ourselves and our unique place in the world. But what we're finding is this: knowing which Harry Potter character you are is easy, but actually knowing yourself isn't as simple as just checking a few boxes on an online quiz.
For listeners who long to dig deeper into what makes them uniquely them (and why that matters), popular blogger Anne Bogel has done the hard part - collecting, exploring, and explaining the most popular personality frameworks, such as Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, and others. She explains to listeners the life-changing insights that can be gained from each and shares specific, practical real-life applications across all facets of life, including love and marriage, productivity, parenting, the workplace, and spiritual life. In her friendly, relatable style, Bogel shares engaging personal stories that show firsthand how understanding personality can revolutionize the way we live, love, work, and pray.
Members Reviews:
Not what I expected, or hoped.
I like audio books that limit the fluff. That shy away from current pop culture verbiage. Books that captivate with a story that flows, not stutters. That flesh out the meat of the matter in a manner that stimulates.
What did me in, mostly, was the narration. I just wasn't keen on her voice (no offense!). But, more importantly, it read like the banter of Kathy Lee Gifford going on about her kids on the Regis and Kathy Lee show from long ago. It didn't resonate with me, didn't feel smart, and didn't manage to captivate.
I learned a couple of minor things, but this book was probably 90% filler. It never dug deep into personality traits and how to utilize the knowledge of such in the real world. Just unrelatable story after story, all set to an intolerable voice.
I liked the book cover, and that she, the author, is a local author, but I just couldn't give this book more than one star... as even that feels too generous. If I could return this book for my credit back, I would.
I hope others find the book enjoyable and valuable.
Confusing and misleading. I didn't like it.
This book was a disappointment in that it simply echoed David Kiersey's book, "Understand me please ll " I found it clinical and confusing as well as boring. I didn't finish it out of frustration of contradiction in many areas. I would not recommend it to anyone who finds difficulty in self understanding, let alone understanding others.
Good primer on personality frameworks
The book summarizes concepts from other books ("5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman, "Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type" by Myers-Briggs, "StrengthsFinder 2.0" by Tom Rath, and "Mindset" by Carol Dweck). Although it doesn't contain new information, it is an excellent introduction to many common personality frameworks. Insights into personalities help us to understand and accept ourselves and others. The author compares a personality assessment to a map -- it shows where locations are and how to navigate to them. We should appreciate each location for its uniqueness and qualities (not think about how it could have been better if changes were made).
