The Truth About Everything by Brianna Wiest

The Truth About Everything Reviews

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  Tom Quinn

  Brianna Wiest means well.
  
  Reading this book is kind of like getting advice secondhand, or like a pep talk from someone who's read a lot of other self-help books. The author isn't a professional counselor but has good intentions. For the right reader at the right time (and I'll stereotype freely: probably a young woman) it might be comforting and encouraging. For myself it felt like a warmed-over "hang in there, you can do it" speech.
  
  1.5 stars out of 5. In addition to being largely fluff and often sappy, it's readily apparent that the book is a collection of self-published online articles: Wiest uses "effect" when she means "affect" and "it's" when she means "its" and lots of comma splices. Not so much as to be unreadable but frequently enough to rub grammar-sensitive readers the wrong way.
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  Ly Nguyen

  For me, this book is an eye-opening view about self, love and life. I read it and could not put it down for one night. I found the book incidentally and it surprisingly gave me ideas with my current problems. The author’s sharing and experiences are indeed helpful.
  
  These are what I've get out from this great book. It is an appealing personal story of the author’s journey of love, lost and recovery. She has shown her vulnerability with confidence and optimism. She has inspired me through her genuine emotions and wise thoughts. There is a sense of balance and healthy growth as a human throughout the book.
  
  I would highly recommend it for anyone who has been struggling to express oneself. It is not easy to come out the light when one feels scared of being out there.
  
  Though trying to love oneself, let go of one's fears, start to live a life and accept whatever it may come would not be easy; in the process of doing so would make one feel alive with vitality (instead of depression) with bravery (instead of fear) with action (instead of ideas/thoughts), with giving-intentions (instead of taking-intention), with love (instead of lust); living without being already dead; and more importantly, dying becomes light as one would live on for the legacy of vibrant energy spread by his/her thoughts.
  
  Sometime, focusing on goals and being single-minded could help us soon achieve what we dearly want. However; by doing so, we would risk missing other signals, messages and directions that the universe/god/Buddha/others people/etc... have been calling for our attentions. We only live once, so better live in the moment and it's true that happiness is here, right here with us. We just need to look harder without letting our fears control what we can see.
  Over-thinking and doing little is just like being an observer of one's life. It feels like one has been already dead.
  
  Starting to live a life means throwing oneself into the imperfect world with vulnerability and vitality – the will to live and be happy. In which, being self-conscious, concentrated, empathetic, kind, loving; yet, knowing when to let go of things that we cannot do anything about after trying all the possibilities, we would find a meaning in this life and our own path to follow.
  
  My get-away points: Stop thinking, and start living. Be yourself. Be gorgeous, be beautiful, be adventure, be curious, be loving, etc... Do things that make us happy but in the direction of kindness and understanding towards others.
  
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  Savannah

  Doesn’t need to be read in order. I enjoy different perspectives so it’s appreciated to read them. Overall a good read.
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  Jane

  Unintentionally hilarious, due to some unfortunate copyediting. A few interesting ideas but mostly distracted by commas and the occasional word salad such as "Change won't who that is yet, keep living, they will come." Like getting life advice from the Onion. But good for many MANY laughs.
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  Madison Hite

  Brianna Wiest is my hero.
  
  I can't express to you how much this book-and Brianna Wiest's existence will change your life. She's incredibly intuitive and self aware and does a wonderful job of sharing her experiences and life lessons with others so we can also learn. I love her dearly and would hire her as a life coach at any moment.
  
  
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  Sneha

  This gave me a lot of insight :) Some bits were a bit heavy and dense but she makes them easy enough to swallow, still. And some bits I had to re-read and savour them in my mouth, which I really liked.
  Thank you, Brianna Wiest! I'm grateful. :)
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  Erica Pro

  I love how similar Brianna's views on life are to mine and she articulates it well. It's a good read, that helps you really reflect on yourself and what you want for yourself.
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  Kassandra

  I feel like I found this book last year when I absolutely needed it. When going through a rough time, it was affirming and served as a reminder that there is a purpose to it all.
  
  I love that this book is formatted in to simple short essays that are never more than a few pages long. It was sweet and simple yet led you thinking about bigger questions in life. I like this book a little bit more than her more popular one "101 Essays that Will Change Your Life". It focuses more on dealing with loss, how to look forward to the future, yet still appreciate the present moment you're in.
  
  It's definietly not a book that gives you a detailed step-by-step on how to navigate through your life but it's a great introduction to simple ideas. It's a quick read, mostly because I felt like I didn't want to put the book down. I kept it by my bedside table for a while and just picked it up before bed whenever I had a bad day or needed reassurance. I love that the title of the essay are huge and easy to find, so when you're going through something specific it's fast to just flip to.
  
  I would say, don't be expected to be blown away by the concpets she talks about in this book. It's nothing new and something we all really know deep down but she writes in a way that is a beautiful needed reminder.
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  Annabel

  This is the first book I've read by Brianna Wiest, and it is a super quick read on self love, life and lessons.
  
  Compromised of short essays, Wiest summarises the ways in which you can improve aspects of your life, and how you can accept the way it is. She includes lots of great details and examples, which justifies her words exceptionally.
  
  My personal favourite was 'The Cracks In Life Let The Light Through', particularly this quote from the essay: "The light came through the cracks of her life, and I’m sure it’s coming through yours as well… It, just may not be time to see it yet".
  
  The best thing aout this book is that you do not have yo read the essays in order, they all make sense in their own specal way 🥰
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  Leisa Hammett

  Good, But Not Wiest's Best Work
  Brianna Wiest is a contemporary thought leader. A millennial with wisdom decades beyond her lived years. This is the fifth book of hers that I've read and, yet, my least favorite. I think it's indicative of her younger age and at the time she wrote it and also reflection of an earlier work in her career and level of maturity. Still, there's still some beautiful takeaways. I shared many quoted text portions to my Facebook pages via the Kindle app. Her most recent book, The Mountain is You, is her best work to date. Yet, I love her 101 Essays That Will Change Your Life the best and recommend it often.
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  Emborah

  I love Brianna’s work but I had a hard time getting through the last 50 minutes of this book (I listened to the audible version). This was one of her earlier works and it just started to feel like the end was a complete filler. Nothing valuable was really learned here. I will continue to purchase her writings on account that I know she’s gotten better and snippets of her newer work have become valuable to me. However, this will be a book that I’m sure I won’t find myself going back to for any nuggets or reminders. Look into her newer works if youde like to avoid the disappointment and wasted cash.
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  Pritha

  This book could have been the best thing in the world if I got cheated on, broken up and lost faith in people. This is definitely not the truth about everything. Some things make sense and one can relate to it but it just wasn't the thing for me. Sometimes it sounded a bit religious, and it asked you to believe in fate and have faith. I don't want to call fate as the truth of everything.
  
  I have heard good things about other Wiest bestsellers, probably should have started with those, now I'm a bit skeptical about the author.
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  Macy McLaughlin

  not a typical read. would barely consider a book, more like a collection of essays or thoughts. brought light to shitty topics and turned them around. gave me new perspectives on situations i have/are/will be in. a very good pick-me-up-when-i’m-down/ i-feel-inspired-now book. a little repetitive toward the end but she’s reiterating important themes and lessons.
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  Kristina

  “Let the feelings Wave through you and pass. Breathe through them don’t resist them resisting the bad feelings, Will not help, it will hurt. Train yourself to acknowledge your feelings, consider what they’re trying to tell you, and let them pass. “
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  Alyssa Brown

  I got this because I loved her essay “Trauma is Not Your Fault, but Healing is Your Responsibility” on Thought Catalog. This may be a good book for anyone dealing with loss (particularly after a break up) but most of the essays were difficult to connect with.
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  Victoria Shaw

  Insightful, spiritual guidance, and spiritual in the sense of self versus organized religion, of some of the most simple truths that lie at the tips of our noses. If you are ready for your life to change, start by opening these pages and your mind.
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  Rhani

  Whenever you feel hopeless, all you need to do is go outside and realize that you have been molded into human form for some reason. You are somewhere you may never be again. Your actions, no matter how inconsequential you think they may be, have been essential.
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  Stephanus

  I love how her book is artfully written yet is extremely relevant to every single chapter we used to, currently and will deal in life.
  
  Very therapeutic to read, reflect and write our own interpretation based on her words.
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  Ella Winters

  Good book, good advice.
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  Cassidy

  Would have been an exceptional read for my early twenties. Now in my thirties, I've come to terms with what is and what is not.
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  Sammi Conger

  Cute :,) it was like the baby version of 101 Essays
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  Caroline Dunne

  honest and to the point.
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  Antonii

  Great inspirational quotes
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  kaelyn

  absolutely beautiful.
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  Tamara

  I love how Brianna Wiest writes. She makes me feel her word and keep me thinking about it. I’ve read this as an ebook and I’m really thinking about buying a printed copy of this. I’m just in love
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  Jacqueline Childs

  The most self-inspiring book I've ever read. I could read this over and over. It's very refreshing and I highly recommend to help with soul searching.