Make your Life a Block Buster - My 'Book' in a Book (Review)

My Friend - Ebuka Anichebe - recently wrote a book that shared some Practical tips on living a hugely successful lives. Yours truly - Me, was privileged to do a review on the book.

After a few hours of amazement at the careful arrangement of words which convey strong meaning to every group and aspect of the everyday life, I was tempted to read again. But I didn't. I was working with a timeline. I had a few hours to turn in my review so I grabbed my phone, opened my #GoogleKeep App (which usually substitutes for my notepad) and began to write.

I didn't realise that I had written a whole article instead of a review, but I did't mind. So here's me making sure that I not selfish enough to withhold my thoughts on the book from my lovely blog fams.



My review/article read thus:

"Knowing who John-Paul is and how I have to sit really close to a dictionary whenever I get into a conversation with him -not because I am a grammatical dummy but as a result of the new words and constructive skills I learn from every conversation-, I dare say that this book has surprised me.

I am surprised - of course not because I didn't pickup a few words as usual(actually I picked a lot. Words like 'swanky' for instance) but at the simplicity displayed in every chapter and the ease with which the message in every sentence is passed. 

Having taken my time to read through all chapters - I was going to read the first and last five chapters as advised by the author but was intrigued by each (chapter I mean) and couldn't afford to miss out on any. I dare say that the book is one few that I have read which cuts across all segment of individuals without segmenting or excluding the mental needs of any group, age range or background.

To the children the book reiterates the need to teach every child to never be bothered about what a stranger thinks about them as long as they are comfortable and at peace with what they do.

The teenagers and young adults have to understand the important role sacrifice and self confidence play in achieving their dreams (after all we all love our beds but have had to sacrifice a few hours of sleep - page 8).

While pages 13,26 and 30 address singles, men and women by reminding them of the role faith plays in marriage and how happiness should be the ultimate goal in the pursuit of all dreams (marriage inclusive). It says and I quote "once you are content with your job, your marriage.... You're bound to attract success"hence the role of happiness in success and importance of contentment in marriage/relationships. 

He went ahead to admonish the cold feeted pessimist to pursue one's dream and strike while the iron is hot."Pursue your dreams like it is the last bus of the night..... by all means do something rather than sit at the foot of the mountain taking pictures ..." He said in pages 10 and 40.

In page 57, he writes mainly to the workaholics (perhaps me) about the importance of easing off stress pointing out that "there is more to this life than chasing paper everyday". 
I can go on and on but I'm not about to write a book in a book:-).

You would have noticed that instead of a chapter-by-chapter review, I cited references from pages. I'm sure that would certainly be the explanation for how carried away by the inspiration I was, so much so that I couldn't take note of what chapter I was at each point in time (but for the numbering at the bottom of each page, I may not have noticed that I had reached the last page).

In all, for a maiden edition of what's soon to become the author's collection of books, I am greatly impressed by the simplicity and explicit message each combination of phrases, sentences and chapter passes to the reader. However, I would recommend that in subsequent editions/books, each chapter be expanded on and broadened even further - knowing the author's capability, I am sure there is more where these came from.

And for those who are wondering but are yet to look it up, swanky means "stylishly luxurious and expensive". I guess I needed a dictionary by my side (or Google in this case) afterall:-)".

I think we all should make our lives a block buster. We can at least start by reading the book. ;-)