"Ask Yourself" | 2009-12-25 |
| - Reviewed By johnDC from near DC, MD USA |
Gregory Stock has assembled 200 questions "...about your values, your beliefs, and your life; love, money, sex, integrity, generosity, pride and death..." (p. 5). These questions are not meant to have right answers--or short ones. They can stimulate group discussion or prompt solitary reflection. The author has selected them to help us learn more about ourselves.
A sample of the more interesting ones:
- If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven't you told them yet?
- Would you give up half of what you now own for a pill that would permanently change you so that one hour of sleep each day would fully refresh you?
- Do your close friends tend to be older or younger than you?
- When you tell a story, do you often exaggerate or embellish it? Why?
- Would you be willing to go to a slaughterhouse and kill a cow? Do you eat meat?
- Would you rather play a game with someone more or less talented than yourself? Would it matter who was watching?
- If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?
The book is recommended a basis for personal reflection, to stimulate discussion with a close friend, or as a basis for after dinner discussion. Think a bit about each question before you ask it of anyone else, though. Some questions probe a bit deeply for casual conversation. |
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"Great book to get to know someone more" | 2009-11-18 |
| - Reviewed By angeliclark from Livermore, CA USA |
| This book provides questions that are rarely topics of discussion. The questions force the reader to make a decision (there are no right or wrong decisions) and discover the reasons behind that choice. It assists the reader to know themselves better with self-realization as well as others as they discuss their personal answers with each other. I think this a great book for pre-premarital counseling. |
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"Questions" | 2009-09-13 |
| - Reviewed By Cat Mommy from New England, USA |
| Great book with lots of thought provoking questions. Lots of space to write down answers. Some questions have additional questions to them. It's really a way to explore what's inside yourself without the expense of a shrink. :) |
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"Gregory Stock's Book Of Questions" | 2009-09-08 |
| - Reviewed By Thank You For Stopping By... from Federal Way, Washington, USA |
| This book was a very nice read, it helps you to get to know yourself better and think about hypothetical questions... also it helped me learn more insight about some of the people close to me! |
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"It's okay, but a little morbid" | 2009-06-06 |
| - Reviewed By Drew Niemi from Mesa, AZ USA |
Okay, I own several other "question" books, and this is the least favorite in my collection. It's not entirely bad - it offers a lot of questions that people may not be able to think of on their own. It has a few fun questions about relationships, career, and personal life.
The downside of the book was that it seemed to be overly morbid. Obviously, even the hard questions need to be asked, but MUCH of the focus on this book was on death, physical pain, disease, or likewise. Honestly, it really brought down the mood of a lot of conversations.
It's a book that has its positive points, but I wouldn't consider it a "fun" book overall. Not recommended.
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"Great way to kill time" | 2008-11-10 |
| - Reviewed By heatprnc from Mt. Pleasant, TX |
| I bought this book on a whim and we pulled it out one night at a dinner party we were having, there were about 10 of us there and it was so interesting listening to everyone's responses. The night lasted hours longer than I imagined it would. Some of the questions were a little disturbing, but we easily by-passed those ones. Worth the price! |
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