12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. PetersonMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
If you are uncertain in the choices you have to make in your life, if you lack self-confidence and feel you waste your life, this book might well be helpful and eye-opening. If you feel there is too much feminism, liberalism and disregard for religion and tradition in your country, this book might well reinforce your views.
Since I do not feel I belong to either category of people, this book was a disappointment. A lot of words, a lot of citing Bible, a lot of stories to explain rather straight-forwards truths.
These 12 "rules" makes a lot of sense: do not overprotect your children, select friends carefully, be humble, do not lie, wish good to yourself, benchmark your performance against your past as opposed to others and so on. But there are so many other - better - books you can find good illustrations for these "rules".
The only parts of the book I enjoyed were the anecdotal stories of Peterson's childhood and teenage years in rural Canada, with its harsh winters and plentiful booze to be cheered up. In that regards, Peterson is a good story-teller.
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