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Review: Chicken soup for the soul! - *Book Review* *Author- Clare Pooley *Genre- Contemporary romance *Rating- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 One fine morning, six strangers find their lives mysteriously connected through one green notebook. All for the sake of authenticity. Does the chaos take over all happy and good intentions? Or finally they come in terms with their true selves? QOTD- Do you maintain a journal? What is your motivation behind it? Julian, Monica, Hazard, Riley, Alice and Jessie couldn't be more different from each. As life throws them in to a common circle through a peculiar green notebook and a social experiment, The Authenticity Project, they ensue on a new journey to discover not only themselves but also other people with whom they share this beautiful world. It is really enthralling to find out how each one of them react to the new arrangements. Cheery, happy- go- lucky Julian and Riley are very much open and accepting, whereas upright Monica and an ex addict Hazard struggle to overcome their inner turmoils. It is heartwarming to see this group of unconventional oddball characters standing by each other and being the pillar of support for their individual fights. The book is written in multiple POVs of all the six people who discover the notebook at some point of their lives. I absolutely loved the individual character arcs of Monica and Hazard, because out of everybody else these two genuinely needed some encouragement to fight their inner demons. The author dealt sensitive issues like addiction- sobriety, mental health, loneliness with compassion and empathy. For there are thousands of Hazards out their, trying their best to stay sober and not relapse, who just need someone to tell them that they are doing a great job and things would become easier eventually. That little gesture could make massive difference. The book redefines friendship, love and companionship. That none of them should be restricted by age. Evils of social media addiction and the constant urge of portrayal of a perfect picturesque life has been discussed. And following that trail, readers would end up asking themselves if they too lead an authentic life or not. The perfect chicken soup for the soul, this book is highly recommended if you are looking for something similar to Eleanor Oliphant Is Absolutely Fine.
Review: Do You Have the Courage to Join The Authenticity Project? - Honesty time - how many of us are truly authentic these days? I'm talking about stripping away the filters, the curated online profiles, and just being buck-naked real with ourselves and others? If the very idea makes you want to crawl under a rock and hide, then Clare Pooley's novel The Authenticity Project is going to be a refreshing wake-up call for you. This heartwarming yet refreshingly unsentimental story kicks off when an eccentric old artist named Julian Jessop gets fed up with the dishonest world and starts a social experiment of radical transparency. After an incident involving a bougie Monica from accounting, our man Julian goes full David Foster Wallace and begins pouring out his unvarnished life story into a green notebook, culminating in a blunt to-do list on the final page commanding the book's future readers to share their own authentic truths. From there, the novel morphs into a kaleidoscopic character study as Julian's cathartic notebook passes through an unforgettable cast of strangers, each adding more raw confessions to the growing manuscript. Whether it's Alice, a new mum projecting a perfect social media facade masking her vulnerabilities, the addict Hazard who can't seem to do anything right no matter how hard he tries, or Riley the free-spirited Aussie gardener, Pooley renders her characters with humor and remarkable empathy. Even the minor yet formidable presence of Mrs. Wu, who packs an outsize impact, demonstrates Pooley's gift for crafting a richly populated world. But do not judge these people on first impressions, as is often the case, there is more to them than meets the eye. What elevated this from feel-good pap for me was how unafraid Pooley is to let these "authenticity project" participants be selfish, flawed, and at times frustratingly blind to their own shortcomings. There's a refreshing honesty to these depictions that kept me hooked, despite the episodic nature of following the green notebook from person to person. For example, there's one chapter following a young social media influencer that absolutely skewered modern Internet culture in brilliant ways. You can't help but cringe as this young woman obsesses over Instagram likes and perception while lamenting that "#grateful #abundancemindset" are just empty filters obscuring her profound loneliness and anxiety over fading into irrelevancy. Talk about uncomfortably on point! Pooley has a wicked gift for these sorts of insights - like depicting the subtle self-deception of a husband caught in a decades-long rut, or how trauma can lodge itself in our souls and fester for years until the right catalyst sparks brutally overdue confrontation. Time and again, I found myself audibly reacting as Pooley pierced through the polite veneers we all put on and exposed those difficult truths about ourselves. Don't get me wrong, The Authenticity Project isn't some bleak slog through human misery. There's ample heart-warming moments of connection and hope sprinkled throughout these vignettes. Moments like those provide plenty of levity while still delivering potent character insights. One thing I especially appreciated was how Pooley uses the green notebook as an ingenious framing device to explore issues like alcoholism, body image, sexuality, parenting qualms - pretty much any topic where authenticity gets smothered by shame or fear of judgment. It's a clever way to build a cohesive narrative world while offering intimate windows into relatable struggles. Of course, as a sucker for meta-narratives, I was eating up the frequent reminders that we're simply reading strangers' raw confessions scribbled in this famous green notebook. Unreliable narrators having to confront the messy contradictions between how they view themselves versus how the world sees them? Yes please, sign me up! Pooley leans into this literary premise in cheeky ways, like when some notebook recipients voice skepticism over whether this "authenticity project" is merely a meaningless creative writing exercise. But the more you become invested in these strangers baring their souls, the more you come to appreciate that yearning for authentic connection. Even for all the cringe-y oversharing, there's something uplifting about people letting their guards down and being vulnerable about their hopes, failures, secrets. In an era when most communication gets flattened into emoji shorthand, reading these three-dimensional character portraits penned with such candor began to feel quietly radical. And just when the notebook reaches peak skeptic territory with a prickly follow-up editor who rolls her eyes at the premise, Pooley deploys one final gut-punch twist revealing just how much these strangers' stories impacted someone in need of hope. I won't spoil it here, but let's just say I very well may have finished the final pages with moistened cheeks. For such an unassuming novel, The Authenticity Project packs an emotional wallop. Now did every single storyline land for me? If I'm being authentic, there were a few character arcs that fell flat, like the Instagram influencer following up with yet another Revolve #sponcon post hawking fast fashion after her supposed spiritual awakening. But that's a fairly minor quibble when you consider the incredible tapestry Pooley wove here rendering modern human connection in all its gorgeous and flawed complexity. At a time when most character-driven fiction feels more like a loose bundle of soapy storylines than a cohesive whole, I was continuously wowed by how these strangers' confessions built upon each other into a sprawling yet unified narrative. Each contributor offered a unique facet of the authenticity gem refracting into a boldly humanistic statement. And while the plotlines follow fairly predictable uplifting arcs, rarely have I read something so pleasantly compulsive in having to know how it all resolves. The Authenticity Project is one of those special novels where the premise is so clever and simple, yet rife with profound insights about how easily we lose sight of our genuine selves in this noisy, curated world. We're all just messy works-in-progress aching to be truly seen, heard and understood without judgment. Great literature can act as a mirror for those rawest versions of ourselves gathering dust. This book holds up that mirror in the most compassionate yet unflinching of ways. So now I'll put the very premise to you, dear reader: Do you have the vulnerability and courage to let a little authenticity into your life? To be honest, the very notion terrifies me. But Pooley makes one hell of a compelling case for joining The Authenticity Project in these pages. Who knows, you might just reconnect with some long-neglected part of yourself along the way.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #5,179 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #70 in Romantic Comedy (Books) #180 in Contemporary Romance (Books) #298 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 24,511 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chicken soup for the soul!
*by M***I on 8 January 2022*

*Book Review* *Author- Clare Pooley *Genre- Contemporary romance *Rating- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 One fine morning, six strangers find their lives mysteriously connected through one green notebook. All for the sake of authenticity. Does the chaos take over all happy and good intentions? Or finally they come in terms with their true selves? QOTD- Do you maintain a journal? What is your motivation behind it? Julian, Monica, Hazard, Riley, Alice and Jessie couldn't be more different from each. As life throws them in to a common circle through a peculiar green notebook and a social experiment, The Authenticity Project, they ensue on a new journey to discover not only themselves but also other people with whom they share this beautiful world. It is really enthralling to find out how each one of them react to the new arrangements. Cheery, happy- go- lucky Julian and Riley are very much open and accepting, whereas upright Monica and an ex addict Hazard struggle to overcome their inner turmoils. It is heartwarming to see this group of unconventional oddball characters standing by each other and being the pillar of support for their individual fights. The book is written in multiple POVs of all the six people who discover the notebook at some point of their lives. I absolutely loved the individual character arcs of Monica and Hazard, because out of everybody else these two genuinely needed some encouragement to fight their inner demons. The author dealt sensitive issues like addiction- sobriety, mental health, loneliness with compassion and empathy. For there are thousands of Hazards out their, trying their best to stay sober and not relapse, who just need someone to tell them that they are doing a great job and things would become easier eventually. That little gesture could make massive difference. The book redefines friendship, love and companionship. That none of them should be restricted by age. Evils of social media addiction and the constant urge of portrayal of a perfect picturesque life has been discussed. And following that trail, readers would end up asking themselves if they too lead an authentic life or not. The perfect chicken soup for the soul, this book is highly recommended if you are looking for something similar to Eleanor Oliphant Is Absolutely Fine.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Do You Have the Courage to Join The Authenticity Project?
*by M***L on 23 April 2024*

Honesty time - how many of us are truly authentic these days? I'm talking about stripping away the filters, the curated online profiles, and just being buck-naked real with ourselves and others? If the very idea makes you want to crawl under a rock and hide, then Clare Pooley's novel The Authenticity Project is going to be a refreshing wake-up call for you. This heartwarming yet refreshingly unsentimental story kicks off when an eccentric old artist named Julian Jessop gets fed up with the dishonest world and starts a social experiment of radical transparency. After an incident involving a bougie Monica from accounting, our man Julian goes full David Foster Wallace and begins pouring out his unvarnished life story into a green notebook, culminating in a blunt to-do list on the final page commanding the book's future readers to share their own authentic truths. From there, the novel morphs into a kaleidoscopic character study as Julian's cathartic notebook passes through an unforgettable cast of strangers, each adding more raw confessions to the growing manuscript. Whether it's Alice, a new mum projecting a perfect social media facade masking her vulnerabilities, the addict Hazard who can't seem to do anything right no matter how hard he tries, or Riley the free-spirited Aussie gardener, Pooley renders her characters with humor and remarkable empathy. Even the minor yet formidable presence of Mrs. Wu, who packs an outsize impact, demonstrates Pooley's gift for crafting a richly populated world. But do not judge these people on first impressions, as is often the case, there is more to them than meets the eye. What elevated this from feel-good pap for me was how unafraid Pooley is to let these "authenticity project" participants be selfish, flawed, and at times frustratingly blind to their own shortcomings. There's a refreshing honesty to these depictions that kept me hooked, despite the episodic nature of following the green notebook from person to person. For example, there's one chapter following a young social media influencer that absolutely skewered modern Internet culture in brilliant ways. You can't help but cringe as this young woman obsesses over Instagram likes and perception while lamenting that "#grateful #abundancemindset" are just empty filters obscuring her profound loneliness and anxiety over fading into irrelevancy. Talk about uncomfortably on point! Pooley has a wicked gift for these sorts of insights - like depicting the subtle self-deception of a husband caught in a decades-long rut, or how trauma can lodge itself in our souls and fester for years until the right catalyst sparks brutally overdue confrontation. Time and again, I found myself audibly reacting as Pooley pierced through the polite veneers we all put on and exposed those difficult truths about ourselves. Don't get me wrong, The Authenticity Project isn't some bleak slog through human misery. There's ample heart-warming moments of connection and hope sprinkled throughout these vignettes. Moments like those provide plenty of levity while still delivering potent character insights. One thing I especially appreciated was how Pooley uses the green notebook as an ingenious framing device to explore issues like alcoholism, body image, sexuality, parenting qualms - pretty much any topic where authenticity gets smothered by shame or fear of judgment. It's a clever way to build a cohesive narrative world while offering intimate windows into relatable struggles. Of course, as a sucker for meta-narratives, I was eating up the frequent reminders that we're simply reading strangers' raw confessions scribbled in this famous green notebook. Unreliable narrators having to confront the messy contradictions between how they view themselves versus how the world sees them? Yes please, sign me up! Pooley leans into this literary premise in cheeky ways, like when some notebook recipients voice skepticism over whether this "authenticity project" is merely a meaningless creative writing exercise. But the more you become invested in these strangers baring their souls, the more you come to appreciate that yearning for authentic connection. Even for all the cringe-y oversharing, there's something uplifting about people letting their guards down and being vulnerable about their hopes, failures, secrets. In an era when most communication gets flattened into emoji shorthand, reading these three-dimensional character portraits penned with such candor began to feel quietly radical. And just when the notebook reaches peak skeptic territory with a prickly follow-up editor who rolls her eyes at the premise, Pooley deploys one final gut-punch twist revealing just how much these strangers' stories impacted someone in need of hope. I won't spoil it here, but let's just say I very well may have finished the final pages with moistened cheeks. For such an unassuming novel, The Authenticity Project packs an emotional wallop. Now did every single storyline land for me? If I'm being authentic, there were a few character arcs that fell flat, like the Instagram influencer following up with yet another Revolve #sponcon post hawking fast fashion after her supposed spiritual awakening. But that's a fairly minor quibble when you consider the incredible tapestry Pooley wove here rendering modern human connection in all its gorgeous and flawed complexity. At a time when most character-driven fiction feels more like a loose bundle of soapy storylines than a cohesive whole, I was continuously wowed by how these strangers' confessions built upon each other into a sprawling yet unified narrative. Each contributor offered a unique facet of the authenticity gem refracting into a boldly humanistic statement. And while the plotlines follow fairly predictable uplifting arcs, rarely have I read something so pleasantly compulsive in having to know how it all resolves. The Authenticity Project is one of those special novels where the premise is so clever and simple, yet rife with profound insights about how easily we lose sight of our genuine selves in this noisy, curated world. We're all just messy works-in-progress aching to be truly seen, heard and understood without judgment. Great literature can act as a mirror for those rawest versions of ourselves gathering dust. This book holds up that mirror in the most compassionate yet unflinching of ways. So now I'll put the very premise to you, dear reader: Do you have the vulnerability and courage to let a little authenticity into your life? To be honest, the very notion terrifies me. But Pooley makes one hell of a compelling case for joining The Authenticity Project in these pages. Who knows, you might just reconnect with some long-neglected part of yourself along the way.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very fun read
*by T***A on 4 January 2024*

Imagine you randomly find a notebook that forces you to be 'You'. A very unique and a new story that will make you laugh and self-reflect. The story includes 5 main principal characters and I am sure you'll easily relate with any one of them. It is a book about hope, love, laughter, chosen family and of course, AUTHENTICITY. This one literally felt like a Netflix feel-good movie.

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