Think Grow Rich Napoleon Hill Reviews Summary

Content and Quality

Pros:

• "Every successful person has used the principles described in this book, either consciously or unconsciously."
• "It is one of the best self-help books ever written and could literally be worth a million dollars to you!"
• "The answers we all seek to become successful are 'in us', we just need to acknowledge them."
• "I chose a five star rating because of the research and ease of presentation, which makes this book speak so clearly of the strength of positive thought."
• "This is one of the most influential books in my life. I've read it over and over again."
• "The principles can be used for anything that you desire."
• "This book has changed many many lives."

Cons:

• "The book is rife with pseudo-spirituality."
• "A lot of the stuff in this book might’ve been original at the time of writing, but I have heard the same ideas in other, more modern books."
• "This book is absolute trash."
• "However almost immediately I noticed something was off... its written in 1937."
• "I'll be honest, I read this book about 11 years ago and, I've done a lot of thinking (and doing) since then but I really have not grown rich."
• "This book was written in 1937.. of course my dumba** didn’t realize that and read 'colored ignorant Child' in the first pages.. I had to stop."
• "The book definitely does not age well. Antiquated references and false equivalencies made for a head scratching read."

Usability and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Having control of my time. I spent pretty close to 100% of my my time doing the things I want to do."
• "I appreciate that I can listen to this program while driving in my car, turning dead time into learning time."
• "This a great book to have in your pocket always."
• "I’ve owned a copy of this book since I was 14 years old and applied the principles successfully to my life."
• "This is my favorite book of all time."
• "The Deckle Edge version is the updated version of this classic."
• "Nice hardback with color as well."

Cons:

• "I purchased the book and then click the link to add Audible just will never sync."
• "Have the pdf version on my mac but it didnt let me bookmark or annotate, plus I focus more with the physical book."
• "I returned it to Amazon because it was printed in an uncomfortably small font."
• "Well I purchased the audio version of it and it's only 2 chapters and 41 minutes in length total."
• "I hate that it limits you how much or how many notes you can copy."
• "Poorly edited or maybe translated for my Kindle. Sentences didn’t end with periods. Quotes opened but not closed."
• "The font is crunched and super small :( impossible to use as a good book."

Relevance and Modernity

Pros:

• "Napoleon Hill recommends that instead of being disparaging of getting older we should [express] gratitude for having reached the age of wisdom and understanding."
• "Hill has put together a book that is well written and thought provoking."
• "The truth is that there is no sustainable way to be wealthy and happy without deeper spiritual knowledge."
• "The book is great and very insightful."
• "This book manages the incredible feat of attempting to combine naked ambition for wealth, with spiritual realisation."
• "Everyone should read this book at some point in your life."
• "So many people have used its principles to raise to the top."

Cons:

• "The time-bound references to famous people of Hill's day are not, which could make this a bit confusing for younger generation readers."
• "The rest is just fillers with stories and how much money someone made, just like Tony Robbins does with his."
• "Wrong selection of a mate in marriage. This a most common cause of failure."
• "Getting older only sucks if you are stupid."
• "However, where it's really ROI'd for me is in rich life experiences...I've spent years traveling around the world living in interesting places."
• "The book was originally published in 1937. Therefore the certain situations mentioned in the book may not connected to today’s world."
• "The book is overdone and rambles on with anecdotes and stories from random winners of chance."