I appreciated the inclusion of stories about people who have chosen to quit various things. It's empowering to have the ability to pick and choose.

I would have liked to see some guidance on the quitting process. While individual reasons for quitting can vary, there are likely some common themes that could have been explored.

Nevertheless, the book's greatest value is in providing validation for those who have made the decision to quit. Reading about others who have gone through the same experience is incredibly valuable and makes this book a worthwhile read.

Great look at the joys and importance of giving up. We’ve all been taught the opposite, so this was very refreshing. Enjoyed the book.

This was not exactly the book I expected.
These are longish stories of people who overcame great challenges to put a stop to things that really needed to be stopped. I was expecting (or hoping for) a more day-to-day set of anecdotes about how quitting your kid's soccer carpool changed your life, not the heart wrenching story of a serious drug addict and the herculean job of quitting drugs.

I confess this was a DNF (did not finish) book for me - a rarity - but that was largely because at the point in the pandemic when I was reading it, witnessing more struggles by more people in desperate situations wasn't the mood I was in. Even knowing they managed to quit (that is, knowing the end of the story) didn't help.

For some reason, it just didn't click.

I really enjoyed the first chapter of the book which was the author explaining the concept of quitting however the other chapters didn't appeal to me as a collection of essays about strangers who had quit. I think if you've never given up something before you mind find it useful but I felt there was a very loose link to psychology eg an unhappy childhood and soda. I just gave up diet coke because it was bad for my teeth rather than their being a deeper meaning!

Thank you for the arc.

I Quit! is a collection of stories about people who have quit anything from their jobs to aspirations to people in their life. In a society that promotes the opposite, this book looks at the positives of quitting – and how making these difficult decisions lead to better outcomes in the long run.

When I came across this book on NetGalley, I was immediately intrigued. Quitting is something that’s often considered a bad choice, which makes that decision so much harder even when it’s logical to do so. Having recently made my own big quit, I was curious to hear the quitting stories of others and how those choices impacted them.

This book is certainly motivating for anyone who’s in the midst of a difficult decision. The stories are well-structured, each including a questionnaire about reflections on their decisions and what their lives would be like had they refused to quit. The author also includes her own reflections and commentary on each story, and while these were weaved in in ways sometimes that made it difficult to differentiate the speaker, I did like her insights.

If you’re looking for an inspiring read, I Quit! provides a lot of true motivating stories that readers can certainly relate to.

Decent collection of first hand accounts from people who quit things, from drinking soda to doing heroin, marriages to family relationships. The author spent a LOT of time interjecting her personal history into most of the stories which I found distracting.

I eagerly tore through this the moment I was granted access. I've definitely struggled to quit things and that had been responsible for success and great struggle.

I immediately liked that there are stories of people who quit different things. You are encouraged to pick and choose I think the author missed a trick by not including an 'I quit Islam' given all the issues these days with radical Islam.

I also was disappointed that no guidance on quitting was given. Yes, people quit things due to individual reasons. But without a doubt there are common themes which at least could have been pulled out.

However, having said this the books greatest contribution is reading stories that validate your own choices to quit. This alone makes it a worthwhile read