The Guru eBook Sean Hicks
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David Ratcliff is a young man going nowhere, paralyzed by self-doubt, and losing hope. As a last resort, he turns to the teachings of a prominent self-help guru. When an act of violence joins their paths together, the curtain is lifted, and David is given a unique view of the inner workings of the self-help world. Will David be cured, will he help to cure others, or will he be caught up in the growing cycle of dependence of a billion-dollar industry growing proportionately with the illnesses it treats?
The Guru eBook Sean Hicks
"The Guru" by Sean Hicks is a read that takes you by surprise. A work of contemporary fiction, we follow David Ratcliff as he wallows in his quite mediocre life. It is only by a perfect storm of events does his luck change for the better and he finds his fate intertwined with the nationally acclaimed self-help guru, Christopher Maxwell. The question remains for David is, does he truly want to change his luck for the better? Is he willing to give up everything to join the growing, parasitic self-help industry?When I read the premise for The Guru I was interested, because the premise sounded incredibly unique and one of a kind. I was not prepared for what awaited me. The book begins with a bit of a slow burn, following David, who brings to mind most millennials of the time, who walks continually on the line of being broke, hoping to find someone, and wishing his life was something more. Enter Christopher Maxwell and his “get rich” program of self-mastery, which involves not only a book but a whole program that rivals what a workout kit would entail.
Hicks does a decent job of building tension and has a really nice voice. I was impressed with how easy The Guru reads and the casual reader will not be disappointed! It was one of the reasons that I felt this book was great, to begin with, because Hicks was able to wrap humor, but also real tension into his pages. Everything is not as it seems with Maxwell and his self-help empire. It keeps the reader turning the pages and I found myself rushing through the pages to find out exactly what happens.
David, as far as protagonists go, is a fun one. He is very much an everyman as far as his motivations and desires. It is nice to watch as his character develops more and more, even if he does suffer some setbacks here and there. Most authors miss this element of fiction, but Hicks does not neglect his characters. What shines the most from David is that he is very much a real person, I have known my share of Davids in my life. The initiative that he takes over the course of the novel is refreshing, considering most authors rather have things “happen” to their characters.
The only true criticisms I can offer or add to this review involve how fast things begin to escalate and how the explanations for certain events come late. Given this is Hick’s debut novel, so his style was something to get used to, but I believe it serves him well. There is also a tendency for things to be almost too convenient, such as when David is listening to Maxwell’s self-help book and the “guru”, himself, is giving a seminar nearby the next day. In the long run, these coincidences do not hurt the story, but they do tend to be a little too neat for the more careful reader.
Do not let those small hurdles stop you from enjoying a book that will t give you an afternoon full of laughs!
I for one will be on the watch for Sean Hicks’ next novel.
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The Guru eBook Sean Hicks Reviews
"The Guru" by Sean Hicks is a read that takes you by surprise. A work of contemporary fiction, we follow David Ratcliff as he wallows in his quite mediocre life. It is only by a perfect storm of events does his luck change for the better and he finds his fate intertwined with the nationally acclaimed self-help guru, Christopher Maxwell. The question remains for David is, does he truly want to change his luck for the better? Is he willing to give up everything to join the growing, parasitic self-help industry?
When I read the premise for The Guru I was interested, because the premise sounded incredibly unique and one of a kind. I was not prepared for what awaited me. The book begins with a bit of a slow burn, following David, who brings to mind most millennials of the time, who walks continually on the line of being broke, hoping to find someone, and wishing his life was something more. Enter Christopher Maxwell and his “get rich” program of self-mastery, which involves not only a book but a whole program that rivals what a workout kit would entail.
Hicks does a decent job of building tension and has a really nice voice. I was impressed with how easy The Guru reads and the casual reader will not be disappointed! It was one of the reasons that I felt this book was great, to begin with, because Hicks was able to wrap humor, but also real tension into his pages. Everything is not as it seems with Maxwell and his self-help empire. It keeps the reader turning the pages and I found myself rushing through the pages to find out exactly what happens.
David, as far as protagonists go, is a fun one. He is very much an everyman as far as his motivations and desires. It is nice to watch as his character develops more and more, even if he does suffer some setbacks here and there. Most authors miss this element of fiction, but Hicks does not neglect his characters. What shines the most from David is that he is very much a real person, I have known my share of Davids in my life. The initiative that he takes over the course of the novel is refreshing, considering most authors rather have things “happen” to their characters.
The only true criticisms I can offer or add to this review involve how fast things begin to escalate and how the explanations for certain events come late. Given this is Hick’s debut novel, so his style was something to get used to, but I believe it serves him well. There is also a tendency for things to be almost too convenient, such as when David is listening to Maxwell’s self-help book and the “guru”, himself, is giving a seminar nearby the next day. In the long run, these coincidences do not hurt the story, but they do tend to be a little too neat for the more careful reader.
Do not let those small hurdles stop you from enjoying a book that will t give you an afternoon full of laughs!
I for one will be on the watch for Sean Hicks’ next novel.
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