Perfect for anyone who believes there is more to life than work, more to parenthood than juggling packed calendars and more than enough reasons to be good enough.
While the story at times strays from the author’s central thesis about ambition, this is overall a powerful and generous work. A warm, vulnerable memoir about trading ambition for sincerity and joy.
Niazi’s core ideas about hustle culture and the immigrant experience are plenty rich, but pedestrian prose and a pervading sense of solipsism prevent them from blossoming. It feels like a missed opportunity.
