I'm torn because this was written really beautifully, and it worked well with the themes that the author was trying to present. It really felt like sitting around a campfire and listening to a great storyteller; the writing was poetic and lyrical and full of analogies and metaphors that really made me think. But at the same time, the writing style got in the way, especially during the middle third of the book. 

For me, the beginning and end were very strong, but it slowed down in the middle where the author sort of repeated the same themes using different stories and observations. I think this would be 5 stars for me if it were just slightly less overwritten in some areas. I still took away a great deal of not only information but inspiration and a new perspective to look at the world.