I felt like this was a good book but not to my taste. The advice was brilliant for any young adult but I did struggle to finish it.

This book was equal parts hilarious and poignant. It is very clearly written by a psychologist who has dealt with a lot of teens going through college--not just his daughter. I'm glad she inspired him to write this book and encouraged him to publish it! I feel as though a lot of college students struggle with how their life is supposed to work when they are away from a set structure for the first time and fail to structure their lives on their own. This is a great way to get them started along that path.

This was thoughtful and entertainingly written. I'd recommend it to everyone, not just young adults!

I received this as an ARC from Netgalley.com for an honest review.

I'm not the target audience for this advice/self-help/reflection book on being a better adult. I'm far older than the college-age young adult for which the book was written. 

Even so, there's loads of good advice and reminders of choices and directions we older adults often fail to remember, lost in the miasma of the day-to-day. 

A great and quick read for those looking for refreshers on being the adult you'd hoped you could or would become, no matter how old you now are.

A fun and informative read. Quick and interesting. Would definitely recommend to a friend or family member who feels stuck in a rut and I have made this required reading for my three children--aged 17-22. Great book!

I'm a big fan of these kinds of books. They give us the information that our parents wouldn't - or couldn't, because we were so darn stubborn that we wouldn't have listened. I was excited to see one from someone who is a father and wanted to see how that influenced his advice. I'm in what I presume to be the target audience. 

While this would be great for someone to gain the most basic information from, it lacks the depth or assistance as similar books in the growing 'Adulting' genre for young people starting out in the world. Some of the chapters start with great advice and no way to actually put it into practice (how is someone in the target audience going to -invest- in anything? This,. I want to know). Each chapter is very short, which is nice but leads us to no 'Read More' that could add substantial information. I felt like this is the kind of person who throws a rope and expects you to learn how to climb yourself.... and then lets go of the rope. 

It shows that perhaps the genre is better suited to be written by 20 and 30-somethings - or at the very least, older individuals who have some sense of what is going on with young people. Good writing style and if it were more in depth instead of vague musings, I'd love to read anything else the author put out.

From the introduction I was led to believe that this book was written by a father to his daughter to prepare her for college life. It sounded fantastic and I couldn't wait to read it! But, while reading and getting further into the chapters, it started to sound more and more like a business book. The entire emotional built-up dissipated into personal examples and rigid descriptions. Even if the initial book was written by father to daughter (which I don't really believe since the author mentioned how difficult it was to sit down and write it, with no mention at that point of the reason behind it), it lost too much by re-writing it for the public. Besides, I dislike books in which the author makes it clear that he or she is a writer and the reason for writing this book was to make a living -- which would be fair and honest up to a certain point. But that's not how you make a living, in my opinion. A more efficient approach is to actually write something that engages the reader at an intelectual and emotional level.

All that aside, I did find some interesting ideas that made sense. I may not agree with everything, but some of the chapters were quite inspiring and motivating.

As someone who is struggling through her first year of college, I am so thankful this book exists! This book feels incredibly honest, informative, and relevant. It's perfect for anyone trying to navigate the tricky world of "adulting".

This book is geared towards recent graduates but I would also target those trying to find their own way in life. The book actaully helped me with an ongoing midlife crisis and I chose my own adulthood a long time ago. I also love the nostalgic factor of the book being formatted as if it were a classic choose your own adventure book.

A quick, inspirational read that helps young people navigate their way through life. My only issue was that I wished it had been longer and a bit more practical.

Choose Your Own Adulthood by Hal Runkel is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early February.

Runkel's father wrote this book as a going-to-college gift and, simply put, he emphasizes in each chapter to do a positive-minded and productive thing more and a negative/non-active thing less. Runkel's father's narration never speaks down to anyone and, instead, is frank, honest, witty, level-headed, and non-berating.

Enjoyable and full of decent advice for young people. The digital format makes it more difficult than a physical format but it still gets advice across nonetheless

What an amazing book! I wish I could read it earlier when I was starting college. Now I'm starting to work so I'm following some advice. Plus, I loved the book chapter sequence travel! Unique!