"The Story of You" by Ian Morgan Cron is a wonderful dive into the stories of the nine enneagram types, and what it might look like to transform our old childhood stories into newer, truer stories that help us move foward, onward, and upward in our lives, and enable us to live out a better story.

I've been a fan of Ian for a while now, I listen to his podcast and have read his enneagram books. And I am a student of the enneagram, so I was primed for reading this. If you don't know much about the enneagram, this book will still help. Its information is useful for all types no matter what your understanding level of the enneagram is. The usefulness of the enneagram is understanding the old childhood stories that have dictated our choices and movement throughout life, so the information presented here is all very applicable. Ian does a great job of bringing it to a user-friendly level for us. But he also does a wonderful job in his writing; he is an eloquent, connective writer, there is always just the right amount of words and they are well-chosen. Ian is never boring, but in particular, this book isn't boring either. It does help if you also have an understanding not only of your own type, but of the types of your friends, family, or loved ones. It helped me better understand their possible stories, as well as my own.

Thank you to Ian, the publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone seeking to live out a new story!

Easy to follow and practical advice. A perfect reminder than as adults we can 100% write our own story and release the stories and broken beliefs we’ve told ourselves since childhood.

I enjoyed this book, but I thought some enneagram descriptions were more thorough than others. Also, it drove me nuts that it wasn’t in order, although I understand that it was based on how the enneagram numbers fit together.

Thanks to HarperOne and NetGalley for an ARC of this title.

I've really enjoyed Ian Morgan Cron's previous writing with Suzanne Stabile on the Enneagram, and this was a lovely solo follow-up. Authors writing new books in this space need to find a way to show you something new you weren't seeing about Enneagram types before, and Ian does that in showing how we can rise above the standard stories we tell about our types. As a type 5, I tend to zero in on seeing what any author in this space has to say about that specific type, and there was some specific recommendations that felt particularly relevant to the place I'm at in my life right now that were a good kick in the pants, so I'd say this is a success.

I found this book engaging. I immediately connected to the author. The Enneagram and how it relates to our lives is a fascinating subject.

The enneagram is a great tool for understanding ourselves and others, and this book takes on the task of using the enneagram to show us how to "grow". The author delves into what types of childhood *could* have produced each enneagram type, shares the weakness of that type, and then reveals a path to growth (away from those weaknesses).

I enjoyed this book because I enjoy the enneagram. I didn't find any new info in this book beyond what I already knew, though. Also- Heads-up for nonreligious folks- this book is pretty soaked in religious language. ("Does God want you to be afraid?" "Is this part of God's larger plan for your life?" etc etc). That being said, the right person will enjoy this book.

My thanks to the author, publisher, and #NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC. #TheStoryOfYou

This book on enneagram types is both enjoyable and thought-provoking. The author, an Episcopal priest, uses a readable, fun, and slightly snarky tone to present his own story and his concept of "re-writing your own story." The introductory section was compelling and deep.

Subsequent sections deal in depth with each enneagram type. I admit to skipping much of the book to get right to the discussion of my own type. I can honestly say this material was life-changing and has been helpful already.

If you seek changes and personal transformation in your life, this is an excellent resource. It's a quick but powerful read.

This is a fantastic addition to the enneagram library! Cron focuses this book on past wounds that make us the enneagram number that we are and how to acknowledge those stories and rewrite them to become a better version of ourselves. I really enjoyed this book. In the chapter for my number, I could see myself everywhere in the text (as usual with enneagram), but this time Cron gave me a new way to look at that information and realize how I let it hold me back. Definitely recommend.

This is a very valuable expansion on the basic concept of the Enneagram. Written for those who already have an idea of which type they are, it challenges readers to examine the stories they've told themselves--the ingrained beliefs about who they are and how the world works--in order to lean toward the more positive aspects of their nature and to stop feeding the more destructive impulses.

Reading the stories for each Enneagram led me to understand them in a new way. The more illustrative look at how each type thinks and functions helped me make more progress in figuring out if I'd possibly been mistyped. Not only that, each story had very practical, relatable advice and examples for how to work through old assumptions that are no longer serving us and write new, better, more evolved stories.

This is a very valuable resource that's also quite enjoyable to read. Anyone looking to deepen their understanding of who they are and who they have the potential to be would do well to pick it up!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

I've heard about enneagram, but I didn't know my number/personality type. Prior to reading the book, I took a quick quiz online and kept that in the back of my mind as a I read the chapter about my enneagram number. This book is outlined very carefully, going through each enneagram number in four distinct sections. It focuses a bit on childhood upbringing and any trauma in your life, how that carries into adulthood framing your "story". Then the book explains how you learn to rewrite your "story" as an enlightened number transforming your weaknesses into strengths creating a new enlightened space and reality in your life. The author has a previous book that would be a better entryway into enneagram before reading this book. His podcast is also mentioned throughout this book for further discussions and explanations.

Please keep in mind that there are a lot of theology references throughout the book as the author is an episcopal priest, however it is not overwhelming.

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperOne for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I have not read Ian Cron's previous book on the Enneagram and I have not listened to his podcast, but now I most certainly want to do both.

I discovered the enneagram last year and have been more and more intrigued to learn more about it. If the enneagram is brand new to you, I wouldn't recommend you start with this book. The author's previous book, The Road Back to You, is likely a better place to start to get to understand your type and what it means.

This book is a lot more focused on the ways in which some of the stories you tell yourself can cause suffering and reinforcing of that in your life and how you get to change your story. You get to write your own story. It uses the enneagram to help highlight the types of stories a particular type gets to make up (and some of the why) and then gives examples of how to shift your story.

I am sure other readers might already know this about him, but this author is also Episcopal priest so there are definitely theological references here and if references to God bothers you, this might not be the first book you pick up. I am not religious but references to theology do not bother me and there was a lot for me to learn and take away from this book.

I look forward to learning more and going deeper with his podcast.

with gratitude to HarperOne and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review