I feel brutalized as a Type four 😂 I was expecting it and yet I still felt attacked. I loved it. Doesn't sugarcoat your type at all. Completely lays out all your worst behaviors and the root beliefs and fears tied to them along with questions to ask yourself to start digging deep into yourself. It ALSO lays out your types potential from a healthy mental space and al the gifts you give the world. I liked it because it was so objective and most places to learn about your Ennegram are not like that. I can readily admit that I disagreed with my section at first because it was disagreeing with my sense of self. But as I kept reading I started feeling uncomfortable because it was real and ME in every way. That's when I realized how important and valuable this book is for everyone.

I thought this was really well written and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future. I think it will find readers at our library, so we will definitely be purchasing for the collection.

I always love learning about the Enneagram, and this book was an interesting take on the subject. It was interesting, and I learned a lot! Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a digital ARC.

I was really impressed with this overview of the Enneagram. To be honest, I didn’t have super high hopes because it seemed like her IG was a lot of snarky memes that were more jokes than actual “touché” commentary. She addresses this in her introduction, actually.

BUT. Girl does understand the enneagram. A lot. This book goes into more detail in some areas that many other Enneagram books (I can’t say I’ve read them all but I’ve read a ton). She’s nuanced, gentle yet challenging, and all around does a great job.

Honestly, I think any enneagram enthusiast should have this on their shelf.

5 stars +++

This was incredible! I loved every bit of it- the voice, the content, the presentation. The author is incredibly gifted at choosing just the right words to convey her content. It is both funny and direct, with plenty of sass. (It reminds me of Millenneagram, which I loved, but less aggressive and with fewer f-bombs, so reading this was more enjoyable.)

Usually I struggle to finish nonfiction books because they are too easy to walk away from - there's no narrative arc to pull me from chapter to chapter. Not so here. While it's not a narrative, I was captivated by the whole thing and wanted to keep reading. I loved the presentation of all of the numbers, not just my own. I have already pre-ordered a print copy, and I'm looking forward to reading through it again.

I want to be completely honest - I didn't have high expectations going into this. Not every incredible instagrammer translates into an incredible author, but Orr does.

This felt like an extension of the lovingly-snarky posts I've come to adore on the internet. She manages to give you tough love, while making you get out of your own way and understand yourself better. I've read a lot of enneagram books, and while this information might not be that different at its core, it's presented in a way that just resonated with me more deeply.

Whether you're already a fan of Elizabeth Orr or not, if you enjoy the enneagram you will love this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC of this book, in exchange for my honest review.

Honestly I found this a lot harder to follow than other enneagram books. The premise was interesting but something about the format was off putting, and no I don’t mean the apparent rudeness ( wasn’t rude at all imo). Unlike a lot of people I did actually read the whole book and not just the sections on my type, and the author did warn that it would be redundant, so that’s on me. Overall I wouldn’t recommend this to someone who has no knowledge of enneagram, but could be useful for someone wanting to dig a little deeper. Thank you to NetGalley for a digital copy of this book and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. This book called me both out and in, in good ways. I enjoyed the activity suggestions and I felt like the descriptions of each enneagram type were insightful, balanced, and nuanced. I would highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the enneagram.

As a faithful student of the enneagram, this book is laid out pretty similar to most of the standard enneagram books: an introduction on "what is the enneagram" followed by an in-depth look at each type. Despite wanting to skip directly to the section on my own enneagram type, I faithfully read the intro chapters. I read the disclaimer that this was a "Comedy Central Roast on Enneagram Type." I thought I was prepared. I follow this author on Instagram. I think her memes are funny and accurate. I loved the description of the book with it's no holds barred description of each type. Unfortunately I think it missed the mark. While I was well prepared to be roasted, this is the first enneagram book that had me questioning my type. I feel like the author played up a lot of the stereotypical or extreme features of my type and missed the mark. It's funny when it's a meme. It's less funny when you are trying to learn more about your type and just end up questioning if you really are that type in the end. I admittedly did not keep reading.

As someone who has studied the Enneagram and finds it useful in personal growth, I was curious to see how the author would traverse bringing humor to the subject while maintaining credibility. This book has a lot of great and useful information and uses humor not to stereotype each type but to bring some additional insights. I appreciated that she stepped away from the pop culture phenomenon of using type to be all-defining and by extension limiting (ie. all 8's are raving control freaks.). She also refers to some of the leaders in the field and references their work offering additional depth to her work.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The Unfiltered Enneagram is available now.

Grabbed this one because I’m forever curious about enneagrams and what it all means. It’l was accessible for someone who didn’t previously know much about enneagrams, and I appreciate the humor and the sentiment behind “embracing your shadows” rather than “stroking the ego”. Still a little heavy to sort through all the info if this isn’t what you’re into. Maybe I needed an intro book first.

Thanks to NetGalley and Convergent for the ARC of this title.

If you're looking for a starter guide to the Enneagram, I'd probably recommend this to you (along with a few other books I think are just a _little_ more robust without getting preachy), but I'm also at a point where I've read enough books on this subject that it didn't give me anything particularly new about the types I generally check inside these.

Like any other self-respecting used-to-be evangelical millennial girly, the Enneagram was my ✨thing✨ for a hot second. I felt seen in a way I hadn’t before and understood more about how my own brain worked.

However, I will say, a lot of Enneagram content is overwhelmingly optimistic and falls short of the tool for growth it CAN be. But my goodness, @rudeassenneagram came in swinging with this book. It’s so refreshing to see the flaws of each type put front and center ALONG WITH actual suggestions for self reflection and growth.

The Unfiltered Enneagram by Elizabeth Orr was an excellent read! I have read many books on Enneagram and this was such a fresh look at the different types. I love getting roasted by @rudeassenneagram on Instagram, so I knew I would enjoy a deeper look into the types from their perspective. I will absolutely be recommending this book to friends interested in learning more about the Enneagram!

There’s a lot of enneagram information out there these days, and a lot of books, but this is one of a kind. The tone is like your Tell-it-like-it-is Aunty. Someone who is serving you harshness with a “it’s for your own good” motive. Funny and really refreshing, it’s tempting to just set up camp in your own number but I learned a lot about every type from reading the whole thing.
Great fun with a lot to ponder, thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital arc.

Not your typical enneagram book! And definitely not your typical personality type book. The Unfiltered Enneagram is helpful and straight forward with wit and sass and all the necessary fun needed when talking about personality and motivation. Thank you for the advanced copy, I loved it and will be getting for all my friends birthdays!

I have taken this test and read quick little things online about the types but I loved getting deeper in this book. I loved the background of Enneagram. This was something I have been wanting to know more about. I also was curious how this author was going to address the information on it. I found it both interesting learning more about people's personality types as well as possible behaviors that can stem from it and I loved how it also showed downsides but in funny ways. I got seeped into each new part of this. I hope to buy it at some point to add to my collection.

I have always been interested in learning more about my enneagram number and what is means. I don't think this would be a good introductory book for someone, but this was still very informative.

This book focused on the shadow versions of each enneagram, versus all the positives. I know some reading this, had issues with that, but I thought it was refreshing and REAL. You can only go up from here.

I don't necessarily think the humor was quite there for me, which is why this is only 4 stars for me. But this book was easy to follow and entertaining to read!

Y’all, I finished reading a book. This has been my only New Year’s Resolution for several years now and for who knows how many reasons (hi, Type 7 here), I have never completed it. Until Unfiltered Enneagram.
This book is the kind you can’t put down, yet want to take in every bit of wisdom, so I’ll be reading it again more slowly and taking time to reflect more thoughtfully. First read through was an Enneagram roast of me and everyone I love (and don’t love so much), and I guffawed throughout, so a warning: do not read in a public space if your own solo laugh embarrasses you.
In Unfiltered Enneagram, Liz holds us and all our weird parts in humor and honesty, but also in rocksteady belief in each of us. It sucks to have to admit how we suck, but this book doesn’t condemn us to that mess, rather provides a laugh and a way forward. Read it, it’s not that bad.

Both the account @RudeAssEnneagram and this title are hilarious and wise. I love that this title was written by an enneagram 8, is critical of chaotic personality test culture, is full of thoughtful and actionable advice, and is funny in the most poignant way. Thanks to this read, I've finally been convinced that I'm not allowed to type other people AND that 2's and 4's are friends...not food. Thanks, Elizabeth!