Power Path to Love
by Jane Branam
Book Summary Information
Author: Jane BranamEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-12-15
ISBN: 1604941987
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Wheatmark
Book Reviews of Power Path to Love
Book Review: If you are alive, you don't need this book
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is so bad. I mean, really really bad. I honestly gave this book a fair chance after reading the other reviews, and even read the first 100 pages (nearly half the book) in hopes that it would get better. Unfortunately, it only got worse and I regret spending the money. "Dr." Branman (just because you have a PhD in an unrelated area--Education--should not give you permission to call yourself Dr.!) starts the book with what seems like some useful tips. She talks about how to gain a more positive outlook on life by practicing little mantras (i.e. finding something to compliment yourself about each day), and how to avoid negative people who can be toxic to be around. Both of these are good life advice, which gave me hope for the book as a whole.
She also recommends getting in the habit of talking to the opposite sex (or whichever sex you're interested in--nice that she's politically correct) by complimenting someone every day. At first this seems like sound advice, but the reality is that it's very easy for people of the opposite sex to take a genuine compliment the wrong way and assume that you're hitting on them. Particularly if it's a strange man, or even a coworker. Ironically, she spends 1/4 of the book reminding women that they need to date men safely, yet thinks nothing of telling them to compliment a strange man on his nice smile. Contradictions, anyone?
But one can look past these flaws and see that the underlying message is sound as long as you have a shred of common sense. Then Dr. Branman takes some very strange turns, talking for pages and pages about rape, women with low self esteem who cut themselves, and even tells the reader to avoid joining cults at all costs. All you can think is: WTF? I by no means am against a discussion of rape, etc. in the right context, but in a supposedly uplifting guide to finding your life partner, which is supposed to provide insightful dating ideas, it seems totally out of place and downright off-putting. I'm not sure that most women need to be warned of the dangers of cults--who is her target audience here?? Maybe I misunderstood from the description, but I'm fairly certain this was not what I signed up for.
Despite these setbacks, I forced myself to read on until I finally was turned off entirely by Dr. Branman's completely and utterly superficial advice on appearances. It's one thing to remind single men and women to put a little energy into looking their best, but another to go into such ridiculous detail about what clearly are her own personal pet peeves. Things like, people never look good in glasses so wear contacts or get corrective surgery (I know couples who think otherwise), or women's hair shouldn't be too long if they're "too" old, or how a little Botox and a tummy tuck (what Branman had) go a long way. I find a book that on the one hand talks about boosting women's self esteem in one chapter and then advises plastic surgery in another to basically "fix any problems" is the ultimate hypocripsy. That's when I closed the book for good.
If you have any common sense and have dated with any regularity in your life, this book will give you nothing but bad advice, things you (or anyone) already know, and a feeling of annoyance for paying $15 to be patronized on top of it. Save your money, be yourself, and know that the right person will come along when the time is right. This book reminded me why I don't read dating books.
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