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Maybe someday

45

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

80/100

Critics

10/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Will Smith, Mark Manson

Publisher:

Penguin Press

Date:

November 9, 2021

Will Smith opens up fully about his life.

What The Reviewers Say

Charles Arrowsmith,
The Washington Post
This is the story Smith wants to tell about his life: that of a fierce drive for success rooted in powerful feelings of inadequacy. Unfortunately, what feels like real anguish — and the seed of a worthwhile read — is repeatedly obscured by braggadocio and pat moralizing.
Alexandra Jacobs,
The New York Times
... a fairy tale of dazzling good fortune—albeit one told by a narrator who admits by the second chapter that he is unreliable, a lifelong embellisher for whom 'the border between fantasy and reality has always been thin and transparent'.
Jane Mulkerrins,
The Times (UK)
... [a] 412-page personal unburdening.

Kirkus
... hidden within this memoir lies a powerful self-help book.