In Pleased to Meet Me, Bill Sullivan
provides an in depth look at just why you are who you are. It’s a complex interplay of your genes, your
environment and experiences, and all the little organisms that live inside of
you. Sullivan used a conversational, if somewhat choppy, style with plenty of
(perhaps too many) references to pop culture to illustrate his various
points.
The book makes the case in multiple ways that providing the proper care and environment for children will significantly improve their future which in turn improves the future of everyone and that the cost of making sure this is the case for every child is less than the cost of dealing with a problem adult. Another takeaway I drew from the book is that if the micro biota in your gut are happy and healthy then so are you.
All in all, the topic of the book in interesting and the author makes valuable points even though his style is a bit forced and awkward to read. I would heartily recommend it.
