Roy Nick

In An Interview With Failure, Sam Yankelevitch details his perspective on the terrifying "F" word named failure. Extraordinarily, the author shares a dialogue between Failure and the interviewer named Robin. The discussion between the two is thought-provoking and funny. Throughout, Failure's first letter is capitalized to showcase emphasis and importance and that it's a proper noun.

Failure insists it's just a name like any other. But is it? For instance, when we want to quit employment to venture into business, the prime obstacle is the fear of failure. Therefore, Robin insists the interviewee is not just a common word like play, sing, eat, or sleep. Throughout the book, the author uses his knowledge and poses as Failure (the interviewee) to enlighten readers on ways to overcome the fear of failing. Remember when your teacher called you a failure for not attaining high grades? The book gives a different outlook on the "F" word.

One thing I loved was the use of the first-person point of view. Failure answers questions in detail when Robin asks them. The interviewer has fetched questions from his listeners over time and asks them with the intent of having answers come from the horse's mouth.

Back in high school, toxic masculinity in men was defined by football, rugby, baseball, etc. Any teenage boy who did not do well in such sports or other equally strenuous activities was considered a failure. But is it supposed to be so? As things have changed with time, so have new words come into play since the foundation of the term failure.

I immensely enjoyed the ways highlighted to take action for one's life and not blame it on Failure. For instance, if you start a spa and don't give your clients the best services in town, you end up saying it was a total failure. However, you could have done more by improving the spa's services and attracting more clients. Failure tells Robin the importance of taking control of things and one's life.

I found no grammatical errors or typos. Therefore, An Interview With Failure by Sam Yankelevitch is well edited. Besides the interview's smooth flow, the explanations were gratifying and nudged me to change my perception of the word failure. I detected no negative aspect worth addressing. Therefore, I rate the book 5 out of 5 stars. I recommend it to anyone living in the shadows of failure. Further, anyone who wants a transformation will cherish this volume.