Raphaëlle Giordano

Routinology is a form of coaching that helps individuals improve their lives and change their lifestyles for the better. Some may have heard about it, some may have no idea of the sort. In the novel, Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One, Raphaëlle Giordano describes the extraordinary journey of the main character changing her life with the lessons of a routinologist. Camille, the main character, learns to find what kind of lifestyle is best for her and her family, show more through the help of Claude, who offered to be her routinologist. She goes through many tough times, but eventually finds her way. The interesting storyline had me hooked at all times, and the ending was very surprising and unexpected. Throughout reading the book, it was exciting to imagine myself in Camille's shoes. There were, however, some scenarios that didn't make sense to the overall plot. Many readers would enjoy this book, like those that are adventurous or want to learn something new. As one follows Camille on her journey, one can also learn Claude's teachings. There's a bunch of ways Claude helped Camille cope with stress, and it may help some readers as well. I would give this book a 5/5 rating because of its well-thought-out plot, as well as the amount of information I learned and can apply to my life. Happy reading! show less

Your Second Life Begins When Realize You Only Have One is a feel-good novel that includes a lot of self-help techniques and buzz words. It was a best seller in France, and has now been translated into English.

Camille is a thirty-something woman who is diagnosed with "routinitis", and her "routinologist" Claude provides advice using some self-help techniques and descriptions, none of which are covered in depth. Camille even uses Marie Kondo's techniques to tidy up her life a bit. One show more drawback about this novel is that it's also not very in-depth about Camille's life and her issues -- for instance she is estranged from her father, but we never really find out why, even after they reconcile towards the end of the novel .

This was a nice rainy-day read, however, and may encourage some to look further into SMART goals and the like. show less

Other than having no Biblical focus, this book opened the eyes of the main character to ways in which she could make significant changes to her life. Overall, I felt the character did not open up to her husband and that doing so would have significantly improved her life all along.

Ridiculous drivel.