Rating: 
Summary: My Cheese is in another Maze
Review: I, like many readers of this book received it from my employer. The company that I work for is restructuring. I had been in great debate about whether I needed to accept the changes or move on. After reading this "book" it was clear that I needed to move to another maze.The idea of working for someone who views his employees as either "mice" or "little people" sickens me. This book is the worse kind of manipulation. Preying on the weak, that are afraid to stand up for themselves. I must say that I got much more insight from the reviews of the book than from the book itself.
Rating: 
Summary: Simple But Very Useful!
Review: I was introduced to this book through my job -- there are 10 or 12 copies floating around our organization. The story is simplistic, that's true -- but I find that the lessons it outlines have really stayed in my mind and reminded me to keep an eye out for new opportunities. My industry (securities) is undergoing vast changes and it's both exciting and scary to be in the midst of all the movement. Thanks, Spencer, for laying out the information in such a simple, palatable form. I actually found the fact that the book was stated as a simple fable made it more memorable, and made it be more impactful. Some reviewers seemed to have found it insulting to be compared to mice. But, if the truth be told, our behavior is often simple and even silly at times. I have seen it over and over again, and it is not that far fetched that the mice in the story were able to cope with change more easily than the humans. Humans, after all, have both the gift and the curse of memory of the past and worry about the future. I feel that Who Moved My Cheese is a noble attempt to bring us into a more pragmatic and appropriate set of behavior - giving us FLEXIBILITY to cope with the present, and with the unexpected changes in our work world. I'd also like to thank another reviewer who mentioned a book that sounded intriguing -- "Working on Yourself Doesn't Work" - by Ariel & Shya Kane. What a great read! It's simple, humorous and totally enlightening. It delves into the interior tools we need to be "in the moment" -- and the Kanes point out that when a person is "in the moment" and not worried about the future or resentful about the past -- he or she can see a myriad of new possibilities. Their three Principles of Transformation have made a dramatic difference in my approach to work and my ability to cope with change. Working on Yourself Doesn't Work is a great book that I highly recommend. A great companion piece to Who Moved My Cheese!
Rating:
Summary: Cheesy - Don't waste your money or time with this book
Review: I really regret buying this book. I thought I would find something really different, a nice story about change in a pleasant format... A 10-year-old could write this one. Not even the "real life" examples at the end are good. Really frustrating. As many other readers found out, it was a big waste of time and money.
Rating: 
Summary: Staying Flexible in Life (and writing styles)
Review: It's a simple idea, related through a simple story of mice and little people, yet the story conveys an important philosophy of life and business that could otherwise be easily overlooked. Yes, it really is only 93 pages (including drawings and a very airy format), but reading this is a small investment for a worthwhile reward. My point off is for a very self-aggrandizing class reunion segment where they praise the very book you're reading. I wondered how this was possible.
Rating: 
Summary: We've been bought out!
Review: This may be a common sense book for those who have not read it. I was strongly suggested to read the book after we were acquired. I found it to be easily readable, may even be intended for the children of the parent that lives with uncertainty in the workplace. There is no loyalty anymore, and those that are delusional enough to think they will be working in the same place until retirement are kidding themselves. This book is a strong cup of coffee for those that have become complacent in thier daily routines.
Rating:
Summary: 1 star, but only because the pages were numbered correctly
Review: It's been said that you could put a hundred monkeys in a room with typewriters and they would eventually come up with a literary effort to rival Shakespeare. My guess is that it would only take one monkey about ten minutes -- with a five minute banana break built in -- to surpass this slice of individually-wrapped nonsense.
Rating:
Summary: Inspirational and Truthful!!
Review: This is definitely a book that anyone can relate to family, work, or relationships. Your children could view the story as a fairy tale. You can relate to each character in the book. I immediately related it to my work environment and the various interactions I have with my peers. It is very easy to remain in your "comfort zone" rather than facing change head on and adapting. It is a short book(less than 100 pages) which I highly recommend. It can easily be read in a couple of hours.
Rating:
Summary: A good book.....
Review: You can read into this book what you want and I believe it goes way beyond the work place. In daily life, in future life....it has something for anyone if you can read between the lines and I know everyone can identify with at least one character or parts of characters within the story. Yes, it is a 'cute' parable that is not earth shattering but it has a lot of meaning if you let it.
Rating:
Summary: Simplistic book with a disturbing, unsatisfying moral
Review: This book is too simplistic, and while the change-is-good message is important, the delivery of the tale is poor. The story-in-a-story convention feels horribly forced and by mixing mice and littlepeople, the author took an easy out rather than work out the story's details. Because of poor writing, I have concluded from the author's story that: 1) It is good to let a friend starve rather than leave your own comfortable stash of cheese (how Haw left Hem). 2) It is best to act like a rodent. A better author would have delivered the message with more consistency and greater satisfaction.
Rating:
Summary: Spare me
Review: This is considered a No. 1 business best seller? Give me a break. My 10-yar-old daughter could write a more detailed book. This is the rip-off of the year. I can't believe I fell for this. I only wish I had back the 25 minutes it took me to read it. Don't waste your time, or your money!
| 
