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danib11's review against another edition
1.0
This is my first Anne Lamott book...I've heard so many good things and chose this because I wanted something hopeful and helpful to listen to on the drive to/from work. Total bust! She has some huge issues with GW Bush, which is fine, but I got super sick of hearing about those issues! I didn't feel there was much grace shown or many thoughts on faith...just random stories from her life without much learning from them.
vkaz's review against another edition
4.0
This was just like sitting down with a funny, messed up friend over coffee and chatting. I've read a few of Lamott's other books, and i have to say this will probably become one of my favorites. Easy to get into, total crackup, and great insight along the way. Starts to wander a bit too much in the last chapters, but overall i loved it.
caffeinesloth's review against another edition
1.0
I only got halfway through this book before discovering that I disagree with the author on a fundamental level. I can't recommend the book.
jenmkin's review against another edition
4.0
Anne Lamott’s style of writing is so invitational and it’s lovely
smittybeans0018's review against another edition
4.0
As always, I adore Anne Lamott’s refreshing and delightfully jarring honesty. It’s the reason I’ve read four of her books in the past year and a half, and why I’ll continue to read more.
This work does seem more focused overall than Plan B in that its content stays focused on what it means to show mercy. It’s about showing mercy to oneself as much as it is about showing mercy to others, or others showing mercy to you. Basically, it’s about Grace in all its many colors, and how it always seems to find you. Eventually.
I do feel the stories are not quite as fresh as in some of her other works—they’re not exactly the same, but they’re not hugely different, either—but they’re still satisfying and enriching to read. Lamott never fails to make me feel revived, and that I am “loved and chosen” by God no matter how much I’ve screwed up.
This work does seem more focused overall than Plan B in that its content stays focused on what it means to show mercy. It’s about showing mercy to oneself as much as it is about showing mercy to others, or others showing mercy to you. Basically, it’s about Grace in all its many colors, and how it always seems to find you. Eventually.
I do feel the stories are not quite as fresh as in some of her other works—they’re not exactly the same, but they’re not hugely different, either—but they’re still satisfying and enriching to read. Lamott never fails to make me feel revived, and that I am “loved and chosen” by God no matter how much I’ve screwed up.
asurges's review against another edition
2.0
Holy crap, I hated this. When did Anne Lamott become a minister? I felt like I was being preached to, and I wasn't in the choir.