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elysahenegar's review
5.0
Highly recommend this book! I underlined more than I didn't and will now immediately read the whole thing again to really soak up its wisdom and insights. I love the way Ann Voskamp shares authentically from her own life and walk and the things God has been revealing to her. Her writing is beautiful!
chrissyz's review
4.0
"God doesn't keep us from suffering; He keeps us through it."
I know Ann Voskamp's writing style is not for everyone but she does have a uniquely beautiful way of putting her soul on paper.
This is the most vulnerable writing of hers so far and there are alot of bits of wisdom and truth about marriage, life, suffering and pain that I think are worth toughing through the flowery, poetic prose for. It is a very honest look at her relationship with her Waymaker when the road ahead seems to have no hopeful way.
Thanks to NetGalley for giving me a chance to read it!
I know Ann Voskamp's writing style is not for everyone but she does have a uniquely beautiful way of putting her soul on paper.
This is the most vulnerable writing of hers so far and there are alot of bits of wisdom and truth about marriage, life, suffering and pain that I think are worth toughing through the flowery, poetic prose for. It is a very honest look at her relationship with her Waymaker when the road ahead seems to have no hopeful way.
Thanks to NetGalley for giving me a chance to read it!
brob1856's review
One fantastic book! Such a passionate and intimate look into Ann and her husbands journey and their experiences in adopting a little Chinese baby with a heart defect ❤️❤️❤️a beautiful story of thanksgiving and suffering and all that comes in between!
manda_ruthie's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
3.0
This is Ann's story of the adoption of her little girl with a broken heart, the strain it put on her marriage, and the way Jesus redeemed them all through it. Ann clearly has learned the good truth, that being loved and known by Jesus is THE thing, the only thing. She has obviously studied and read and lived this out, and her story is very inspiring. Too bad her writing style was so terrible I could hardly get through the book. She writes like the transcript of a TED talk...an insufferably long one. She uses all the tricks: alliteration, excessive repitition, wordplay, degenerate grammar. It was painful to read. Every sentence was an Instagram post. Yuck.
heatherwindatt's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
This book was well-written. Ann Voskamp writes with beautiful prose. It's meant to be written slowly and the words and phrases thought through and digested slowly.
nmillican's review
3.0
I appreciated her deep honesty and how she shared all of the ways that God spoke to her. Her story will encourage many people.
kendranicole28's review
4.75
In a life marked by seemingly insurmountable and unsurvivable waves, it’s easy to lose our way. In this powerful, genre-bending book, Ann Voskamp offers a roadmap for Christian sojourners as we make our way back to God and surrender to His guidance and provision. Through the most intimate stories—beginning with an unconsummated honeymoon and journeying through decades of steadfast but difficult marriage, a gut-wrenching adoption story, and Ann’s experience with heartbreak and literal heart failure—and with writing that is more poetry than prose, Ann walks the path along with her fellow wayfarers as we lean into the headwinds of our faith, trusting in the truths of Scripture and the sovereignty of our Savior.
I can hardly give words to the masterpiece that is WayMaker. Though some of the narrative arc is buried beneath too many layers of imagery and metaphor (not unlike Beth Moore’s memoir, which I listened to just before this), I was captivated by Ann’s incredible stories, inspired by her faithfulness, and fascinated by the parallels she draws between her own (vulnerably detailed) marriage and adoption experience and our walk with the Lord. Ann’s life is ribboned with remarkable opportunities for the author to utilize the wayfarer’s compass for a SACRED way of life (Stillness to know God; Attentiveness to hear God; Cruciformity to surrender to God; Revelation to see God; Examine to return to God; and Doxology to thank God).
The stories and emotions Ann shares are heartfelt and intensely vulnerable, yet the tone is not one of oversharing. The narration is tasteful, honoring the intimacy of Ann’s personal relationships while also offering a gift to readers who crave companionship and camaraderie in our own hard journeys. Every story is an arrow pointing back to our WayMaker, an invitation to seek Him.
While I wish I had read this in print or Kindle so I could highlight and savor the countless noteworthy passages (about expectations and hopelessness, fear and despair, and suffering, and miracles, and rebirth), I so enjoyed Ann’s beautiful narration of her audiobook. Her soothing, lyrical voice and emotional reading made this a truly sacred reading/listening experience.
My Rating: 4.75 Stars // Book Format: Audiobook
I can hardly give words to the masterpiece that is WayMaker. Though some of the narrative arc is buried beneath too many layers of imagery and metaphor (not unlike Beth Moore’s memoir, which I listened to just before this), I was captivated by Ann’s incredible stories, inspired by her faithfulness, and fascinated by the parallels she draws between her own (vulnerably detailed) marriage and adoption experience and our walk with the Lord. Ann’s life is ribboned with remarkable opportunities for the author to utilize the wayfarer’s compass for a SACRED way of life (Stillness to know God; Attentiveness to hear God; Cruciformity to surrender to God; Revelation to see God; Examine to return to God; and Doxology to thank God).
The stories and emotions Ann shares are heartfelt and intensely vulnerable, yet the tone is not one of oversharing. The narration is tasteful, honoring the intimacy of Ann’s personal relationships while also offering a gift to readers who crave companionship and camaraderie in our own hard journeys. Every story is an arrow pointing back to our WayMaker, an invitation to seek Him.
While I wish I had read this in print or Kindle so I could highlight and savor the countless noteworthy passages (about expectations and hopelessness, fear and despair, and suffering, and miracles, and rebirth), I so enjoyed Ann’s beautiful narration of her audiobook. Her soothing, lyrical voice and emotional reading made this a truly sacred reading/listening experience.
My Rating: 4.75 Stars // Book Format: Audiobook