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Shankle’s story was moving, helpful, hard, and hopeful. Understandably, her daughter, Caroline’s story is hers to tell. Still, as someone raising a daughter, I’d love more of Caroline’s story, too. Some of Caroline’s story got swept into generalizations that trusting God and getting rooted in faith fortified her for hard high school years. All true but I might be someone who appreciates hearing first hand accounts of life and faith (vs summary + prescriptions)
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Always hard to rate another person’s life experience. If God is your person this is your book. I skimmed much of the scripture and dug under the prayers to find many nuggets of wisdom and strength.
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I'm glad I read this, but I don't think I could recommend it to most people. The amount of biblical quotes and references to Christianity was too much for me. I tried to skip over those parts, but it felt like it took away from the message to do so.
I enjoyed the perspective and growth the author goes through. I felt a little mislead by the book summary though. I expected there to be more focus on the author's daughter and her experiences. Most of the book focuses on the author's relationship with her mother. I found the book was insightful and thought provoking.
I enjoyed the perspective and growth the author goes through. I felt a little mislead by the book summary though. I expected there to be more focus on the author's daughter and her experiences. Most of the book focuses on the author's relationship with her mother. I found the book was insightful and thought provoking.
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Well written and makes you reflect on your own mother and daughter relationships and what impacts them. Hard to imagine growing up with her mother and she handles the topic with grace.
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i always enjoy memoirs - learning about someone's life and the events that made them who they are. in one sense, here be dragons was an excellent memoir. the author shared highs and lows in an engaging, interesting, and respectful way... with some humor too. that being said, there were some faith aspects of this book that i did not quite agree with. i'm sure some of this is theology and different nuanced beliefs, but at times i felt the author was simplifying how God uses/deals with/allows suffering, heartache, and trauma in our lives.... arguing that He uses these things to grow us and such. i do think this is true, but i also think there is more nuance than that and the approach used in the last few chapters of this book may have been better if more time was spent on this subject rather than throwing in some bible verses and quotes from beth moore. based on my personal experiences, these chapters were hard for me to read and seemed dismissive of hardship. i don't think that was what she meant necessarily, especially given the stories she shared of her life, but it came off the wrong way to me.
also, i do have to say that this book is not heavy on parenting or on parenting girls, so if you don't have kids or don't have girls, you may still like this book! i'm glad i read it, and may revisit the last few chapters again in the future but just sharing my initial impressions now.
also, i do have to say that this book is not heavy on parenting or on parenting girls, so if you don't have kids or don't have girls, you may still like this book! i'm glad i read it, and may revisit the last few chapters again in the future but just sharing my initial impressions now.
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