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brinysea's review against another edition
3.0
I actually liked this book more than Help, Thanks, Wow, but I was frustrated by it's brevity. I felt like there was so much more that could have been said; things that were sentences could have been paragraphs or pages. I don't mind short books, but if you're going short, you have to keep the focus more narrow.
pattydsf's review against another edition
3.0
“We live stitch by stitch, when we’re lucky. If you fixate on the big picture, the whole shebang, the overview, you miss the stitching. And maybe the stitching is crude, or it is unraveling, but if it were precise, we’d pretend that life was just fine and running like a Swiss watch. This is not helpful if on the inside our understanding is that life is more often a cuckoo clock with rusty gears. In the aftermath of loss, we do what we’ve always done, although we are changed, maybe more afraid. We do what we can, as well as we can.”
If Anne Lamott wrote the back of a cereal box, I would probably purchase the cereal. I would at least stand in the grocery store reading every word. I haven’t found any essays by Lamott that aren’t worth the time that it took me to read them. That goes for this book as well as her longer collections.
However, I would be remiss if I recommended this as highly as I would Bird by Bird or Operating Instructions or Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith. I loved those books and refer to them often. I don’t know why Lamott wrote this book, but I didn’t feel her passion in this book as I do in the books I just mentioned.
A less passion-filled book by Lamott is not a bad book. She is an excellent writer. If you have never read a book by her, just start with one that is a collection of essays. I think you will find them more interesting and you will see Lamont’s own enthusiasm.
If Anne Lamott wrote the back of a cereal box, I would probably purchase the cereal. I would at least stand in the grocery store reading every word. I haven’t found any essays by Lamott that aren’t worth the time that it took me to read them. That goes for this book as well as her longer collections.
However, I would be remiss if I recommended this as highly as I would Bird by Bird or Operating Instructions or Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith. I loved those books and refer to them often. I don’t know why Lamott wrote this book, but I didn’t feel her passion in this book as I do in the books I just mentioned.
A less passion-filled book by Lamott is not a bad book. She is an excellent writer. If you have never read a book by her, just start with one that is a collection of essays. I think you will find them more interesting and you will see Lamont’s own enthusiasm.
readsewknit's review against another edition
3.0
Here was another audiobook selection, listened to while cooking, baking and cleaning. I've been wanting to read Anne Lamott for a while now, and this text is a short one, only running a couple hours long in audio format.
I don't have a lot to say (some of the issue may be my distraction while multitasking), but what really touched me was the story of the two boys, the wildfire, and the town's response.
And I jotted down this gem as well:
"The world is always going to be dangerous, and people get badly banged up, but how can there be more meaning than helping one another stand up in the wind and stay warm?"
I don't have a lot to say (some of the issue may be my distraction while multitasking), but what really touched me was the story of the two boys, the wildfire, and the town's response.
And I jotted down this gem as well:
"The world is always going to be dangerous, and people get badly banged up, but how can there be more meaning than helping one another stand up in the wind and stay warm?"
tiedyedduck's review against another edition
4.0
This book has a lot of truth. Things that were good to hear now. But also things that I will refer back to from time to time.
fransassy21's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
elizcgregg's review against another edition
4.0
Reading her books feels like having a conversation with an old friend that you've missed deeply. This book was thin but hearing her speak on a book tour made it much more impactful.
steph_pollock's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0