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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
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Didn’t hold my interest. Try again later.
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I feel like The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion was supposed to be more like this, but where that one fell flat for me, this one absolutely shined. I related to Maggie Smith so much; not in the divorce aspect (happily married over here! lol), but as a woman, a mother, and someone trying to live in her body instead of in her head.
I listened to the audiobook, narrated by the author herself, which made it feel even more personal, like she was speaking directly to me. It’s raw and honest about pain, but at the same time, it offers so much hope. Honestly, I’m putting this in my self-help shelf because it’s the kind of book that left me feeling understood, inspired, and a little more optimistic about whatever comes next. I’ll definitely be revisiting this one.
I listened to the audiobook, narrated by the author herself, which made it feel even more personal, like she was speaking directly to me. It’s raw and honest about pain, but at the same time, it offers so much hope. Honestly, I’m putting this in my self-help shelf because it’s the kind of book that left me feeling understood, inspired, and a little more optimistic about whatever comes next. I’ll definitely be revisiting this one.
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Absolutely gorgeous. Finished it on audio and immediately bought a paper copy at the next bookstore I went to. Needed to have it in my hands.
OMGAWD!! I'll never get those hours back. This was recommended to me, and darned if I can figure out why. I am blown away that this author found a publisher. I am even more blown away that she felt her story deserves a public audience. At one point she writes that she wants her story to have meaning so it can help others. Well, what was the meaning??? How is this helpful to anyone? Maybe it was even worse because I did this as an audio book. Her voice is so dramatic and she often comes across as condescending and elitist.
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just breathtakingly beautiful writing
Such a beautifully written memoir of divorce heartbreak and acceptance, but I expected that coming in. Pure poetry (both literally and metaphorically).
Such a beautifully written memoir of divorce heartbreak and acceptance, but I expected that coming in. Pure poetry (both literally and metaphorically).