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marlanaperry77's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Emily Freeman offers some great advice and gives freedom to some of the anxieties of life. But while I loved some of the imagery and metaphors she used, the figurative language she used did become a little overwhelming at times. There are so many metaphors that she uses that they occasionally became too wrapped up in each other and hard to follow what exactly she was trying to communicate through them.
notesonbookmarks's review against another edition
4.0
honestly, I didn't love this book, and find myself in the definite minority. I seemed to get bored with a lot of repetition and editing oversights that took away from the overall message. I feel like it could have been cut down to maybe a series of 6 blog posts or so.
I did find some gems to highlight, of course, and I did finish it, without abandoning it. but I feel like I spent too much time on a book I didn't just adore.
I did find some gems to highlight, of course, and I did finish it, without abandoning it. but I feel like I spent too much time on a book I didn't just adore.
cebaute's review against another edition
3.0
Some of this book was great; some of it put me to sleep. There were parts that spoke to me, but most of the time I was just annoyed at the amount of times the word “Tuesday” was used.
kecb12's review against another edition
5.0
I love everything Emily P Freeman writes. Her words speak to my soul in a way that few other Christian writers’ words do. I’m grateful for the gentle ways she calls out unbelief, desire for control, and letting anxiety lead. I am leaving this book reminded that a small life is a beautiful life and that no matter what forms my life may take, Jesus will be with me all the way.
real_life_reading's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars for me. There were a lot of really great nuggets of wisdom in here, but I got a little lost with the constant "Christ in me" conversations. I love the analogy of sticking to my eight foot assignment though, and hope to use that in lots of different areas of my life.
storiedadventures's review against another edition
5.0
Full review on my blog, Storied Adventures
I LOVED this book. It has helped me so much with my anxiety, and has helped me to just breath. To be content where I am. To find joy in every life circumstance. To just live in this moment.
I most definitely plan to read all of her books now!
I LOVED this book. It has helped me so much with my anxiety, and has helped me to just breath. To be content where I am. To find joy in every life circumstance. To just live in this moment.
I most definitely plan to read all of her books now!
katesbooknook's review against another edition
4.0
Emily is such a soothing voice in my life. She frequently talks about her mission to make room for your soul to breathe and she does do just that. Her writing style is a little poetic for me taste, but her ideas a solid. I appreciate her encouragement to love for the small moments, the Jesus is in the little things, and to slow down when the world seems crazy.
cinephilegirl_'s review against another edition
3.0
I follow Emily's podcast and i had the opportunity to read this book.
The concept Is nice ti live life like a tuesday as a mataphor of a small day in wich the week don't start or finish and It Is not so heavy burden.
Yet i didn't find the same clarity in her voice as the podcast or the next right thing book.
Is heavily faith centered and very slow paced.
Just for some not for many.
The concept Is nice ti live life like a tuesday as a mataphor of a small day in wich the week don't start or finish and It Is not so heavy burden.
Yet i didn't find the same clarity in her voice as the podcast or the next right thing book.
Is heavily faith centered and very slow paced.
Just for some not for many.
bookshopbree's review against another edition
1.0
Really not for me. I love the premise, "small moment living in a fast moving world", but couldn't really find it applied much through what I read. Her analogies and examples didn't seem to make sense and her writing style is really difficult to follow. It was like a train of thought laid out on the page, traveling on to seemingly no end and being jumbled and messy along the way. I found myself either disagreeing or questioning many of the conclusions she came to (when I understood them) and so I made it 65% of the way through before deciding to move on from this book.