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_maygen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A book you could read over and over again and continue to still come away with something learned and a new perspective. A very raw an honest memoir, I want all of my friends to read it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
imacaprisun's review against another edition
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lighthearted
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medium-paced
4.5
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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Alcohol
juliej0715's review against another edition
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4.25
I got this from the library without knowing anything about it, just remembering that it was popular before, and that the cover was pretty.
The first 60 pages I didn't realize that this could be categorized as a self help book at all, I thought it was just a memoir that was realistic and funny about marriage and parenting and love and life.
The middle gets more self helpy, more of telling you what to do. And then she starts to have a bit of her own language to explain metaphors for things mentioned earlier in the book. But most of the time, the self help part is her just sharing what she did and her thoughts and experiences.
It can make you feel a LOT of feels. There were times I had to just end a chapter and stop reading so I could sit and contemplate for awhile.
That being said, the chapters are a very small, only a few pages, so that means you make progress in the book very quickly. I finished in a week! (Which is impossibly fast for me).
Overall, it was good and I would recommend it to people. It offered some interesting ideas and makes you realize some things about yourself.
She is a wonderful story teller. And her account of meeting Abby for the first time is the most romantic thing I've ever heard in my life. And they didn't even have to DO anything romantic, they just existed. It was exceedingly lovely.
The first 60 pages I didn't realize that this could be categorized as a self help book at all, I thought it was just a memoir that was realistic and funny about marriage and parenting and love and life.
The middle gets more self helpy, more of telling you what to do. And then she starts to have a bit of her own language to explain metaphors for things mentioned earlier in the book. But most of the time, the self help part is her just sharing what she did and her thoughts and experiences.
It can make you feel a LOT of feels. There were times I had to just end a chapter and stop reading so I could sit and contemplate for awhile.
That being said, the chapters are a very small, only a few pages, so that means you make progress in the book very quickly. I finished in a week! (Which is impossibly fast for me).
Overall, it was good and I would recommend it to people. It offered some interesting ideas and makes you realize some things about yourself.
She is a wonderful story teller. And her account of meeting Abby for the first time is the most romantic thing I've ever heard in my life. And they didn't even have to DO anything romantic, they just existed. It was exceedingly lovely.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Grief
llahyentruoc's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
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Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder
karingforbooks's review against another edition
challenging
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5.0
Loved that it’s all anecdotes about her and how she sorted her life out, with little suggestions but she never preaches or insists one do it her way. It’s just her story and it’s lovely. Well written, too
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Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
veg_sbn's review against another edition
challenging
funny
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reflective
medium-paced
5.0
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Moderate: Alcoholism and Eating disorder
hannahmayhere's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book is brilliant and transformational. I read it in small chunks as it was so deeply impactful. I found myself in good tears for the majority of it. A must read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Mental illness
emilieno's review against another edition
emotional
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fast-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Mental illness
emmadub's review against another edition
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4.0
Overall, I think this is a good book, especially in the non-fiction/self-improvement category. I didn't really want to read it, but it has received so much hype, so I pushed through and I am glad I did.
I worried it was going to be WASPy, but it really wasn't--maybe a bit individualistic/western if anything.
Highlights:
Nothing can be healed if it’s not sensed first
Mercy and empathy are great threats to an unjust society
Every time you're given a choice between disappointing someone else and disappointing yourself, your duty is to disappoint that someone else
Layering a judgment on top of a feeling doesn’t change the feeling
I worried it was going to be WASPy, but it really wasn't--maybe a bit individualistic/western if anything.
Highlights:
Nothing can be healed if it’s not sensed first
Mercy and empathy are great threats to an unjust society
Every time you're given a choice between disappointing someone else and disappointing yourself, your duty is to disappoint that someone else
Layering a judgment on top of a feeling doesn’t change the feeling
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Grief
gracer's review against another edition
hopeful
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fast-paced
3.0
I think this is how self-help books have been reincarnated for the twenty-first century.
That’s not a bad thing. I’ve gotten a lot of good out of books like these, and I can even include this one. It’s a tough time and it’s nice to be reminded, for example, that “we can do hard things.” I loved the short chapters that made it easy to read a little before getting out of bed in the morning, like a little morning pep talk.
On the downside, it’s a little woo-woo, and a little more spiritual than is generally a good fit for me. More importantly, I felt the writing was strangely organized. The whole book is founded on the concept of a cheetah that’s been raised in captivity: Glennon is sure this animal knows there’s something more, and that feels like a pretty big and loose projection on which to base a 300-page book. And then the content within that seems random. I’m not sure it could have been organized differently, but it felt like a bunch of observations on her life thrown together.
I really liked the beginning and reading how Abby and Glennon met, but beyond that I would have preferred a bit more structure. It isn’t my book, though, so... okay.
The cover is awesome. Bright, colorful, gaudy, a little glittery, messy, and unapologetic. A metaphor, maybe?
That’s not a bad thing. I’ve gotten a lot of good out of books like these, and I can even include this one. It’s a tough time and it’s nice to be reminded, for example, that “we can do hard things.” I loved the short chapters that made it easy to read a little before getting out of bed in the morning, like a little morning pep talk.
On the downside, it’s a little woo-woo, and a little more spiritual than is generally a good fit for me. More importantly, I felt the writing was strangely organized. The whole book is founded on the concept of a cheetah that’s been raised in captivity: Glennon is sure this animal knows there’s something more, and that feels like a pretty big and loose projection on which to base a 300-page book. And then the content within that seems random. I’m not sure it could have been organized differently, but it felt like a bunch of observations on her life thrown together.
I really liked the beginning and reading how Abby and Glennon met, but beyond that I would have preferred a bit more structure. It isn’t my book, though, so... okay.
The cover is awesome. Bright, colorful, gaudy, a little glittery, messy, and unapologetic. A metaphor, maybe?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Infidelity