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ashleyquinn's review against another edition
3.5
This book started so strong. I’m gonna blame my attention span for not carrying me through it with the same level of enthusiasm.
Honestly tho, if you could combine Shuana Niequist’s writing style with Glennon Doyle’s spirit, I would be one happy camper.
Honestly tho, if you could combine Shuana Niequist’s writing style with Glennon Doyle’s spirit, I would be one happy camper.
tayburdiss's review against another edition
3.0
I disliked this book. I thought it was rambly and read more like a journey of self pity followed with self empowerment
jeaniedastalfo's review against another edition
3.0
hard to rate because i think her writing is truly so beautiful but i did not necessarily love (or agree with) some of the themes of the book. when someone is a christian i have high expectations for the messages within their books and this one just felt off sometimes.
chelseareese's review against another edition
4.0
Overall I really liked the idea behind this book and related hard to a lot of what she wrote. But other parts were a little vague and hard to grasp the point (IMO).
inthecommonhours's review against another edition
I loved Bread & Wine so much, it made me want to go back and read all of Niequist's writing. She sounds like someone I would love living next door to, especially if she invited me to be part of her cooking group.
When she mentions Indigo Girls, in one of the early essays of Cold Tangerines, I thought again that we are meant to be friends. But the age difference got us in this collection---we might be closer to the same age in real life, but Niequist wrote this in her late 20s, as she was expecting her first child.
It reminded me of when I read Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead, and then her memoir of earlier years, Bring Me a Unicorn. I was so delighted that the brave, mature woman from HoG, HofL had once been as young and melodramatic and idealistic as I was at the time. It gave me so much hope!
But this time, I'm already older, so while it made me a bit nostalgic for those early years of marriage, I'm more eager for what Niequist might write next.
When she mentions Indigo Girls, in one of the early essays of Cold Tangerines, I thought again that we are meant to be friends. But the age difference got us in this collection---we might be closer to the same age in real life, but Niequist wrote this in her late 20s, as she was expecting her first child.
It reminded me of when I read Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead, and then her memoir of earlier years, Bring Me a Unicorn. I was so delighted that the brave, mature woman from HoG, HofL had once been as young and melodramatic and idealistic as I was at the time. It gave me so much hope!
But this time, I'm already older, so while it made me a bit nostalgic for those early years of marriage, I'm more eager for what Niequist might write next.
mcoleman1250's review against another edition
5.0
Sweet, fun, easy read. Perfect for a beach or road trip vacation :)
bibliobiophile's review against another edition
4.0
I've been meaning to read this book since I started reading Shauna's blogposts a while ago. I meant to read it more when I started her devotional book last year. I meant to read it even more when I saw her speak in November. Then my library made it available as an audiobook with Shauna herself as the reader, and the time became now, which is really well timed. I don't think I would have been as receptive to her encouragement about celebration in the face of busyness and hard seasons if I had read it any earlier. This book is what I needed to read (hear) today. I needed her honesty about the harm that comes of being tough on yourself. I needed her wisdom about choice and shalom. I needed her stories to breathe life into mine.
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