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brimckoy's review against another edition
4.0
I love Anne Lamott and have devoured most of her books. She is often able to put words to the essence of hope, love, grief, and the act of being a human that are both beautiful and strikingly raw. This book of hers is a great compilation of those thoughts. It is a quick read and great inspirational gift.
heidihaverkamp's review against another edition
4.0
I've been feeling dejected enough about the world this winter that I needed some hope with a heavy sprinkling of sarcasm and, as I knew she would, Lamott gave me just that.
laila4343's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this. I recommend getting the audiobook version, read by Anne herself.
“The opposite of love is the bathroom scale.
Putting away the scale is important for all but a few people. If you are one of those people who weigh themselves every day for some healthy reason - other than scaring or shaming yourself, congratulating yourself, or reassuring yourself that you are a good person because you’ve kept your weight down - then weigh away. Otherwise, can you put the scale away for a week? How about four days? I have been addicted to the scale too, which is like needing Dick Cheney to determine my value as a human being every morning.”
I laughed out loud at that.
“The opposite of love is the bathroom scale.
Putting away the scale is important for all but a few people. If you are one of those people who weigh themselves every day for some healthy reason - other than scaring or shaming yourself, congratulating yourself, or reassuring yourself that you are a good person because you’ve kept your weight down - then weigh away. Otherwise, can you put the scale away for a week? How about four days? I have been addicted to the scale too, which is like needing Dick Cheney to determine my value as a human being every morning.”
I laughed out loud at that.
grechine's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
tlctbr's review against another edition
5.0
Now I would like to read every word Anne Lamott has ever written, please.
katie_chandler's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed Anne’s sense of humor, and chuckled throughout the book. Though we are of different faiths I felt some kinship with our shared beliefs. I love the idea of passing on those things that you figure out in life, and Anne’s finding are almost universal. One chapter in particular was helpful for me to consider relationships in my family. Nothing earth shattering, but the way that Anne described how she discovered that truth had me thinking about my own story.
Loads of material for a book club, if you don’t mind some language.
Loads of material for a book club, if you don’t mind some language.
mrsmobarak's review against another edition
1.0
Maybe someone else will enjoy this book but it seemed a bit scattered and I’m not quite sure what the point of it is.
jenniferstringer's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve always like Anne Lamott’s voice, even if I don’t always follow along with every conclusion. I think I’ve undervalued the quality of hope. It really is at the essence of why we get up in the morning.
She writes, “You never get over certain losses, but the anguish part eventually ends, and it all just sucks for a while.” She has a few more years on me, so maybe she knows. It’s hard to imagine the anguish ending, but I hope she’s right.
She writes, “You never get over certain losses, but the anguish part eventually ends, and it all just sucks for a while.” She has a few more years on me, so maybe she knows. It’s hard to imagine the anguish ending, but I hope she’s right.