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For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World
Sasha Sagan
4.12 AVERAGE
371 reviews for:
For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World
Sasha Sagan
4.12 AVERAGE
Whatever it is that we have yet to learn will be part of nature once we understand it. And when we do, I hope we can still feel wonder. In those revelations and the ways the randomness, the chance, the chaos sometimes, somehow works out. Still magical. Still beautiful.
Although technically unfinished, I can't see myself crawling through the remaining handful of chapters. I appreciate Sagan's approach to human rituals from a holistic view by including the ways various cultures across the globe celebrate life milestones. I found, however, Sagan's scientific mindset wearisome as it leaves no room for the magic of the human experience. There's a "well actually..." tone to the book that broaches on Nihilistic and while that mindset certainly has its place, it's not for everyone—and not for me.
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I enjoyed her storytelling and some of the examples she provided of cultural and religious practices. I found myself wanting more on the places and people that she gives brief mention. Makes sense she would choose examples that were more closely related to her own identity and experience. Will probably try out a few ideas for my own rituals.
Read for a book club, I am glad I read it but I think I wanted more from it. Much more memoir-esque than anticipated.
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"When my daughter and I leave the playground or some other place frequented by small runny noses, I ask her if she's ready for the magic potion we put on our hands to protect us from sickness. Antibacterial gel is not usually the stuff of fables, but it could be."