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blueluz's review against another edition
5.0
This was a reread. I first read Story of a Soul as a senior in high school.
I really like this book. It really is more of a spiritual read than anything. I love the way Saint Therese talks about God. The love there is so evident and Therese never even doubts how much God loves her.
The “Little Way” of Saint Therese is beautiful. She knows she cannot do any great things for God and so she offers God all of the little things she can. She offers each and every little sacrifice for love of God. This is such a beautiful way to show God our love for Him.
This also isn’t a typical autobiography. Therese tells her story focusing on the important moments of her faith journey. The book isn’t chronological but that is the way it is supposed to be in a spiritual memoir, the story of one’s soul.
This really is a spiritual classic that I think everyone should read. The first time I read the book and this time I listened to the audiobook. While I enjoyed the audiobook, I preferred reading the paperback copy more. That is because it is so much easier to take notes in a physical book.
This review first appeared at Orandi et Legendi.
I really like this book. It really is more of a spiritual read than anything. I love the way Saint Therese talks about God. The love there is so evident and Therese never even doubts how much God loves her.
The “Little Way” of Saint Therese is beautiful. She knows she cannot do any great things for God and so she offers God all of the little things she can. She offers each and every little sacrifice for love of God. This is such a beautiful way to show God our love for Him.
This also isn’t a typical autobiography. Therese tells her story focusing on the important moments of her faith journey. The book isn’t chronological but that is the way it is supposed to be in a spiritual memoir, the story of one’s soul.
This really is a spiritual classic that I think everyone should read. The first time I read the book and this time I listened to the audiobook. While I enjoyed the audiobook, I preferred reading the paperback copy more. That is because it is so much easier to take notes in a physical book.
This review first appeared at Orandi et Legendi.
cestmoi_constance's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
henrismum's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Non-fiction
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: I've had this on my list for a while. Perhaps I was intrigued by St. Therese because my mother-in-law was a fan.
I'm not too sure what I was expecting. I liked some of St. Therese's philosophy, and learning about life in a Carmelite convent pre-1900 was interesting. Therese's life was short. There was no epilogue to explain her death.
Will I read more by this author / about this subject? Probably NotMaybe Definitely
The narrator was Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg. A good voice to read for a nun.
Source: Hoopla
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: I've had this on my list for a while. Perhaps I was intrigued by St. Therese because my mother-in-law was a fan.
I'm not too sure what I was expecting. I liked some of St. Therese's philosophy, and learning about life in a Carmelite convent pre-1900 was interesting. Therese's life was short. There was no epilogue to explain her death.
Will I read more by this author / about this subject? Probably Not
The narrator was Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg. A good voice to read for a nun.
Source: Hoopla
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Child death
rwaringcrane's review against another edition
2.0
Timing is everything. The author of the Happiness Project noted this title several times so I tried it. Maybe in a few months it will resonate and keep me reading, but on the first go it didn't grab me.