A review by katy82
Lit by Mary Karr

5.0

I loved the book. Karr not only tells her story, but she has the language of a poet. She is honest, vulnerable and self deprecating. I'm not one for conversation stories (because they are often gross.) But after coming to terms with her past and herself she has one of the most honest and self aware coming to Jesus experiences I've ever read. Recognizing that a person just decides to have faith (or not) and that just having faith in God doesn't fundamentally change who you already are as a person. She's also very clear on the fact that her faith is a process and she has no answers. We see this play out in the way she continues to have a complicated relationship with her mom even though she loves her and has forgiven her. If only more Christians could get the memo that life is often messy.