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A review by emmazucati
The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown by Catherine Burns
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
I really enjoyed this. I didn't grow up with a lot of Chicken Soup for the Soul but I did have one book that I remember rereading often and this really reminded me of that experience. I think it's a beautiful thing to reflect on stories about our lives, big and small. Wanting to share bits of ourselves with others is something so human. I want to exist in spaces that The Moth provides.
My biggest critique is that it had too many "important" and highly educated people. Sure, celebrities and public speakers and people that have been published should be present. I would've like to have also seen teachers and truck drivers and grocery store clerks invited. It's easy to get a story from someone who studies space or the human brain. I would have found this curation more impressive, and worldly, if it had felt like everyone was at the table.
My biggest critique is that it had too many "important" and highly educated people. Sure, celebrities and public speakers and people that have been published should be present. I would've like to have also seen teachers and truck drivers and grocery store clerks invited. It's easy to get a story from someone who studies space or the human brain. I would have found this curation more impressive, and worldly, if it had felt like everyone was at the table.