A review by seitz610
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

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5.0

I loved this book. It is my favorite of the year so far. I’m very surprised, because when I first started the book and realized that the format was like “Dear Abby,” I almost didn’t continue with it. I figured there was no way I would enjoy an advice column structure, but ultimately decided to give it a try because I liked Wild so much when I read it a decade ago. I’m so happy I continued. Cheryl Strayed is a beautiful storyteller, and I found myself in so many of her responses. 

I really enjoyed the whole book, but certain passages really resonated with me. This is a book I’m going to wind up purchasing, so I can refer back to it. “You Live on Planet My Baby Died” was such a genuine and true way to describe love, loss, grief and living after a terrible thing happens.  “The Black Arc of It” was so very good. “It’s never going to be ok.”  I loved “The Human Scale” and Cheryl’s perspective on God, faith, and when bad things happen to good (or bad) people.  “The bad things you did” really struck a chord with me and the importance of forgiving yourself.  “The ordinary miraculous” was beautiful and heart wrenching.  And “Trust Yourself Wildly” was the exact advice I needed when I was  25. And maybe now. 

I loved this book and think most people would find something in it for them.