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rberdan 's review for:
Waypoints: My Scottish Journey
by Sam Heughan
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
As memoirs go, Sam’s reveals a bit of his early life and its influence on his outlook, but is also rather guarded. As it becomes clear throughout that he is uncomfortable with the public attention of celebrity in terms of just how prying eyes can be, this is totally understandable. That said, I appreciate deep relationship and a memoir where the author really gets a couple layers deeper, not so much because I need to know those details, but rather because there is something really beautiful about how people emerge on the other side of that work… and I find there’s often a great opportunity for my own self reflection there. So, for the genre, I think part of me wanted more. And I think part me me felt a question of whether this guarded and apparently introverted artist felt some pressure to tell his life story when that doesn’t seem to be his jam… perhaps that was the disconnect for me.
That said, Sam’s voice is lovely to listen to as I sit in the quiet of winter, and the flow of his trek and his work as a struggling actor was interesting. His childhood was relatable to me, as well. I was an only child and introvert raised by a single mom (though my father was still involved in the ways he could be), so could relate to and appreciate so much of what was foundational to him in getting comfortable in his own company. I enjoyed hearing about his appreciation for his art form, and the metaphorical ups and downs of the trek itself (part of any challenge, really). He just sounds like such a lovely and grounded human and that window into his story was truly lovely and grounding for me.
That said, Sam’s voice is lovely to listen to as I sit in the quiet of winter, and the flow of his trek and his work as a struggling actor was interesting. His childhood was relatable to me, as well. I was an only child and introvert raised by a single mom (though my father was still involved in the ways he could be), so could relate to and appreciate so much of what was foundational to him in getting comfortable in his own company. I enjoyed hearing about his appreciation for his art form, and the metaphorical ups and downs of the trek itself (part of any challenge, really). He just sounds like such a lovely and grounded human and that window into his story was truly lovely and grounding for me.