A review by jeanetterenee
Seeking Enlightenment... Hat by Hat by Nevada Barr

4.0

I usually avoid books like this because I'm not religious. I made an exception here because I'd enjoyed Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon series, and I'm glad I did. Nothing preachy here, and it's not necessarily just about religion. She shares a lot about her doubts and weaknesses and the unlikely places in which she has found answers, or at least some comfort.

I liked this quote about doing good as a purposeful part of living, rather than doing it hoping for a reward after death:

"Caring in its myriad forms gives my life meaning. Whether that meaning will outlive this body is of no relevance. For now I can live with pride and a sense of purpose."

Yes! That is the philosophy of us secular humanists.