A review by bhnmt61
Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say by Kelly Corrigan

5.0

Kelly Corrigan and I are pretty similar-- white, straight, married, middle aged, two kids, not worried about grocery money. But based on what she reveals of herself in her books, we are very different in one major way: she is a feeler, and I am a thinker. I.e., she is someone who approaches life with her heart on her sleeve, while I hang back, analyzing and observing. So on the one hand, I enjoyed this book very much, but on the other hand, I kept wanting to tell her: for pity's sake, protect yourself a little bit. Don't go out there so wide open.

But on the other hand (that makes three hands?), she's enough of a thinker to write this book, and it is poignant and relevant and beautifully done. My small self wants to deduct a star for her flamboyance-of-heart, but that would be miserly, if you see what I mean. Great book that helped me understand how some of my more emotional friends think. I am envious of her openness.

p.s. can you tell I'm an Enneagram five? :-)