A review by jenbsbooks
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.

I can see that some people would like it, but it wasn't working for me. Part of this I think, was the audio. Not that the narrator (the author) was bad, but I needed more distinction between the people writing in (a male narrator for the letters from guys, another female narrator for letters from women) and the author's answers. Popping in and out of the audiobook, I wouldn't remember if I was in the letter or the answer portion, it all sounded the same (as the answers were often their own tales of woe). It's much more clear in print (I had a physical copy, and the Kindle copy) ... but narration aside, I just wasn't feeling it.

To have this random individual, just doing her best, with her life history, to give advise. Is it good advise? Is it better than if one were to ask anyone else? Is it even about them, as every answer seemed to turn into an exposition into her own life. It just seems odd ... if I were to come to someone for help, and they made it all about them?

I can't remember how far I got into it ... as it wasn't a "story" I thought maybe I'd come back to it as a palate cleanser between other books, just listening/reading a submission and response. But I didn't really WANT to come back to it. I guess I've lived a pretty uneventful life, and having all these sad stories (both sides) was more depressing than inspirational.