Sadlly hyped...so dissappointed
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Read a really good quote....saw reviews...heard others rave about it....but so NOT interesting....self-absorbed...shallow wishy washy spirituality presented...I confess I couldn't even finish it...life is too short to read something uninteresting and uninspiring...and btw...why so many people found it funny?? sorry...maybe the next one Anne writes...
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poster child for fine writing
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I DO care about your dreadlocks, annie. well, ok, not your hair exactly -- but your wonderfully adroit and compassionate way of writing about hair, thighs, love, death, disease, and yes -- even God(not necessarily in that order). I adored this book, especially the pieces entitled TRAVELLING MERCIES and TRIBE -- but then I'm splitting hairs :) or dreads -- because the entire book is finely crafted and superb. the bitter will spew venom in your general direction as a way to alleviate their own suffering, no doubt -- success, especially a woman's success, is hard for some to swallow. I suggest a rest cure and/or Ginko for those who would throw stones at a talented author who has never been grandiose or posing -- just real. I'm sure the (thankfully few) naysayers will have a chance for a complete and cleansing rebuttal when their own books get published by Hyperion.
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A VERY good read!
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I am writing beacuse I fear that the recent negative comments will dissuade others from reaping the joy that is possible from reading this book. Her chapter on forgiveness had me laughing and crying; it alone is worth the price of the book - were it legal, I would copy that chapter for my family and friends. Instead, I am ordering them all copies of this treasure. This is my first book by Lamott and I look forward to reading more. For all who are taking part in their spiritual journey...
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Lots of Detail:
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This was more autobiographical than I expected; Anne has had an awful lot of trauma / challenges in her life - whew! But I think that other people's life challenges are interesting and I can pull value from others' faith journeys. Some of the minutiae was tedious . . . but the overall journey was absorbing!
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Poster Child for the ME ME ME Generation
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Easily, the WORST book I have ever read. Annie Lamott is the most self-absorbed person in print. Even Gore Vidal, a great writer but one of the world's most arrogant people, writes in his memoir about events in his life from a worldly point of view, as opposed to Lamott's self-saturated me me me point of view. I have been a regular reader of Lamott's. Given that three of her last four books are all about HER, and given that each one is increasingly more self-absorbed and self-pitying, I am not about to pick up another one of her books ever again. Her fixation on herself is getting tired and boring. (Here's a radical idea: Nobody CARES about your dreadlocks, Anne!)
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