Probably this is more like a 3.5 or 4 star read but I am deducting a star because I feel strongly that white people shouldn't have dreadlocks.There are many asides in this book that equate thinness with goodness, or naturally thin women with bitchiness, that make sense when you hear about her own ea...
Anne Lamott writes so personably. She brings us in close, shares a cup of tea with us, and invites us into her world. And it's a wonderful world to be part of. She writes about her faith journey from start to struggle. She's real, and also filled with faith and joy in her faith. I'm not Christia...
Something in the last book I read (The Magician's Book) spurred me on to Deep Thoughts. I've been mulling over faith a lot. I have tons of books on paganism and texts that compare faiths, but I wanted something chewier. So I dug out my copy of Traveling Mercies, since I remembered Anne Lamott being ...
Well, I love Anne Lamott's writing, so I might be biased, but I thought the essays in this book were lovely. I liked reading thoughts on faith from someone with a sense of humor, which Lamott definitely has.
Sorry to say I didn't enjoy this very much. But then again, I listened to it on audio and found her voice to be annoying. Perhaps if I had 'read' the book, I would've enjoyed it more.
Wonderfully quirky, funny and poignant musings on all aspects of life and faith.I loved her friend's prayer - "Whatever" in the morning, and "Oh, well" at night.
This collection of biographical essays that all center on Lamott's faith (except one of them is just about her hair). Most of them are about the beginning stages of her faith and how she eventually found a home in her church and in Christianity even though she initially didn't really want to. A go...
This is a difficult book for me to review, because I had no expectations going in, and no real understanding of the authors intentions coming out. As a memoir it was brilliant - interestingly written and engaging. I guess the problem is that I'm too used to Christian non-fiction being meant as books...
"With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, and humor, in Traveling Mercies she takes us on a journey through her often troubled past to illuminate her devout but quirky walk of faith." (from the back cover)
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