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Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith - Anne Lamott
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
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From the bestselling author of Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird comes a chronicle of faith and spirituality that is at once tough, personal, affectionate, wise and very funny.With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, and humor, Anne Lamott takes us on a journey through her often troubled... show more
From the bestselling author of Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird comes a chronicle of faith and spirituality that is at once tough, personal, affectionate, wise and very funny.With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, and humor, Anne Lamott takes us on a journey through her often troubled past to illuminate her devout but quirky walk of faith. In a narrative spiced with stories and scripture, with diatribes, laughter, and tears, Lamott tells how, against all odds, she came to believe in God and then, even more miraculously, in herself. She shows us the myriad ways in which this sustains and guides her, shining the light of faith on the darkest part of ordinary life and exposing surprising pockets of meaning and hope.Whether writing about her family or her dreadlocks, sick children or old friends, the most religious women of her church of the men she's dated, Lamott reveals the hard-won wisdom gathered along her path to connectedness and liberation.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780679442400 (0679442405)
Publisher: Pantheon
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
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bossyfemme
bossyfemme rated it
3.0 Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
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...
Ms. Margie
Ms. Margie rated it
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...
good english
good english rated it
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 ...
Myrto
Myrto rated it
5.0 Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
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.
Book Love
Book Love rated it
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.
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