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Summary: Too Confusing...
Review: I am usually a big fan of this type of book. I have bought many of the SARK books for myself and for gifts and hoped that this would follow along those lines. Unfortunately it does not. After skimming through it, I've decided to return it. I can appreciate it's "artsy" look & feel, but it's very difficult to read. Very disappointing - especially after reading all the great reviews!
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Summary: It's a gift to paint like a child.
Review: I bought 6 books .My grandchildren and artist-friends will receive them.Sabrina will inspire my grandchildren to paint without thinking of what other's think and remind my artist's friends and myself to loosen up and get real. Sabrina, after Christmas I am going to Email you.You are gifted. GailChase
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Summary: I liked it! if only it wasn't so messy....
Review: I bought this book because I know that she is one of SARKs friends so i guess i expected her to write like SARK as well. It's a good start, I think that she has a lot of potential, especially with her art. I could just look through the book at the pictures and the collages, all of the color, and it sucks you in.. Some of the writing though.. its hard to understand. I wanted more coherance.. There were bits and pieces that i would have loved to read more about.. but most of it were fragmented and that disappointed me. I will read Brave on the rocks.. her next book that comes out in August, I just hope that its easier to see. Overall though, she captured the feeling of being a "girl" and all of that problems and scary feelings that go along with it. I think you should see it just for the art alone.
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Summary: self-indulgent yet still somewhat compelling...
Review: I feel some ambivalence about this book. While Ms. Harrison strikes me as visually astute and even at times inspired, the psychotic ramblings and "disturbed-looking" handwriting get tiresome in short order. Is banality justified in the name of "honesty"? I'd hope that young people would manage to find a more articulate and AWARE role-model!? To date I've appreciated Sark's work, but Ms. Harrison is a mite too "precious" and undisciplined for my taste.
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Summary: a feast for the senses, a glorious keep-you-up-all-nite gem
Review: i just got a bad haircut and the first page i flipped to in Sabrina ward Harrison's SPilling Open was about how "mucky" she felt in her new too-short haircut... i was hooked. The enchantment! The beautiful mess that it is! And she is YOUNG! My age, as a matter of fact, but that certainly doesn't limit its charms and emotions to only 20-something gals. Limitless, enlightening, Sark-like yet quite more real in the sense that you feel as if you are reading someone's journal, their most secret fears and wishes. And all in VIBRANT collage form, paint and masking tape, photographs and mascara smears. I love her honesty, her confusion, her REal-ness. I have been inspired to take up my painting again, to be more sensual and alive. Please experience this book. IF you are human and tired of media stereotypes of beauty, happiness, etc... BUY IT! Throw out the skinny tight pants and be free. :)
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Summary: Not for me
Review: I know people love this book but it did nothing for me. It seemed purile and whiny. There was nothing insightful in this book - it was just ramblings and complaints about how hard life is. The art work wasn't very good either - it was just random collage. I just don't understand what all the buzz is about with this book. I sent it back.
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Summary: Brilliant and rather inspiring!
Review: I love this book. The images and the way its put together takes my breath away. I can't live without this book.
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Summary: A post-adolescence masterpiece
Review: I opened this book and found myself...I could relate to everything listed, from the strong friendship bonds to the muckiness feelings to the exasperation of waiting for him to call, and then feeling horrible for "editing feelings"...I am also 23 and never have I found a book that so realistically contains the everyday thoughts my friends and I go through...the challenges that come along with growing into yourself, and the constant reminders that through everything, the world is full of inspirations. Sabrina's moods swing from low-self-esteem days to feeling brave and youthful. And through everything, she notices the small things that are really important in life, as well as the importance of her faith.Thank you for this book, Sabrina! You are truly a kindred spirit.
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Summary: Great gifts for teenage girls
Review: I originally bought this book because the author is from our small town. Sabrina was my daughter's small group leader at church and so I gave it to my daughter for her 16th birthday and bought one for my 18 year old niece who was going off to college. Both of them just fell in love with the book Since then I have given it as a gift to other teenage girls. I think it's great for them. Helps to know they share some of the same feelings about adolescence.
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Summary: aesthetic vulnerablility
Review: I picked this book up at the store, and sat down to flip through it. Instead, I read the entire book cover to cover. Unlike other self-improvement books, this book does not preach to you while you are feeling fragile. Rather, it allows the reader to look into the mind of an average woman, a woman who is confused and afraid as she discovers herself. This book prompted me to paint and write my feelings, and left me feeling less alone. Because I could peer into Sabrina's mind, I felt as though I truely got to know her. For that reason, would recommend it for anyone looking for not only self-improvement, but anyone looking for a friend.
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