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Summary: A Wonderful Life Lesson
Review: If you want to read an author who can teach you something about dealing with adversity in your life, look for one who has done so in their own. In this wonderful little book, Anna Quindlen shows us that the way to hope is to use our tragedies to help us see the miracle that is life. Those who criticize the message as being too cliched miss the point that we all need a checkup on these basic truths periodically, and having this little book handy is exactly what this doctor ordered. It's small size is a virtue, not a vice, because it makes repeat visits to favorite sections that much easier. There's nothing like having an upbeat book like this that is brief and to the point. Add in the moving photos, and it's a gem. A must gift for anyone in your life in need of some good simple direction in their life.
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Summary: waste of money
Review: This little book is a complete waste of money unless you like cute little photographs. In not so many words the message of the book is: Life is short, enjoy it, and especially the little things. I do not need to shell out 8 bucks to know that.
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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: I am a big fan of Anna Quindlen and have enjoyed everything she has written. I was not disappointed at all in her latest book. This book does contain cliches, but so what? I enjoyed being reminded of what is important in life and what is not. She has compiled wonderful words of widsom in, as one reviewer states, pamphlet form, but what is wrong with that? It is short and to the point. I will be sharing this book with those I love as a Christmas present and hope they enjoy it as much as I did. By the way, I really enjoyed the drawings also.
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Summary: Trite and Cliched
Review: I was very disappaointed in this book. It was trite and cliched and offered no new insights. Having read several of Anna Quindlen's books, I was surprised at how awful this book was. A small book of 50 pages, in which photographs comprise half of the pages. It was a waste or money, and an embarassment for the author. Who would have thought that she wrote insightful pieces for the New York Times?
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Summary: Reverse the adjectives?
Review: The author assures that she has few qualifications to advise anyone on life--and clearly means it. After a few pages it is more clear she wishes to, in fact, completely convince us. Many readers will feel that the book would have been greatly improved if it could have had the adjectives in the title reversed. But on its own terms it is a masterpiece, and will divert many on the subway who read it from a life of crime or unseemly public yawning.
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Summary: Not new news
Review: Anna Quindlen has hit the nail in the head with her essay. Unfortunately, she peppers her prose with every platitude that's ever been applied to the subject. I just wish she'd used more of her own words, rather than the many "quotable quotes" that make up most of the insights in the book.
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Summary: REAL reading in a spiritual way
Review: This is an excellent little spiritul guide. Reminding us that we need a purpose for being on this earth, a purpose other than just to make money and buy things. We need to have passion for family, and love, and just being who we are. To learn to truly enjoy our surroundings rather than try to change them, be comforable with ourselves, and make the most of our God-given talents. When we get to that point, little else can matter as much.
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Summary: A balm for the busy and hurried
Review: This essay, which can be read in 15 minutes, should be required reading for those who find themselves overcommitted, rushed, stuck in a rut, and overcome with the details of life. Those who criticize her writing style as 'cliche-ridden' miss the point that our lives can become just as problematically mundane if we forget to stop and enjoy the simple things, if we forget to listen, if we neglect the view along the way. This book should appeal to just about anyone, but especially to those who are on the cusp of 'getting a life' (i.e., graduates or those embarking on careers), or to anyone so overly focused on the destination that they tend to forget to enjoy the journey.
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Summary: Learning To Love The Journey, Not The Destination
Review: What a sweet inspiring book. The author shares her life transforming experience of her mother's death to inspire the reader to not take life for granted. For me this little (50 pages including many touching photos) book was a reminder of how rich each moment of life can be, and is if you live from moment to moment and not from goal to goal. If you enjoyed this book I highly recommend a wonderful book called "WORKING ON YOURSELF DOESN'T WORK" by Ariel and Shya Kane. The Kane's book is a great read is for anyone interested in a practical guide to living in the moment, where your life has meaning and fulfillment.
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Summary: WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
Review: i BOUGHT THIS LATEST, PER THE GREAT REVIEWS AND KNOWLEDGE OF HER PREVIOUS WRITING GREATS. eXREMELY DISAPPOINTING, TO SAY THE LEAST. A LOT OF HOO HAH OVER NOTHING BUT A LOT OF POSTER PHILOSOPHY SAID BY SO MANY BEFORE, AND OFTEN BETTER. I KNOW MANY WHO COULD HAVE WRITTEN THE SAME LITTLE TOMB WITH THE SAME ADVICE GIVEN.........HER NAME SOLD IT BUT NOT THE CONTENT......I HOPE SHE GETS BACK TO FICTION LAND SOON AND OUT OF COUNSELOR LAND......
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