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Summary: Interesting spiritual journey
Review: This book trace the spiritual journey of Anne Lamott. What I found most interesting was the level of honesty that she put down on paper. She presented her information without commentary or too much generalization, that is what the reader is supposed to do.
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Summary: Irrereverant and Self-Absorbed
Review: I bought this book hoping to be inspired and moved. At times I was. Mostly, however, I was disappointed in the liberal agenda Anne Lamott seems to have. Anyone who disagrees with her is 'homophobic' or a 'Right-Winger'. Is she any better by labeling people this way? No. I don't think so. Her introspection is limited, or maybe it is too intense. She has a very shallow view of the world. Loving only those who love in return, hating anything Republican, avoiding Fundamentalist Christians as though they are all rabid vermin. I was disappointed with her limited vision and her quasi-intellectualizing of the Christian faith. I'm sure she is a beautiful person and I feel sorry for her. I believe her intentions were truly good in writing this book. I wish she had been less vague and 'transcendental' in her approach.
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Summary: Shockingly Irreverent but Christ-centered!
Review: Annie Lamott shows us the modern path to Christ in this twisted, comical, and grossly honest book! Not for the timid reader but still for the Christian who wishes to read about experiences vastly different than their own. Annie supports abortion, homosexuality, and Feminism. She does not hide her support of these causes, she only claims to have found Christ in the midst of them. No one can deny that she is HONEST, in fact, she is what I would call a HARDCORE HONESTY JUNKIE. She does not pretend to be something she is not. She brings a whole new dimension to the Gospel of Grace! The beauty is that God does love her, as he loves each of us regardless of our upbringing, political position, and/or emotinal stability. A surprisingly inspirational book!
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Summary: This book changed my life.
Review: I bought this book the day that I found out my father had terminal cancer. The writing is insightful, touching, funny and amazingly human. Without this book, that next year would have been a completely different experience. Tonight I found myself, over three years later, reading excerpts to a friend over the phone. I came to Amazon.com tonight to send her a link to this page, so she can get a copy for herself. After all, I wouldn't give mine up for the world.
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Summary: A blessing about blessings
Review: Annie Lamott is extremely gifted - funny, touching, insightful, and (above all) real. How often can one say (using and old warhorse of a review (bordering on parody), "I laughed! I cried!" and then go to earnestly say "I was moved, not just emotionally but spiritually." We all have different jouneys and paths of the spirit. Travelling down Lamott's road with her has enhanced my view of my own. I'm grateful.
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Summary: Restores your faith...
Review: This book restored my faith in writing and in the wisdom that pain brings. It's funny and spiritual and comfortable yet it pushes you a little out of your comfort zones. She has a very paradoxical faith that resists easy categroies which shows that she is really honest. How many of us fit in to these models, really? Liberal, evangelical, relativist, absolutist, Darwinist, creationist (young earth or old???) we all deep down are walking contradictions. Ms. Lamott's writing focuses on the experiences she went through with an honesty that resists these models. She's messy, like the rest of us when we are in the dark. And Jesus still loves her and the rest of us, even when we are at our messiest.Read this book. You wont regret it!
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Summary: Should be in every hotel room nightstand!
Review: Many's the time when I was on the road on writing assignments -- depressed, exhausted, eating Kettle Crisps from the minibar because I didn't know how else to fill the boredom. I for one wish there were a copy of this delightful book in each hotel room, right next to the Gideon Bible. Except people would steal them... perhaps there should be a chain attached, like on phone books. Traveling Mercies is warm, hilarious, self deprecating and life affirming; it reminds us with finely crafted prose why we are here on this planet. There are one or two "reviewers" who have been lobbing vicious hand grenades at Ms. Lamott's sites, but no matter, for this book is clearly a winner -- just wonderful. Another bestseller from one of America's most cherished authors. Lammot RULES, and so does Traveling Mercies -- which I have given as a gift to everyone I know with a heart.
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Summary: One of the All-Time Best
Review: No one is better at describing real life as a flawed but spiritual person than Anne Lamott. Her book is filled with humorous and sometimes painful tales of walking along the path of life with only enough light to see the current day (and sometimes not even that far ahead...)
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Summary: I loved it; not everyone will
Review: This is a powerful, emotional memoir of the author's struggles through life and with faith. It is not neat and linear; and it can be petty and bitchy sometimes. While I embraced this honesty and loved this book, others might very well hate it. I'm sure there are those who won't like when she admits how she's jealous of her son's friend's mother, or how much she used to drink, or how angry she got at her young son. So if you're looking for a book about a messed up person who's gotten better and writes about it with skill, humor and insight, this one is great. If you're inclined to dislike judgmental, irresponsible people even if they get their act together on a semi-regular basis, then you should probably give this one a miss.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: This book is so amazing. I am a junior in high school, and i am reading this with my religion class. We all love it so much. she is just so honest and open about her life, and proves that God loves her and anyone else, no matter what. She is my hero and I really want to meet her some day!
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