{"id":26448,"date":"2015-02-14T22:36:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-15T02:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=26448"},"modified":"2015-02-14T22:36:01","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T02:36:01","slug":"review-of-small-victories-by-anne-lamott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=26448","title":{"rendered":"Review of Small Victories, by Anne Lamott"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"small_victories_large\"<\/a>Small Victories<\/p>\n

Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace<\/em><\/p>\n

by Anne Lamott<\/p>\n

Riverhead Books, New York, 2014. 286 pages.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

I so love Anne Lamott! This book has a notation on the front: \u201cNew and Selected Pieces.\u201d I did, in fact, recognize some of the essays from her previous books \u2013 but they were so excellent, I didn\u2019t mind at all being reminded of them.<\/p>\n

Anne Lamott has such a disarming style. She reminds us that it\u2019s completely okay to be human and that God thinks of us fondly in spite of that. Of course, I love that she\u2019s a left-wing Christian. (There aren\u2019t so many of them writing, but I am one, too.)<\/p>\n

She tells true stories from her own life, and she doesn\u2019t shy away from the ways she screws up. She doesn\u2019t hide from us her crummy attitudes and uncharitable thoughts. When she draws lessons from these things, we\u2019re blessed as well. And if she can get through these things, as fully human as she is \u2013 well, then maybe we can, too.<\/p>\n

Of course, her writing also, unfailingly, makes me laugh. I love her way of looking at things. She always gives me a new, happier perspective.<\/p>\n

The best way, though, to understand the awesomeness of Anne Lamott\u2019s writing is to look at examples. Any time I read her books, she starts filling up my Sonderquotes<\/a> pages. Now, I should mention that if you\u2019re politically right wing, there may be a few of her comments that bother you (which is too bad, but there it is). Take a look at some examples, and then check out or buy this book!<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time. The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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