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Review: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

Editorial Review - Bookreporter.com - Cindy Crosby

"On my fortyninth birthday, I decided that all of life was hopeless, and I would eat myself to death." So begins PLAN B: Further Thoughts on Faith, a collection of delightfully honest and gritty essays from Salon.com columnist Anne Lamott. Lamott, like the best essayists, finds most of her inspiration in the ordinary stuff of living: the exhaustion of parenting, the frustration over a middleaged ... Read full review

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Review: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

User Review  - Pete Smith - Goodreads

I won't even try to add articulation to what this remarkable writer is capable of communicating. Just amazing. Read full review

Review: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

User Review  - Carla - Goodreads

It was so validating that other women especially noted authors think the same stuff I think about God. Thank you, Anne, for revealing all this earthy, gritty, same & insane pondering's! Read full review

Review: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

User Review  - Chattynatty - Goodreads

Liked this one, but not as much as Traveling Mercies, but still great. Read full review

Review: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

User Review  - Diana Campbell - Goodreads

The continued story of Lamott, now a mother and church member and the reality of dealing with a growing child and her childhood friend dying of cancer. Heartfelt. Read full review

Review: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

User Review  - Susan Ovans - Goodreads

Honest, funny, fearless. I could have done with a few less rants about President George W. Bush (and maybe a few more about VP Cheney), but overall I loved this. Read full review

Review: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

User Review  - C - Goodreads

I liked this book, but didn't love it. Some very sharp insights and beautiful moments of writing, as usual, but the focus on the political situation of the time of the book's writing dates and limits it, I think. Read full review

Review: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

User Review  - Tammy Day - Goodreads

Some of this book was a bit dated - it was written during the Bush II presidency. ( I still agreed with her on her assessments of that presidency;) Anne is amazing in clearing the air. She really ... Read full review

Review: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

User Review  - Barbara Loggia - Goodreads

Anne Lamott continues her own passage through life and lets us walk along with her as a recognized friend sharing the same doubts, hopes and experiences. Read full review

Review: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

User Review  - Yazmin - Goodreads

Loved the honest stories about parenting. It's maddening sometimes, but also incredibly rewarding and Lamott captured both. Also enjoyed hearing her perspective on Christianity. I agreed with her ... Read full review

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