Here’s the review I thought that I would write before I actually picked up and read Shauna Niequist’s Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace and Learning the Hard Way (Zondervan, 2010, $11.55 @ amazon): “This book wasn’t any good, she only gets published because of who she is and who she’s connected to, blah, blah, blah.” (Which, in truth, would only be a revealing statement in that it would put my own pettiness and cynicism on display.)
Instead, I’ll say this:
For me to really like spiritual memoir, I need to find myself in the author – I need to see them struggle or celebrate the things that I struggle with and think about – especially normal, everyday stuff. And, in Bittersweet, I found someone who thinks deeply about a lot of the same things as me: food, friends, disappointment. What I admire most in her is her joie de vivre – this is what comes through to me, page after page, that bitter and sweet always come at the same time.
Anyway, for me, a great read. I’ve already raved to Jennifer about this book and she’s about halfway through, and we just bought another copy to give to a friend of ours. More importantly, its led to some great discussions between Jennifer and I about how we order our lives.
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