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| Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed |
Publishing Date: October 27, 2015
Pages: 135
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Cheryl Strayed's books have been highly
acclaimed: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
is a New York Times
best seller, the first choice in Oprah's Book Club 2.0, and was
adapted into an Oscar-nominated film; Tiny Beautiful
Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
is a national bestseller and has now been developed into a podcast.
On top of this, she's also released her debut novel, Torch.
Now, she's come out with a collection of quotes from her
works, called Brave Enough.
I love quotes, but I've never actually
had a book of quotes so this is a nice change for me. I haven't read
any of Cheryl Strayed's books yet (although Wild
is very high on my to-read list), so I didn't really know what to
expect from a book of quotes by her. I did hope it would be motivational
and inspirational – and it was.
In
Brave Enough, you'll
find a ton of wise quotes about life, love, and forgiveness. Some of
these hit really close to home and left me teary-eyed, and some made
me feel like I could do anything if I only put my mind to it or were
willing to work for it. There were some that I didn't really identify
with at this point in my life, but I think it's normal for one person
to not identify with all
of the statements in a collection of quotes – the ones that don't
resonate with me could be the ones you identify with the most!
Cheryl's
quotes involve compassion, tough love, empathy, bravery, and much
more. Her words are sometimes funny and often comforting. She teaches
us that life will never be perfect and we'll be terrified sometimes –
we just have to try to be “brave enough.”
What's your favourite quote? Do you like books of quotes?
What's your favourite quote? Do you like books of quotes?
*This
book was sent to me by Penguin Random House Canada in exchange for an
honest review.
