false 31 58 41 true 5896071 read 0 true 4453180 currently-reading 14 true 4453179 to-read 16 false 4494561 creative-nonfiction 8 false 4494567 favorite-fiction 6 false 4494598 required-in-school 4 false 4494563 writing 3 false 4494605 family-faves 3 false 8620062 women-s-lives 3 false 4494718 creativity 3 false 4494504 intuition 2 false 4494754 faith---spirituality 2 false 4494436 women-s-health http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61104700 to: This Day in the Life: Diaries from Women Across America (Paperback) by Joni B. Cole
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78353067 to: I Go to America: Swedish American Women and the Life of Mina Anderson (Hardcover) by Joy K. Lintelman
bookshelves: women-s-lives
I loved the subject matter - Swedish women who immigrated to the U.S. Certainly some of my relatives were among them. It was an academic read, that's for sure. Not in the least bit creative nonfiction. But, the subject matter was interesting enough that it held my attention. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78353024 Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art, Second Edit (Paperback) by Judith Barrington
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66692042 to: Population: 485 (Paperback) by Michael Perry
bookshelves: creative-nonfiction
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66692042 Kari's review of Population: 485
by Michael Perry

i loved the subject matter, especially since my family tree is rooted in western wisconsin. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66691967 to: Water Cooler Diaries: Women Across America Share Their Day at Work (Paperback) by Joni B. Cole
bookshelves: creative-nonfiction, women-s-lives
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66691919 Iron John: A Book About Men (Paperback) by Robert Bly
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61105165 to: Good Book LP: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible (Paperback) by David Plotz
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47375334 to: Writing the Sacred Journey: Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir (Paperback) by Elizabeth J. Andrew
bookshelves: writing
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53630325 to: Practically Perfect in Every Way (Hardcover) by Jennifer Niesslein
I was happy to find this book at the same time as the advent of my public transit commuting career (or side job) as it were. Niesslen's thoughts were a pleasure to read to and from work every day. Starting with introductory musings on the affect of Oprah-viewing on her own point of view or sense of self, I knew the book would resonate, as I too feel like Oprah helped raise me.

It wasn't difficult to separate myself from her and still enjoy her. I didn't have to be like her or think like her to appreciate her experience. Yes, I do think she has a lot of blessings in her life and perhaps, then doesn't need too much advice. However, the questions she asked herself as she went through the exercises allowed me to consider my own points of view.

However, not being familiar with her magazine, I would have liked to know her angle on self-help a little earlier in the book. It seemed like her agenda became transparent halfway through, which I appreciated, but would have appreciated more fully if it had been presented honestly earlier on. ]]>