Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son Audiobook

" Very good. I had never read her. Honest and funny. Enjoyed it. "

" I always like to spend time with Anne's words, and this was no exception. The book is funny, it is honest, it is sweet. Anne doesn't hide, and I appreciate the reminders to be honest with myself. I look forward to revisiting this book when I become a grandmother and can more readily identify with its content. "

" First, I must say that I love Anne Lammott and I adored Traveling Mercies and Bird by Bird. Perhaps that is why I was disappointed with her latest release: Some Assembly Required. It felt like the times my sister-in-law would have us re-say or re-act a funny moment so she could videotape it. The second-time around was never as funny. It always felt a bit forced. That is how Anne's latest book struck me - like she is trying too hard. She has some beautiful moments of descriptiona nd reflection - and I enjoyed her record of her time in India - but it never felt like she let go. I also didn't feel the transcendent moments of faith that I loved so much in her other autobiographies. She seems to be moving in a deliberate way toward a more acceptable, less-honest-in-your-face Anne way, from how she wrote and talked previously. Sigh... "

" good, but not great. More like 3.5 stars. "

" I love Anne Lamott! So I loved this book! "

" I'm a huge fan of Lamott's Bird by Bird on writing, but this left me shrugging my shoulders. As a mother in law, I found her to be annoyingly over involved, critical and manipulative. Ultimately I put this one down before I was done. "

" Better than "Operating Instructions," not as good as "Grace, Eventually." "

" usually really enjoy her human and writing but this book is a bit of a downer... "

" One of my favorite authors, I LOVED it!! "

" A very touching, very personal account of the first year of Lamott's grandson's life, so honest that it was sometimes painful to read. "

" Very timely read. Anne Lamott is so down to earth and real in her writing. "

" Good, the spiritual commentary was excellent, but got a little off track with her traveling...I liked the baby stuff more. "

" I'm a big fan of Anne Lamott's other non-fiction, particularly Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith. This was a good book, but I didn't find it as compelling as some of her others. /acs "

" Met every expectation and then some "

" I enjoyed the author's insights and her humor. "

" Reading books written by Anne Lamott usually makes me remember that it's okay to just be me and that Jesus still loves me. Which is to say that I am always much better off after reading than I was before. "

" This is a very honest book about the first year of Anne Lamott's son's life. It highlights how it really does take a village to raise a child - Lamott's friends and family played a crucial role in helping her through the first year - as did her Church. "