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Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
27 reviews
kiwichill's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol
clittleford3's review against another edition
2.5
While I didn’t always agree with the advice and some of the topics were not ones I wanted to hear, she did an excellent job of making each response a story and drawing you in to her tale. Much of her advice is anecdotal. The style sitting somewhere between Jenny Lawson & Brenè Btown.
There is quite a bit of sex and sexuality related content and many four letter words that start with F.
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Toxic friendship
waytoomanybooks's review against another edition
5.0
There are two quotes towards the end of the memoir that I feel capture the essence of the advice Sugar/Cheryl gives:
“It was a becoming that I would not have dreamed was mine” (323)
“Your life will be a great and continous unfolding” (351).
I highly recommend this book. And if you like this one, then you will also love How to be a Person in the World by Heather Havrilesky/Ask Polly.
Graphic: Mental illness and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
amkleintje's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
stefanies_books's review against another edition
I think as individual columns this works but as a collection it felt condescending and repetitive. If I could have read one chapter a week (instead of a library loan) it might have been a better experience but I’ll also be fine not finishing this one. IMO this is blog content that should stay that way rather than published in a book format
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Death of parent
jessmbark's review against another edition
4.25
That said, sometimes it felt like Strayed told a lot of her own story instead of addressing the writer's. If you like those podcasts or TikToks that discuss Reddit AITA posts, you will like this book. Many thanks to the mentor who recommended it to me.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Abortion
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
readbyroska's review against another edition
5.0
you’re feeling lost, hopeless, not good enough, deserving but unlucky, regretful, guilty, ashamed, disempowered, confused, heartbroken, lonely, isolated, alone, misunderstood, underachieving.
Read if you are a partner, wife, husband, mother, father, boyfriend, girlfriend, daughter, son, child, friend, fuck buddy, teacher, student.
Read it if you don’t have anyone in your life who can love you and know you but still tell it to your straight.
You will find something here for you, so sift through and find it.
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism
fanchera's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Abortion
beccaj11's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault
Moderate: Addiction and Toxic relationship
amberlfaris's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment