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aspiegs's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.75
This book is hard because Kristin's first book, A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love and Faith in Stages, was so incredibly formative for 13 year old me. I did a book report on it in eighth grade. I got it signed in person, I read it cover to cover numerous times. There were some moments in this book that I just new were copy pastes from the first one, which didn't bother me, but did swath me in this intense aura of nostalgia. A nostalgia for that first summer when I discovered Wicked in 2008 and everything was new and exciting and I would watch every single movie Kristin even had five seconds of screentime in and I felt all of these wonderful exciting feels of discovery and love and learning about life through those discoveries and feeling the world crack open at your feet and now all those years later I actually do work in the theater industry and everything is different but everything is the same, but I'll still always long for that feeling of joyous discovery.
All this to say, I loved the bits that felt distinctly Kristin. But it is no A Little Bit Wicked, not that it could have ever been.
All this to say, I loved the bits that felt distinctly Kristin. But it is no A Little Bit Wicked, not that it could have ever been.
johnny92m's review
5.0
What I adored about this book was how intrinsically Kristin every word was. Read in her signature mix of regality and down home charm, "I'm No Philosopher" brings tale's of Chenoweth's life both light and dark into stark comparisons with her faith.
While each chapter is wrapped up with a "quick prayer", there is never a preachiness to the words. Chenoweth wants you to know what's brought her comfort and peace in her times of despair and joy, but there is never the "holier than thou" sense one can get from religious influenced stories. She shows herself, warts and all, with the hope not of conversion but of coming to a greater universal understanding.
Hearing Chenoweth mutter every giggle, sob, and sing-song note of this audiobook is a dream, and shows exactly why she is the enduring legacy that she has become.
While each chapter is wrapped up with a "quick prayer", there is never a preachiness to the words. Chenoweth wants you to know what's brought her comfort and peace in her times of despair and joy, but there is never the "holier than thou" sense one can get from religious influenced stories. She shows herself, warts and all, with the hope not of conversion but of coming to a greater universal understanding.
Hearing Chenoweth mutter every giggle, sob, and sing-song note of this audiobook is a dream, and shows exactly why she is the enduring legacy that she has become.
danielnski's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Whatever I missed structure-wise visually about the book was more than made up for by hearing Kristen read it and getting to experience her joy and strength.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Grief
whoislora's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0