A review by rebeccalm
You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life by Eleanor Roosevelt

5.0

Eleanor Roosevelt was an incredibly bright, caring, humble, witty, and wise woman. I didn't quite know what to expect upon picking up this book, but I was pleasantly surprised by how captivated I was from the start. Her writing was very honest and personal, especially with all of the examples she proffers from things she's observed and lessons she's learned. I'm a person who loves to write down quotes from books that really speak to me. In this book, within the first chapter I was already finding myself writing down so many things that I was basically re-writing the book. So I stopped writing down everything that spoke to me, and just decided to read it more slowly - to think about and really savor everything that she was trying to convey. I had checked this book out from my local library but I can't express enough how much I loved it - I am determined to buy myself a copy to keep on my shelf at home.