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A review by sarahetc
Rising Strong by Brené Brown
3.0
I think my appreciation of this book might have suffered from not having yet read Daring Greatly, which is references unofficially at least once each chapter. So if you're considering this, make sure you start with that.
Otherwise, I found the first half of the book to be much more powerful than the second half. The changeover came when Brown takes, and runs with, Anne Lamott's "Shitty First Draft" metaphor. Brown is great. Lamott is great. Brown channeling Lamott is probably practical and effectivein practice but unless you're currently working through a particular situation and understand both, this falls a little flat. It fell flat for me because while I can objectively say Lamott is great and I keep returning to her memoirs, they always end up making me angry for no discernable reason.
Brown's voice is cheerful and straightforward. Yet by the end, I couldn't help but think that all of this was very superficial and no substitute for the hard work of genuine spiritual inner healing. I'll get around to Daring Greatly one of these days.
Otherwise, I found the first half of the book to be much more powerful than the second half. The changeover came when Brown takes, and runs with, Anne Lamott's "Shitty First Draft" metaphor. Brown is great. Lamott is great. Brown channeling Lamott is probably practical and effective
Brown's voice is cheerful and straightforward. Yet by the end, I couldn't help but think that all of this was very superficial and no substitute for the hard work of genuine spiritual inner healing. I'll get around to Daring Greatly one of these days.