Book Challenge 4/12
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foxinthestarsAfter noted delays and other assorted slowdowns, my fourth fill in the 2016 Reading Challenge is at long last the "book you've been meaning to read":
"Rising Strong" by Brene Brown
Y'all probably know I'm a fan, and this book was her unknowing birthday gift to me last year; the release date lined up quite closely, so as one of my presents I dragged the parents to a B&N and had them buy it for me, and only now did I get around to reading it.
Her previous books were about showing up bravely in your life, but as she openly says, if you're brave enough often enough, you're going to get your ass kicked.
This is the book about what you do then.
It's as awesome and brain-rearranging as the others, and I find it perhaps her most practical book so far.
Beyond that, I'll let the author speak for herself:
Challenge progress:
-A book published this year (2016)
-A book you can finish in a day
-A book you've been meaning to read
-A book recommended by your local librarian or bookseller
-A book you should have read in school
-A book chosen for you by [a loved one]
-A book published before you were born
-A book that was banned at some point
-A book you previously abandoned
-A book you own but have never read
-A book that intimidates you
-A book you've already read at least once
I haven't fully decided on my next fill yet. I was thinking the banned book, but now I have another library book group thing and... Well, hm. ::checks:: Yeah, there are a couple of things I could count it as...
"Rising Strong" by Brene Brown
Y'all probably know I'm a fan, and this book was her unknowing birthday gift to me last year; the release date lined up quite closely, so as one of my presents I dragged the parents to a B&N and had them buy it for me, and only now did I get around to reading it.
Her previous books were about showing up bravely in your life, but as she openly says, if you're brave enough often enough, you're going to get your ass kicked.
This is the book about what you do then.
It's as awesome and brain-rearranging as the others, and I find it perhaps her most practical book so far.
Beyond that, I'll let the author speak for herself:
Challenge progress:
-A book published this year (2016)
-A book you should have read in school
-A book published before you were born
-A book that was banned at some point
-A book you previously abandoned
-A book you own but have never read
-A book that intimidates you
-A book you've already read at least once
I haven't fully decided on my next fill yet. I was thinking the banned book, but now I have another library book group thing and... Well, hm. ::checks:: Yeah, there are a couple of things I could count it as...
