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Title: Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Self by Sarah Ban Breathnach ISBN: 0-446-67708-6 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.54 (103 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A rich, rich read
Comment: This is one of a handful of books I've read that changed the way I look at myself -- and another on that short list is Simple Abundance which I'm working through for the 3rd time as I write "morning pages" daily. This is NOT a sequel to SA -- in lots of ways it doesn't seem to be written by the same Sarah -- but by a more mature, more worldly wise, more "evolved" one. Repeatedly in my reading of SM, Sarah brought me to tears--because she knows me--and made me see myself much more clearly, made me face some issues I've ignored for 50+ years--and helped me see a path ahead. The margins are crammed with my notes to Sarah, to myself, to my past. A person who thinks this is only a book about how bad most men are couldn't have read with a woman's heart. Is there bitterness? Yes--life has its bitter spots, too. But is there hope? Darned right. And if a reader doesn't see the "gratitude" and "joy" in the message of this one, I'm sad for that reader. It's not a "ruffles and lace" book at all. It's a no holds barred look at life--with lots of real-life examples, many of which aren't pretty. On page 59, she writes, "Could there be anything more important than living without regrets?" I think the whole book is about HOW to live without regrets.
Rating: 2
Summary: A disjointed, disappointing book....
Comment: I have loved SIMPLE ABUNDANCE, Sarah Ban Breathnach's preceeding book, with a passion. She inspired me, uplifted me and helped me through a sad chapter in my life with her book. Unfortunately, just as Simple Abunandance lifted me up, I found SOMETHING MORE to be depressing, angry and very disjointed. I had a hard time following the author's train of thought. Was she expressing spiritual insights ? Where was she taking all these anecdotes ? Did she have a POINT ?
I realize that no one book is going to have all the answers for all people, but I have found this book to start down many fascinating paths, but explore none of them. I also found that the author's divorce was clearly reflected in the way she wrote this book. I heard a lot of anger and bitterness, which while understandable in a grieving woman, is unattractive and difficult to read in a book that's meant to inspire and uplift.
One particular anecdote involved a terrible tragedy befalling a family's loss of 6 year old daughter. I found the description of this to be profoundly peculiar and in very poor taste. I was struck somewhere between feeling deep empathy for a young mother in crisis and being disgusted by some make-believe rituals prior to burial.
I found there to be a few thought provoking chapters but overall, I simply didn't care for this book. I did find her title appropriate---this book left me wanting SOMETHING MORE !
Rating: 3
Summary: Good book for those with more experience in life
Comment: I really enjoy this author. Simple Abundance daybook is wonderful. Something More, however, I couldn't really connect with. I read it when I was 18, and am 21 now. It seems geared to older women who have more life experiences. I still got something out of it, though. I am keeping it and plan on reading it again a couple more years down the road.
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Title: Simple Abundance:A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach ISBN: 0446519138 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: The Simple Abundance Companion by Sarah Ban Breathnach ISBN: 0446673331 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Romancing the Ordinary by Sarah Ban Breathnach ISBN: 0743218779 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude by Sarah Ban Breathnach, Sarah Ban Breathnach ISBN: 044652106X Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: November, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A Man's Journey to Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach ISBN: 0743200616 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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