I always appreciate Anne Lamott's honesty. Her journey on the path of faith is one of both joy and struggle (in which she finds grace). But isn't it that way for most of us? ( )

Raw vignettes on how to live practice the Christian faith in the midst of life. I truly think no one in current literature integrates the messiness of our past with the current Christian walk as Anne Lamott. ( )

I was given this book as a gift because I really enjoyed "Bird by Bird." However, I was a little disappointed in this book. The writing appeared sloppy to me. It seems like she was writing whatever came to mind, sometimes leaving the reader behind in her rantings. I did not see much "Grace" in the book. It seemed more like she was justifying her behavior than changing it. This book only took me a week to read, which was good. If I had spent any more time reading it, I would have been pissed. Another thing that rubbed me the wrong way was all the Bush bashing. I thought the book was suppose to be about Lamott, not Bush. And no, Bush is not to blame for all of your problems. Unless you are a huge Lamott fanatic and can follow her senseless strings of sentences, don't bother with this book. ( )

I love to read Anne Lamott when I'm flying (in a plane). ( )

outstanding. I've read this book twice and hearing Ann Lamott read her stories was very enjoyable. Either way, Lamott is my favorite. ( )

It seems Anne has found her niche - essays about faith written with self-deprecation and insight. "Traveling Mercies" satisfied this, but with each consecutive book, the quality has decreased. She's "phoning it in" with "Grace, Eventually." I can't say I blame her - very few can make a living as a writer. But the essays here are rambling and disjointed. They lack coherency of thought. Don't bother. ( )

Another good book by Anne Lamott ( )

It finally happened - I ended up with two copies of this one. But apparently I never entered the first one in here. I think someone's going to end up with a brand-new used book.

I admit, I'm becoming a bit of an Anne Lamott groupie. Reading her stories is like talking to an old friend or family member. She writes so well and so passionately, that I don't mind having heard some of the stories before. I enjoy taking another look, gleaning new details from the major events that shaped her unique world view. If she wrote ten stories about losing her father or Pammy, I would gladly read every one. I laugh and cry with her as she navigates the inevitable pitfalls of parenthood and life from her uniquely neurotic perspective. I appreciate her very personal approach to spirituality, and really appreciate that she does not force feed her Christianity on the reader. I like the (Evenually) part of the title and the essays, as we are all still striving for grace. ( )

I love Anne Lamott. Probably my favorite book of all time is her book, Hard Laughter. I am enjoying her reflections on grace and struggle to be a whole person - graceful and not too preachy. ( )

wickedly funny and human-she makes me laugh out loud like no other ( )

I am a huge fan of Anne Lamott. I appreciate her wit, her honesty and her faith that life will work out, even during dark times. That being sad, I did not enjoy this collection as much as her previous works. Some of the essays felt recycled and a bit redundant to stories within the collection and that predate it. Definitely worth reading for all Lamott fans and newcomers. ( )

Anne Lamott is one of my very favorite authors, so I ran out and bought this the day it was released. I read it over the course of two days, and it was funny and insightful like most of her stuff is, but I didn't get as excited about it as I have her previous books. A lot of it felt like material she's already covered in her two previous books on this topic. Even so I enjoyed it, it's just not my favorite of hers.

This book is anti-catholic and anti-life. I have no problem, with people who hold differing views then I do, but when an author is blatantly snide about those who disagree with her I have a problem.

The author seems to have published her journal, there is no consistency between chapters or portions of her story, she jumps around from time frame to time frame. If anyone wants this bloody thing let me know, all you have to do is pay for postage.

All in all, good title, crappy book. ( )

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I love Lamott's books about her faith, her issues with being kind and loving to her fellow man (especially when one of those men is George W. Bush), and her struggle to raise a teenage son. She's witty and clever, and writes great rants.

However, because she's so adamant about her beliefs, both spiritual and political, this is probably not a book for everyone. You might want to read a few of her articles on Salon before deciding whether or not you want to read this one.

p. 9 I felt the way I had felt reading A Wrinkle in Time at eight, The Catcher in the Rye, Catch-22, Virginia Woolf, Vonnegut later on, whenever a book had offered me a box with treasure inside. It was what flooded out in the quiet, intimate relationship between me and the writer, the treasure of me.

p. 33 The music moves you along, you rise and you sit and rise and sing and float, and you open your mouth and let the sound come out. No matter that you may sing poorly, and fumble around with the hymnal, and sing the wrong words, the hymn expands to make room for all the voices, even yours.

p. 154 Reading and books are medicine. Stories are written and told by and for people who have been broken, but who have risen up, or will rise, if attention is paid to them. Those people are you and us. Stories and truth are splints for the soul, and that makes today a sacred gathering. Now we were all saying: Pass it on.

p. 192 You've got to wonder what Jesus was like at seventeen. They don't even talk about it in the Bible, he was apparently so awful.

p. 208 I realize again and again that this is really all you have to offer people most days, a touch, a moment's gladness. It has to do, and it often does. ( )

Not the best Anne Lamott, but I loved it even so. ( )

I will, or I should say have, purchased everything Anne has published and have given several as gifts.

More essays on the lessons life provides and the role faith plays in dealing with them.

I love the voice she writes with, the vulnerability, neurosis, and ever present hope her faith provides her. I know most of my Christian friends would cringe at her theology, but I find her sincerity and love of God very refreshing.

I hope God continues to bless her and allow her to write for a long time to come. ( )