Book Recommendation: Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

By Hillary

You've probably heard of Cheryl Strayed's memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, because it is everywhere (it's the first book of Oprah's Book Club 2.0) and it is wonderful. 

This isn't about Wild (though if you haven't yet read it, I suggest you do.Strayed is an excellent writer and I truly enjoyed the story of her adventure.) This is about Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar. 

Strayed recently revealed herself to be the (no longer) anonymous Rumpus advice columnist, Sugar. Tiny Beautiful Things is a compilation of both unpublished and previously published "Dear Sugar" columns. Strayed's words are warm and blunt and familiar and so beautiful. As I read each column I think, "this! This is my favourite!" and then I read the next column and think the same thing. 

I'm a third of the way through Tiny Beautiful Things and I've had to ration it out so that I don't finish too quickly. 

{Photo credit: cherylstrayed.com}

Comments

[Lilly]

Thank you so much for this! I had never read anything by her, and now I'm hooked!