Lamott's Writings

Hi, Stephanie. I can’t tell you how much I loved, and agreed with, how you described and assessed Lamott’s writing style! I found each essay in Traveling Mercies fused wisdom with humor. Her writings have made it unequivocal how surviving life’s little obstacles is possible for anyone. Lamott loses her dad and closest acquaintance to cancer, contracts bulimia, becomes an alcoholic, and gives birth with no one around to help her care for the child. Despite each tragedy, she finds reasons for maintaining optimism and it’s a good reminder for people such as me.
One thing I liked was how she’s able to set up emotional connections by using astute popular culture references and presenting humility. Her poignancy and insight are qualities I hope to