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Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
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A collection of essays on finding something to believe in, to wonder at, during times of hardship. The concept is interesting but the execution fell flat. The narrative between essays wasn’t cohesive and her thesis � seek out enchantment instead of letting it find you � took forever to get to and could’ve been shared in a singular essay.
On a personal level, it was hard for me to relate to the author. Her hardships (I.e., difficulties teaching her 5-year-old son the names of plants when all he wants to do is break sticks, a college professor telling her not to take notes during a lecture) felt insignificant and tone deaf.
In the anxious age we’re living in, this isn’t the voice that is capable of bringing solace to the hopeless. There are brilliant BIPOC authors with stories to tell on hope and resiliency that deserve our attention.
(Wintering, on the other hand, was a soothing cozy read.)
On a personal level, it was hard for me to relate to the author. Her hardships (I.e., difficulties teaching her 5-year-old son the names of plants when all he wants to do is break sticks, a college professor telling her not to take notes during a lecture) felt insignificant and tone deaf.
In the anxious age we’re living in, this isn’t the voice that is capable of bringing solace to the hopeless. There are brilliant BIPOC authors with stories to tell on hope and resiliency that deserve our attention.
(Wintering, on the other hand, was a soothing cozy read.)
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