But if you do know Strayed, you know thats not true. You assume the woman answering the questions has her whole life together, and always has. If you don’t know Strayed, which at the time of writing to “Sugar” these people in need of advice didn’t. She seems to know how much of each ingredient her response needs and takes her time to doll it out. She reminds people they know the answer, or she guides them toward what she thinks is right, or she shuts them down, or she builds them up. She is never condescending and seems to always come from a place of working it out the best you can. Strayed does a thorough and compassionate job of answering the letters. That at once seems obvious and still unique and is specific and still universal. Rich with humor, insight, compassion-and absolute honesty-this book is a balm for everything life throws our way. This bestselling book from the author of Wild collects the best of The Rumpus’s Dear Sugar advice columns plus never-before-published pieces. If you’re not familiar with the Rumpus magazine’s Dear Sugar column here is a little of what you can expect from this book. Now, I love advice columns, but only if Cheryl Strayed is giving the advice. Well, now that I’ve read Tiny Beautiful Things, that has all changed. It is not something I seek out, or something that I have any interest in. I have never read an advice column in my life.
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