Tiny Beautiful Things

by Cheryl Strayed

Tiny Beautiful Things features a collection of letters from Cheryl Strayed’s “Dear Sugar” advice column, which she wrote anonymously. It also includes some never-before-published entries. Using the pseudonym “Sugar,” Strayed offers counsel to difficult situations and personal anxieties such as professional jealousy, coping with the death of a child, infidelity, strained family relationships, leaving one’s beloved partner, and the feeling of restlessness experienced by individuals who feel lost and stuck. Strayed, an acclaimed novelist and memoirist, deals with life’s biggest questions in the self-help book through practical advice mixed with personal anecdotes. She draws from her own experiences to give compassionate, but sometimes harsh responses. Her “radical empathy” brings hope that somehow something beautiful will arise from all the chaos that perplexes life.

Genres: Nonfiction

67 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 6, 2017

About the author

Cheryl Strayed is the author of four books: Tiny Beautiful Things, Torch, Brave Enough, and the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wild. She's also the author of the popular Dear Sugar Letters, currently on Substack and the host of two hit podcasts--Sugar Calling and Dear Sugars. You can find links to her events and answers to FAQ on her web site: http://www.cherylstrayed.com/

Reviews

[Hedvig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Magyarul. Nem volt rám akkora hatással, mint amennyit a fülszöveg alapján vártam…

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I allowed myself almost a year to finish this book because it is like reading Ann Landers, only better. Cheryl Strayed, the girl who walked the Pacific Coast Trail by herself and wrote a fabulous book about it, also writes answers to people's deepest darkest questions. She is marvelous at this. She is kind, wise, thoughtful, and takes her time answering fully any question these people have asked for help of her. She draws from analogies, her own personal experiences, things you just know, to give advice. After each letter and her advice, I would wonder if the receiver valued the advice as much as I did. It's not a speed read. I hated it to end.

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to this and thoroughly enjoyed it. Beautiful writing and sage advice based on lived experience.

[Erik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Self help books are my guilty pleasure, but Ms. Strand makes me slightly irritated and I can't place why. Probably because she's telling me things I know I should be doing but I'm not. A great read for people trying to leave their lovers.