Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Anna Quindlen
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
540

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen Book Summary

“[Quindlen] serves up generous portions of her wise, commonsensical, irresistibly quotable take on life.”—NPR

This edition includes an exclusive conversation between Meryl Streep and Anna Quindlen.

In this irresistible memoir, Anna Quindlen writes about a woman’s life, from childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age. Considering—and celebrating—everything from marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, parenting, faith, loss, to all the stuff in our closets, and more, Quindlen says for us here what we may wish we could have said ourselves. As she did in her beloved New York Times columns, and in A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Quindlen uses her past, present, and future to explore what matters most to women at different ages. Quindlen talks about:
 
Marriage: “A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn’t believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation.”
 
Girlfriends: “Ask any woman how she makes it through the day, and she may mention her calendar, her to-do lists, her babysitter. But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends. ”
 
Our bodies: “I’ve finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come.”
 
Parenting: “Being a parent is not transactional. We do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us.”
 
Candid, funny, and moving, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is filled with the sharp insights and revealing observations that have long confirmed Quindlen’s status as America’s laureate of real life.

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Book Name Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Genre Biographies & Memoirs
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 7.43 MB

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake (Anna Quindlen) Book Reviews 2024

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Lots of Candles. Another enjoyable read with the always so true comments of life. This time on aging, living well, dealing with the curve balls. Thanks for the read!

Candles and Cake, Too. I cannot believe no one else has written a review yet, I will say from the start, I am a great fan of Anna Quindlen, and I bought the book without even looking for a review. This book matches exactly where I am in life, and reinforces most of the things I have learned, which is reassuring, at least to my ego. It has freed me up to think about living another thirty years, and what the purpose of that stage might look like. She has inspired me with her thoughts and observations, and I am grateful. It is a book I will read again.

Lots of food for thought. There are many thought-provoking ideas in this book, all delivered with her signature wit.

Lots of candles plenty of cake. Love the title, loved her thoughts on aging and baby booming, inspires me to do, not to fear!

Lots of not much. Surprisingly, unlike most of Quindlen's previous work, I didn't get one emotional pang or one new insight from reading this book. It seemed as if she was fulfilling a word quota to get to the end of it. I patiently turned the pages expecting something revelatory or profound and it never came. Not that I wish the woman ill, but Anna has miraculously made it through six decades without much trauma, and it shows. By now many of my friends (and I) have lost husbands, children, houses, jobs, dreams, breasts and/or our health. Anna, God bless her, remains married to the same man, has a city apartment and a country house, and two seemingly bright attentive kids. Again, I am thrilled for her, but this kind of unusually charmed life isn't likely to produce a motherlode of wisdom, comfort and/or hope. The platitudes were major, the impact was minor.

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake. This is absolutely the best book by Anna yet! In so many instances, I saw myself in that book and could feel what she was writing. Hands down one of the best books I've read in a long time...BRAVO!!

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake. There were parts of the book with which I strongly identified. Overall, however, I felt it to be "preachy." Perhaps if I had read the book chapter by chapter, over an extended period of time I would have appreciated it more.

FANTABULOUS!!!!!!. This is the first book I've read of this authors. Every word spoke to my heart as if I had finally had a chance to put words onto a page. The sentiments the desires and the mood of the book truly allowed me to rethink all I've been through and what may lie ahead for me in life. I have several family members and friends that I think would enjoy this book as much as I did and I will encourage them to read it as well. Just wonderful!!!!!!

Lots of Excellence. I couldn't put this book down....Anna writes beautifully about things that cross everyone's mind.

Sample but no book. Ibought the sample and thoroughly enjoyed it. Bought the book, it paused in download and nothing i do seems to get me the book. Any suggestions on how to make it download?

Everything I thought it would be. Anna's life is my life. She inspires me. Excellent book.

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Summary of Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen

The Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake book written by Anna Quindlen was published on 24 April 2012, Tuesday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 540 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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