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Title: Traveling Mercies doesn't cover any new ground.
Review: The ironic thing about the title of Anne Lamott's new book Traveling Mercies is that it really doesn't cover any new ground and basically covers many of the same experiences as her previous books. She doesn't stray much from events relating directly to her, nor does she write about how they may be affecting other people around her. Even Christianity seems to be just another excuse for Anne to talk about Anne. For a book on faith it doesn't seem to deal with the Gospel or Jesus in particular detail or depth. It is as if the challenges or conflicts of being Christian aren't worth being mentioned. Towards the end of the book, you can't help but feel annoyed at an author that seems so arrogantly self absorbed. There is a thin line between autobiographical and being narcissistic and Traveling Mercies crosses it.
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