A review by nere
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There by Tara Schuster

funny informative medium-paced

3.5

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 
"My advice to you is to be very careful about how you talk about yourself, because, very often, the people around you are listening."

Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies performs the rare feat of being a memoir AND a self-help book and being entertainingly effective at both. There are elements of both types of nonfiction that tends to grate with me after awhile but Tara manages to commit to the balancing act fascinatingly well. My only caveat is that it took a little too long for her to mention she was on medication. Not that it needs overemphasis, as it’s certainly not a cure-all but it certainly helps. Regardless, she does have realistic, killer, and practical tips in here anyone can implement all said in a non-patronizing tone that’s refreshing for this genre.
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