an honest, strong artist from the Minnesota of old:
The thing about this book that really captured my imagination was the view of Minneapolis at the turn of the century from the perspective of a female artist. You get a real taste of Minnesota's progressive roots and Norwegian heritage. Time spent at the lake and fighting for political and social justice-- both favorite Minnesota past times! ;) Though Brenda is more unique than that - spending a portion of each day improving her handstands. Beyond that, Brenda is the kind of woman I aspire to be,... more info
An apt title for a memoir:
At first I was a little disappointed in this book because I wanted to read more of what Ueland wrote in her book "If You Want to Write." In "Me: A Memoir," Ueland said more than once she hated to write.
What a downer for someone looking for encouragement.
However, I read the book cover-to-cover and without skipping one page. I even read the introduction to the book, something I usually skip (if it's important, it's going to be in the body of the book, right?).
Ueland's writing in "Me" is refreshing.... more info
Me-beautiful-it made me fall in love with her:
reading berenda made me a better person and probably saved my artistic life (or the life of the artist within me). in this book which is so different than any other memoir or autobiography, she geneously shares with us her inner life. according to her everyone's inner life is interesting. she writes about how she was on her way to germany when wwI broke out and she was stranded in egland as a result. rather than giving us one more of thousands of reports on the climate of that time she notes that everybody... more info
The spirit of this book fills the reader with courage.:
Brenda Ueland follows her own profound advice, given in her book, IF YOU WANT TO WRITE, and tells her own story with such complete honesty and fervor, every sentence is a joy. Just as certain pieces of music lift you off your feet in spite of yourself, so, too, her courage and warmth take you over until you feel full of promise and power yourself. Brenda Ueland thrilled to her own talents and to the talents she believed to be in the make-up of every human being in this world. Brenda could not be with people... more info
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