Balancing in High Heels by Eileen Rendahl Review
February 27th, 2007 by admin
This is the second book by Eileen Rendahl I’ve read. It was a fun book to read, but it also had messages in it about anger and how today’s society seems to boil, explode, and let that anger come out in unproductive and harmful ways. This book took a close look at one woman’s anger, showed how she figured things out for herself (with help from family and friends) and found a better way for herself in the world – one that allowed her to help try and change things for the better. One specific incident in the book started a whole revolution of women fighting back against (mostly little) injustices and acts of rudeness that happen to people every day.
I think I liked the book so much because I could relate to much of what I read. I’ve floundered around a lot in life not sure of what path to follow or how to best achieve the type of life where I feel like I’m contributing to making the world a better place. And during all that floundering I had plenty of anger – mostly as a result of frustration. What this book showed me is that if you really want to do something, you have to look within yourself to find the strength – and then just get out there and do it. Yes, there will be sadness, tears, and joy all mixed together, but that’s really what life is about. And that’s what this book was about, a little slice of life written down in a way meant to entertain, but also to maybe get people thinking.
My rating (0-10 smilies): 8 ☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☺☺