I personally enjoyed this book as it forced me to take a look at the friendships that I had and where they were going or where they had ended. I probably would recommend this book if you really want to know what friendship is about and how it changes over time.

Anam Cara is an expression of Celtic spirituality. Most Christianity has been influenced by neoplatonic thought reflecting a duality between the physical and spiritual. Celtic Christianity, influenced by the religion and culture predating the arrival of Christianity, takes a non-dualistic approach viewing the body, nature and spirit as one. I greatly enjoyed and appreciate this book providing an introduction to Celtic wisdom.

This will be a book I return to time and time again as I grow and heal and experience my way through this human journey.

I put it away after ten pages. Maybe it is because the journey I’m currently in, female empowerment and that I only want to read books written by BIWOC because men have taken enough space already and made the world as it is today.

I wanted to read, but he is writing about stuff we (women) already know and I kept wondering if he got the knowledge to write about it from women. I can’t read a man’s philosophy even if it is interesting or insightful. Then again, I didn’t give him much of a chance, ten pages is what I got.

I would like to read some keltic spirituality from women, any suggestions?

Overall, I thought his book was a wonderful change to my normal pace of reading YA fiction. It's focus on self-love and the Celtic traditions of the concept and how to see one's self in a different light made it very inspiring, as I was reading it in a time of self-reflection and self-doubt. Although it is not exactly a "self-help" book, it still had some very strong quotes that made it very relatable and made me want to become a better person for myself. The language was a little tricky here and there, as it was much more formal than I had anticipated, but it wasn't too bad to where I couldn't understand any of it.

The most interesting thing is the way that the book talks about the mythic aspects of the Celtic culture and how it plays into the ideas of self-love and appreciation. For those who are looking to get into myth, this is I believe a good start, as it doesn't over complicate the ideas of the culture, but it gives a very good glimpse into what the culture's ideals and thoughts are.