A review by thecuriousowl
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom by John O'Donohue

4.0

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.