Nowhere for Very Long: The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life

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I think people leaving a one star review prior to even reading the book completely speaks for itself. As I said, some of the story was interesting but I just couldn't personally get past all the writing crutches and overly flowery language. There is a freedom to it all, a delightful space created in this book to show up as we are, and to move forward in creating the kinds of lives we want - without having to wait for ourselves and our plans to be perfect and fit in prescribed boxes before we jump in. Not agreeing with someone’s choices and beliefs does not mean your cruelty and hatred is okay or right.

she does address this towards the end after the dog near-death incident but that could use some more fleshing out. In fact, at times it was downright boring, exhausting, and even desperate—when Bertha overheated and Brianna was forced to pull over on a lonely stretch of South Dakota highway;when the weather was bitterly cold and her water jugs froze beneath her as she slept in the parking lot of her office;when she worried about money, her marriage, and the looming question mark of her future. Since divorcing her husband, Brianna has done nothing but participate joyfully in the capitalist culture she claims to have fought against by purchasing land and a new car, expensive jewelry, going on a month-long vacation to another country during a pandemic, and shilling stickers/whiskey/dog beds to her oblivious followers. In fact, at times it was downright boring, exhausting, and even desperate—when Bertha overheated and she was forced to pull over on a lonely stretch of South Dakota highway; when the weather was bitterly cold and her water jugs froze beneath her as she slept in the parking lot of her office; when she worried about money, her marriage, and the looming question mark of her future.If you want someone to give you a little spur to carry on pursuing your dreams, no matter what age - get this book. It seems to me that people, in the age of social media and hiding behind screens, tend to forget that even "influencers" are human beings.

I'm not going to guess at what's true, but I'll say the book's explanation of the biggest issue is at least plausible. Not only do I feel so fortunate to have watched the past few years of this story unfold on social media before it was published, but Bri has a way with words that makes me feel like I was right there with her.The book hasn't be released yet, and the description is very deceitful for a social media influencer to be described as someone running away from capitalism.