"One Thousand Gifts" by Ann Voskamp

I've been reading Ann Voskamp's book "One Thousand Gifts". It was aggravating to read because writes like Yoda, she does, for a paragraph or so and then changes to regular writing for a while.  I put it down at page 27, disgusted because she said "snow coruscates in the sun". Had to look up "coruscates".  Found out it means "twinkle or sparkle or glitter". If you are writing prose, you say anything but coruscates! I figured, it's difficult to read, so it must be prose.  Anyway, unless it is a geology paper, I can't imagine a reason to use "coruscates" instead of one of the other words.  She used the word "thrum" several times too many.  Anyone who comes up with "coruscates" instead of twinkle or sparkle should be able to come up with something other than "thrum". 

After a couple of weeks, I gave it another try, and it was worth it.  I have learned so much, and want to do the soul exercises myself.  It takes a while for her to make her point, so be patient while reading.  Once she gets to the main idea, the book moves along pretty well.  She makes some startlingly profound observations, ideas I never would have thought of on my own.  It's worth the work it takes to read.