Peace from Broken Pieces

Excellent Listening

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I was going through a breakup and need somethng to ease my mind. This is my first audiobook ever. It helped me to calm down the anxiety that waited for me every night causing me not to sleep until the wee hours of the morning. Hearing Iyanla's story touched the very deep parts of my own spirit. I could identify with the things that she went through in her life. I chucked up my own crybaby ways and weathered my storm

Who was your favorite character and why?

Iyanla's voice is so calming. I loved her style of "story-telling"

Which character – as performed by Iyanla Vanzant – was your favorite?

I enjoyed her entire performance of everyone that touched her life (positively or negatively)

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely, I did not want to turn it off. I would set the time for 45 miinutes before getting in the bed, then .another 45 minutes until I just let it lull me to sleep.

Excellent!!!

This book is so amazing! We always think that we are the only ones to go through things and experience so really bad times but this book allows to see that God does have a plan for those bad times to get you to that place of Peace! I love this book.....thank you Ms. Vanzant!

Iyanla is Inspirational! A GREAT LISTEN!!!

Would you consider the audio edition of Peace from Broken Pieces to be better than the print version?

I have not read the print version.

What did you like best about this story?

I LOVED Iyanla's narration, which is full of liveliness and passion. You can hear who she really is and all the emotions she went through. This makes the audiobook SO special!!! I have tried to listen to many other books only to be disappointed by the boring, robotic narrators. This was done by Iyanla herself and it made it so enjoyable to listen to.

Any additional comments?

I absolutely HATE when good books are ruined in audio version because of boring, snoring, robotic, unhuman sounding narrators. This book definitely is one I did not want to end!!! Iyanla's voice is hypnotic, full of character and charisma. Not a disappointment!

A Powerful Story... but Neverending

Would you listen to Peace from Broken Pieces again? Why?

NO, but only because this is an 11 hour audio book. I would listen to portions again, but the length makes a full second listening a challenge.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I LOVE Iyanla Vanzant. I discovered her during her reconciliation with Oprah in her final season and then have watched her faithfully on OWN since and looked her up on YouTube. There is something about her and the way she speaks and delivers her advice that makes me unable to turn away. She has so many words of wisdom I have taken with me. I purchased this so I could get to know her background better as I continue my journey with her as her new TV show starts this summer. However, that said, Iyanla is not known to paraphrasing (neither am I) and at times she goes into a VERY long form relaying of a story that goes on and on and could have been told in a much shorter fashion. I truly believe, while well intentioned, I would have gotten a bit more from Peace from Broken Pieces had she cut back a bit on every single detail in some areas and gotten this down by a few chapters in length.

What does Iyanla Vanzant bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Iyanla is one of the more powerful and thought provoking speakers I have ever encountered. Her voice, as always, conveys an emotion and faith that simply would not come across in writing. Hearing her tell the story was 1000 times better than my reading her words.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Having lost love ones and had failed relationships, I felt her pain. I would love to meet her. I've made similar mistakes. She is able to admit her career and life mistakes with humor, she is able to make you feel she understands. It is a touching story.

Any additional comments?

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I recommend this book and all the teachings or Iyanla Vanzant. This coming from an almost middle aged (did I admit that?) Irish Catholic man who lost my younger brother decades ago and my mother to cancer (as she lost her daughter) just over a year ago. A woman who was the sun in my sky. It's two parts, it's 11 hours and you need to take in this book a piece at a time. Otherwise, buy now!

Food for my Soul

First off I'd like to say thank you for sharing your life's story. I laughed and cried along the way, their were times I felt I was in that "Sister Circle". This book is a must read for anyone going through or has gone through some very difficult situations. 5***** just isn't enough to say how great this book really is!! 👍👍👏👏

HEART RENCHING !!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes, Iyanla Vanzant speaks the truth. It takes a down to earth person to give of her true experinces of such real parts of the deep hurts and struggles of her growing up and walk through life...

What other book might you compare Peace from Broken Pieces to and why?

There are not many books I can really compare with that has been as real as hers that I have personally read other than the one and only great poet Maya Angalo herself.

Which scene was your favorite?

I really enjoyed the entire book! every scene was written so real. but if I had to pick a part, it would be the part at the end of the book where she breaks the generational curse of the line of females from the generations before her when she supports her fourteen year old granddaughter to stand up to her father and ask for something she wanted with courage and faith.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No it was the type of book that one would want to savior and digust a little at a time, to have listend to it in one sitting would have been like running through Iyanla's life, it would have been almost disrespectful to have listend to in one session.

Any additional comments?

I reccomend this book to all types of people especially women who are going through crises of losing someone close, or a single mother struggling to make it through school or trying to create their own business or write a book just to name a few. It will give one strength and courage they didn't know they had. It will also give one the strength to stand up inside ones self...

Phenomenal Brokeness

This book was HEAVY. my heart, soul, and spirit wept throughout my reading this book. Iyanla's honesty gently cracked me open and I began to face my own challenges as she confessed hers. Bless her heart and life for sharing it all.

Sensational gut wrenching story

I loved it and highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone who is willing to make peace with themselves and others. This journey will teach you how to understand and deal with the pathologies of our lives.
This is not for the faint of heart. This book is for those who DARE to have the faith and courage for something new.

Powerful!

Beautiful and masterfully written. Will add this to the list of books I use with my clients in therapy.

enlightened

Loved the book and that the Iyanla
Vanzant narrrated the story. beautifully done. many takeaways