Can't Make This Stuff Up!
Finding the Upside to Life's Downs
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4.8 • 92 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Enjoy a good laugh (and a good cry!) as you pull up a seat with Susannah B. Lewis (Whoa! Susannah) to talk about the absurdities of life, the challenges of faith, and everything funny in between.
In Can't Make This Stuff Up! humorist, popular blogger, and USA Today bestselling author, Susannah B. Lewis uses her dry wit and an eye for the absurd to find laughter in even life's most challenging circumstances.
Millions of online fans have flocked to Susannah's hysterical, take-no-prisoners videos that capture her uproarious yet deeply faithful view of the world. Can't Make This Stuff Up! brings her signature humor into book form with her keen eye for the absurd as she reveals her experiences growing up in a small Tennessee town, including hilarious and heartwarming stories like:
The time an escaped albino panther wandered into her backyardThe Thanksgiving when an egg in the table's centerpiece hatched a baby chickenThe kind neighbors who brought casseroles in Tupperware for months--even years--after her father died when she was just eleven years old
The stories Susannah tells in Can't Make This Stuff Up! will inspire you (and make you laugh out loud!) as she delves deeply into the rich culture of the South that molded her and help shape her unique outlook on life. By clinging to the promises of God in times of grief and looking for every opportunity to laugh, she is the wry yet wise girl next door who invites you to sit a spell beside her on the front porch and explore how interesting and beautiful life can be when you take time to enjoy it with those around.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Whoa! Susannah blogger Lewis faces life's challenges with a dose of humor in her delightful nonfiction debut (after Ten Years Taken and other novels). Lewis charms Christian readers with nostalgic memories of growing up in a South where "there's sweet tea in every refrigerator and piping hot pies on grandma's windowsill." Other tales from her hometown of Brownsville, Tenn., include helping her grandfather at his small pharmacy and the sighting of an albino panther stalking her backyard (no one believed her and her mother at the time, though it was later reported that the exotic animal had escaped from its owner). Lewis is a gifted storyteller who relies on her faith in times of despair. She recalls mourning the death of her father when she was 11 and, more recently, the death of her mother. When Lewis decided to write about her grief, she realized, "Grief is a universal language... As I read comments on my blog posts, my pain was no longer mine. Theirs was no longer theirs. It was ours. And I knew I was called to point people to the great Comforter." Through her lighthearted message, Lewis effectively communicates the value of finding joy in sorrow, forgiveness in flaws, and purpose in pain.
Customer Reviews
I’ve never read a book and wanted to read it again
This book was probably one of the best books I’ve ever read. Relatable. Loved it. I didn’t want it to end.
Fun book
Great, light hearted but impactful book!
Can’t Make This Stuff Up!
Such a great read!! I’ve laughed and cried!!