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A Million Miles In A Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
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Book Brief
A Million Miles In A Thousand Years
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2009255
Autobiography / Memoir • Nonfiction
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Biography•
Memoir & AutobiographyContemporary
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Fear•
Hope•
Depression & Suicide2009
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
In A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life, Donald Miller shares insights gained while transforming his life story for a movie adaptation. The narrative explores themes of personal growth, intentional living, and the power of storytelling to reshape one's journey and create meaningful life experiences.
Inspirational
Contemplative
Emotional
Hopeful
Bittersweet
Reviews & Readership
Review Roundup
Donald Miller's A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life receives praise for its introspective narrative and engaging storytelling, inspiring readers to live more meaningful lives. Some critique its lack of depth and occasional preachiness. Overall, it's seen as a motivational read that provokes thoughtful reflection.
Who Should Read A Million Miles In A Thousand Years?
Readers who enjoyed Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert or Wild by Cheryl Strayed will find A Million Miles in a Thousand Years compelling. This memoir resonates with those seeking meaning, inspiration, and personal growth, blending storytelling with reflections on creating a life worth narrating.
Robert McKee
Robert McKee
A renowned author and lecturer on storytelling, whose insights and seminars on story structure influence Miller's understanding of narrative and help guide the adaptation process of his memoir into a screenplay.
255
Autobiography / Memoir • Nonfiction
•
Biography•
Memoir & AutobiographyContemporary
•
Fear•
Hope•
Depression & Suicide2009
Adult
18+ years
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