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

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We simply traded a set of four walls for a set of four wheels on a Tuesday afternoon in September and the world spun on.” Some minor issues: the memoir flows along chronologically for the most part, but some placements are a bit off – this is more noticeable toward the end where it is apparent a conclusion is being fumbled for. These misplaced sections are jarring and detract from the general feel of the memoir; it’s clear they are important sections, they just don’t really have a home in the work.

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The desert is such a volatile place that I have often wondered what it is that I find so peaceful about it. Perhaps it’s the silence. Perhaps it’s the ancientness. Or perhaps it’s the sheer intention of anything bold enough to grow there, to thrive there. I wanted to be in the desert, yes, but perhaps more important, I wanted to be like the desert.” In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chronicles her adventures in an orange van named Bertha traveling across the deserts of the American West and reflects on an unconventional way of lifeBut it became comforting to think of fear as a vessel of freedom. I had scared myself right into the kind of life I wanted.” If you know Madia’s story, she does frankly talk about the controversy surrounding her dog being hit by a car, though not enough that would satisfy her critics. I had never heard of Madia before this book, so I didn’t feel betrayed by her mistakes. Instead, I was caught up in her unique voice in describing the beauty of the Utah deserts. Many times I wanted to delete the app entirely, but it felt like people had bought shares in our lives. These people saved my dog's life. I felt I owed them my own in some ways.”

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A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission and, ultimately, a road trip of healing and self-discovery. However, pursuing a life of intention isn’t always what it seems. 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. But Brianna was committed to living a life true to herself, come what may, and that made all the difference. 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. We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. —JOSEPH CAMPBELL” Most of the decisions I’ve made in my life are products of this formula, of the curiously deep-seated need to be against.”A middle finger to the only way of life I'd ever witnessed. Grow up. Go to school. Get a job. Get married. Buy a house. Have some kids. Make a lot of money. Buy a bunch of stuff. Work constantly to afford all the stuff. And then hope you're still alive and able-bodied enough to go out and see the world.”

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All my life, I’d assumed it was only brave people who did brave things. I’d never once considered how many of them were absolutely terrified.” Well, I sobbed my way through this entire book, devouring it in just a few days. I've been anxiously awaiting this book's release ever since Brianna first shared the exciting news of the publication. I have followed Brianna's journey for years, so my review may be biased, but her writing is what drew me to her in the first place. She writes with a raw honesty and vulnerability that is both poetic and hauntingly beautiful. Brianna comes across as deeply human, as a woman who has accepted herself for her faults, her mistakes, her regrets, and her charms. The book screams, "Here I am, take me or leave me." She is unapologetically herself, which is something I deeply admire.Madia is an excellent writer. You can’t ask more from a writer than to be as funny and honest as she is about her personal life, to be able to take a bad experience and laugh at herself in retrospect, to be truthful about not knowing what the hell she was—and is—doing half the time. But she did it anyway, trying and failing, and then trying again anyway. Her bravery shines through each pitfall. However, pursuing a life of intention isn’t always what it seems. 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. But Brianna was committed to living a life true to herself, come what may, and that made all the difference. I requested and received an advanced copy followed by a final version prior to publication. (The pub date is set for 4/5/2022.) And, as critical as I am of her, what drew me to and kept me as a follower is only amplified in the memoir; Madia is an extremely gifted storyteller. As horribly cliché as it sounds, it felt for the first time that my soul had perhaps lived once before. And if it had, it most certainly lived here.”