Somehow: Thoughts on Love
Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including McKinsey & Company, for a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedLamott's latest collection of essays on love, aging, and her son's wedding got some of the most polarized major-outlet coverage of her career. The New York Times Book Review's Alexandra Jacobs was sharply critical, calling passages flabby and cringey. The Washington Post's take, by contrast, found real power in the same loose, confessional style the Times faulted.
In the press
“Flabby and sometimes cringey.”
Alexandra Jacobs, The New York Times Book Review“Lamott speaks to the human in all of us, challenging us to bear her beam of love.”
Meredith Maran, The Washington Post
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 0.80 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.56 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.56 → 12 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Somehow: Thoughts on Love on?
Somehow: Thoughts on Love appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including McKinsey & Company.
What is its Consensus Score?
Somehow: Thoughts on Love has a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.