"Ok... amusing at times..."
The book was lightly amusing. It wasn't a book that I JUST HAD to listen to at given points in the day. It was light hearted, made me smile and chuckle at times, but truthfully I had hoped to gain more insight and knowledge from it.
Yes
Not really
"Listen, laugh, and smile tenderly"
Yes. I envision that I smiled softly, warmly, while listening. I know that I was nodding my head as I listened.