A lot of time when reading a book, I think the author is
conversational. I have been completely wrong until now. Frederick Buechner
truly feels like he is talking directly to you.
I felt like a close friend was talking to me while reading the two books
I received. First The Remarkable
Ordinary: How to Stop, Look, and Listen
to Life. Being married to a music
professor and a musician myself, I loved the focus of the arts in the first
half of the book as a way to slow down and look at life. It reminded me to pay attention to little
things. His personal stories later in
the book will bring a tear to your eye.
My only complaint is I felt like I had to go back and read
some passages again to understand them.
Almost as if he were rambling.
But I did enjoy the book immensely.
I also received A Crazy, Holy Grace: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory for review. I feel like I took a lot more away from this
book than the first. The writing does
not seem to ramble as I felt it did in The Remarkable Ordinary. What struck me most from this book is hearing
how his mother dealt with pain and loss.
That was a slap in my face because I am the same way. I tend to shut everything out and try to
forget it happened. This book helped me
look at pain in a different light, and I hope to deal with it in a more healthy
way.
For full disclosure, I received both books from Handlebar
Marketing in exchange for my honest review.
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