Shattered: Finding Hope and Healing through the Losses of Life
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N.B. I received a free copy of this book through the First Reads program.
I could not finish this book. It was to the point where I would rather play around on my phone than read. I still tried to continue to force myself through this one, but eventually had to realize that it just wasn't worth it for me. This may be good for others, but it just wasn't a good fit for me.
First, while it was not a problem for me, I did not realize that this was a heavy Christian-themed self-help book until I opened it. This may be an issue for some and I think that this should be mentioned more with the centrality of Christian belief to the content of this book.
Second, the biggest thing that I noticed that I had problems with is that the author kept referring to other books constantly. I'm fine with citing other works and mentioning works with similar themes, but only to a point. When you are mentioning a different work every page or two and often quoting 3-5 paragraphs at a time, even with citations, it is a bit much.
The theme of the book is about embracing and dealing with grief and loss in a healthy way. I really wish that this had been something that I could make it all the way through. I finally gave up about a third of the way through, which isn't very many pages at all. I really hope that there are others out there for which this book is helpful. I cannot say that it was for me, though.
I could not finish this book. It was to the point where I would rather play around on my phone than read. I still tried to continue to force myself through this one, but eventually had to realize that it just wasn't worth it for me. This may be good for others, but it just wasn't a good fit for me.
First, while it was not a problem for me, I did not realize that this was a heavy Christian-themed self-help book until I opened it. This may be an issue for some and I think that this should be mentioned more with the centrality of Christian belief to the content of this book.
Second, the biggest thing that I noticed that I had problems with is that the author kept referring to other books constantly. I'm fine with citing other works and mentioning works with similar themes, but only to a point. When you are mentioning a different work every page or two and often quoting 3-5 paragraphs at a time, even with citations, it is a bit much.
The theme of the book is about embracing and dealing with grief and loss in a healthy way. I really wish that this had been something that I could make it all the way through. I finally gave up about a third of the way through, which isn't very many pages at all. I really hope that there are others out there for which this book is helpful. I cannot say that it was for me, though.
