Jan S. (Jan717) - , reviewed Great for Believers and Non-Believers Alike on 1/9/2009 + 7 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

As I was reading this book, it took a little while to adjust to the fact that God was portrayed as a black woman. However, as I kept reading, it was made clear that this was the point. God, as we know Him, is just how we picture Him in our own minds. This book pointed out that God is all things to all people: black, white, woman, man, etc. The person representing Jesus is exactly how we have all been shown in pictures. However, none of this is really relevent in the meaning conveyed in this story. This is about a man that is deeply greiving about the loss of his little daughter by a violent means. It is so good at answering so many questions that we have: If God is so great, why would He let this happen? What did this innocent little girl do to deserve this short life? How do we let go of the anger and hatred that we feel when someone has done something this horrible to us? I am a Christian, but I don't go to church because of the politics involved. It even addresses people like me that feel they are true Christians, but don't feel that organized religion is what it should be, so don't take part in it. I went from thinking this book is too strange to continue reading to feeling that it is one of the best books I've ever read and I read alot of all different types of books! Give it a chance and I really think you will be hooked on it by the end. You, too, will be telling all your friends about this very different, but wonderful, book you just read.

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