When I first started reading this book, I felt like this was going to be a normal story with characters, plot twists, etc. The book follows a man named Eddie through his life, death, and then his experience of meeting five different people in heaven. By the end of the book, it got me thinking of my own life. I started thinking about the people who have come into my life and how we can all be connected.
The concept of being able to offer soldiers a chance to "escape" the horrors of war through reading seems so simple. But it was fascinating to hear just how very needed those books were. Also, the idea she poses is that sending books to the troops in Europe was a way to defy Hitler's war on ideas and books. At the end of the book, she says that for all the books that were burned by the Nazi's during the war. Books that were sent overseas were triple the amount of those that were burned. With the amount of information that was given in this book, it's hard to convey it all in a book review. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and learned a lot. For those interested in historical non-fiction, I highly recommend adding this to your list of must-reads.
I didn't plan on reading believing Christ followed by this, its just a coincidence but I cannot believe how remarkably well they go together. If your interested in reading these two books I highly recommend reading them in that order. This book was so enlightening and has a lot of thought provoking topics to ponder. It reiterates how The Lords grace is for all and it goes beyond that to convey that Gods grace can be found anywhere, anytime, anyplace. The Savior comes to us where ever we are in whatever situation we are in and offers us his grace.
This was such an inspiring read that I can see myself revisiting again when I need reminding of Gods grace for me.
We got this book back in 2006 for our wedding, and it's been sitting on our bookshelf ever since. I finally started it, and I am EXTREMELY grateful I did. This book was Amazing! It gave me a whole new perspective on Christ and his atonement. But it also showed me just how flawed my thinking and certain views of the atonement were. This has been so wonderful to read, especially as we have been getting closer to Easter
I was very hesitant when this came out. Because I enjoyed reading The Hunger Games so much, I was nervous for the prequel. It wasn't until a friend read it and said they couldn't put it down that I thought I'd give it a try. SO happy I did. This book was so good. Learning Haymitch's story explains so much about his personality and mannerisms in The Hunger Games series. Also, having characters and content from the Hunger Games, with the characters being younger, was a fun addition. For example, Katniss's mom and dad, Peeta's dad, the origins of Katniss's mockingjay pin, etc. This is a great addition to the series, and I can see myself revisiting it again in the future.
I have read this years ago. I never finished the series and felt like I needed to reacquaint myself with the books before trying to finish the series. There is a lot that I remember, but more that I have forgotten. I do like this book, but honestly, if I had finished the series the first time, I probably wouldn't have revisited this. I really enjoy Obert Skye's writing style, but I also find it difficult to follow at times. I am going to try to push through to finally finish the series, but it may take me a while, and I may need to take a break in between books.
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