Spencer Williams reviewed Courage, Dear Heart by Rebecca K. Reynolds
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5 stars
I read this book so slowly, not because it was hard to read (in fact, it was easy to read, well-written, and made of soul-salve that helped make all the life that surrounded my reading time easier), but because I didn't want to close the book eventually without another chapter of it to hold onto.
This book tops my list. It's a box of letters handed me by a dear friend I've never met and who's never met me but somehow knows the contents of my brain and heart and feels all that jumbled mess too, and wants to care for me despite not knowing who I am in particular.
It's written with a masterful pen and a frank authentic honesty that would evoke Flannery O'Connor, if only Flannery O'Connor left you feeling renewed instead of depressed.
If I can get you to read just one book at my …
I read this book so slowly, not because it was hard to read (in fact, it was easy to read, well-written, and made of soul-salve that helped make all the life that surrounded my reading time easier), but because I didn't want to close the book eventually without another chapter of it to hold onto.
This book tops my list. It's a box of letters handed me by a dear friend I've never met and who's never met me but somehow knows the contents of my brain and heart and feels all that jumbled mess too, and wants to care for me despite not knowing who I am in particular.
It's written with a masterful pen and a frank authentic honesty that would evoke Flannery O'Connor, if only Flannery O'Connor left you feeling renewed instead of depressed.
If I can get you to read just one book at my recommendation...read the Bible. But if I can get you to read two, then read this one with it.