I had the opportunity to review Max on Life by Max Lucado for Booksneeze. I feel like this book is part catechism and part devotional. The author sets out to answer 172 real life questions. He provides very concise and short answers in language that is light and accessible to a broad audience. For me, the book started slow but sped up near the end. Nothing in particular grabbed me. But, this is not that type of book. It seems that this book is more of an answers to common faith questions.
I would recommend this book if you are looking for quick and concise answers. If you are looking to be equipped to discuss the depths of some of the complex issues, this book will not work for you.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Final Summit by Andy Andrews
I had the pleasure of reviewing The Final Summit by Andy Andrews for Booksneeze. I had previously read his Butterfly Effect and the Boy Who Changed the World books. The Final Summit is an imaginative and delightful parable that transports the main character David Ponder into the midst of a conference of the most influential people in human history. The charge is to determine the key to correcting the course of all mankind.
I was drawn in by the introduction which quickly moved into the main plot. I found myself trying to answer the main question myself and eagerly awaited the answer. I thoroughly enjoyed each debate, conversation, twist and turn. Although I am a slow reader, I could not put the book down and finished within a week. Although my initial reaction was positive and I did enjoy the book, I began to ponder the real message it communicates. If the target audience is an apathetic society, then, bravo. However, we should remember that there are equally dangerous historical figures that probably followed the principle in this book as well. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a key principle to encourage you to the next step wherever you are. But my word of caution is to critically submit the principle to the LORD. “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV)
I was drawn in by the introduction which quickly moved into the main plot. I found myself trying to answer the main question myself and eagerly awaited the answer. I thoroughly enjoyed each debate, conversation, twist and turn. Although I am a slow reader, I could not put the book down and finished within a week. Although my initial reaction was positive and I did enjoy the book, I began to ponder the real message it communicates. If the target audience is an apathetic society, then, bravo. However, we should remember that there are equally dangerous historical figures that probably followed the principle in this book as well. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a key principle to encourage you to the next step wherever you are. But my word of caution is to critically submit the principle to the LORD. “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV)
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