Whoa, I can't believe I haven't blogged about this book yet! I've been so consumed by settling in to our new life in L.A. that I pretty much forgot about my blog for a while.
Anywho, I'll keep this one short and sweet: Buy this book, read it, then pass it on.
The basic premise of Same Kind of Different As Me is that it is a non-fiction account of how a wealthy art dealer and homeless man enslaved in the South during the mid-1900s enter into each others lives and change each other. Or at least that's what you think it's going to be about. And in many ways it is. But it is also a story of the courage and strength of the woman who brings these men together, and her story is what I still dwell on after finishing this book nearly three months ago. I don't want to say too much about her role in the book because it came as a surprise to me, and I think it should for you, too. But it's one of those books God's Spirit just flows right from and truly has the power to change perspectives.
WARNING: This isn't a feel-good kinda book, but it's not a downer either. That said, I loaned it to my cousin Deanna on our big, family week-long vacation to Longboat Key this summer and needless to say, she let me know it wasn't beach-reading material, haha. I guess I would stick to reading this one at home during your regular day-to-day life.
