Same Kind of Different as Me

The relationship between Denver Moore and Ron Hall is interesting and encouraging. This book about their story is not nearly as much. The fault, I think, is in the way it was written. There are parts of the book with minute details about things that ultimately don't seem to matter, and then large sections of time that are critical to the friendships between the two men are swept over. We're told that Denver has come to be seen as one of the family for the Halls without any evidence really shown of that.

The part of the book that I did think was powerful was the storytelling around the grief experienced by Ron at the loss of his wife. I couldn't make it through the scenes from the last few days of her life without crying, and this line from just after her death: "When He didn't -- and I truly believed He could -- my heart exploded," exploded in me as well.

I've had this book on my wishlist for a long time but it was a librarian friend who finally got me to read this book. She suggested we go to a face-to-face book group and this book was the book to be discussed. She read it first and raved about it. I finally got to it this week and I agreed with her. Wonderful story. Can't wait to talk about it on Monday night.