A review by mgranera
Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life by Shauna Niequist

3.0

I like this book a lot. Shauna is an amazing writer and brings my inner feelings to life, leaving me inspired. It’s unfortunate that she writes from a place of blind white privilege, which I couldn’t get past and ended up dragging through the book. It colors some of her self described painful experiences that she chose to share, and made it difficult to take her seriously from my own deep pain. Also, Africa is a continent made up of over 50 independent countries, and the Christian “missionary” narrative is tired and colonial.
Overall, I left the book feeling excited and energized. The message is similar to one of my favorites Home Behind the Sun by Timothy Willard & Jason Locy.