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A review by shansometimes
I Want to Move on: Break Free from Bitterness and Discover Freedom in Forgiveness by Lauren Vander Linden
3.5
With a lot of grace and a touch of humor, Lauren Vander Linden writes I WANT TO MOVE ON for those who have held on to bitterness after being wronged. She uses the Bible and her personal experience to illustrate her points about what can happen when we let bitterness fester and how refusing to move past the hurt impacts the offended person much more than the offender.
I mostly enjoyed this short and sweet book. It's an approachable guide. Most of my issues were with the writing choices. There were too many analogies, and most didn't land with me. They were writing devices that didn't add anything. Also, more specificity and vulnerability would've improved this book tremendously—the author employs vagueness, such as "I was going through a very difficult season," in a way that made her advice and experiences feel disconnected from the rapport she was trying to build with readers.
But I'm sorry to say that this is typical for a lot of Christian self-help books. These types of writing choices—and this book in general—are, for the most part, an "it's not the book, it's me" scenario. I don't dip into the traditional branches of this genre very often anymore. When I do, I remember that this annoys me. This is a good book that just fell short of the hard-hitting bitterness breaker it could've been by establishing stronger connections and adding more unique insight.
I did like I WANT TO MOVE ON a lot more than many others in its genre that I've read in recent years. There are some gems here and practical tips that made it worth reading. (3.5 stars)
*This review is based on a digital advance copy provided by the publisher. All opinions are 100% honest and my own.
I mostly enjoyed this short and sweet book. It's an approachable guide. Most of my issues were with the writing choices. There were too many analogies, and most didn't land with me. They were writing devices that didn't add anything. Also, more specificity and vulnerability would've improved this book tremendously—the author employs vagueness, such as "I was going through a very difficult season," in a way that made her advice and experiences feel disconnected from the rapport she was trying to build with readers.
But I'm sorry to say that this is typical for a lot of Christian self-help books. These types of writing choices—and this book in general—are, for the most part, an "it's not the book, it's me" scenario. I don't dip into the traditional branches of this genre very often anymore. When I do, I remember that this annoys me. This is a good book that just fell short of the hard-hitting bitterness breaker it could've been by establishing stronger connections and adding more unique insight.
I did like I WANT TO MOVE ON a lot more than many others in its genre that I've read in recent years. There are some gems here and practical tips that made it worth reading. (3.5 stars)
*This review is based on a digital advance copy provided by the publisher. All opinions are 100% honest and my own.