Book Review

I do book reviews for Amazon, Thomas Nelson, and Library Thing in exchange for free books, or at least- I did this regularly up until the beginning of this year when I went through a rough patch and didn't follow through. Now I am working through my commitments and lightening my conscience as well.

Max Lucado's Through the Tough Times is a small gift book- the sort of thing you might find in somebody's bathroom, or sitting on a table in a guest-room. It isn't very deep, and it shouldn't take very long to read. For those reviewing this book in a time where life is stable, the shallowness may seem irritating, and I'm pretty sure not everybody will agree with every point.

But when you are in the midst of a crisis it is hard to focus, hard to think, and overwhelming to think of reading anything much more challenging than a Hallmark card, and that's kind of what this book is like, a large Hallmark card. And sometimes in life, a Hallmark is just the right touch.

I could pass this on to a person going through a traumatic time who already professes some believe in God. I think it would leave most atheists cold.