Love Does is my favourite kind of book:
little stories from a person’s life. I love the concept of the book and also
the way the author, Bob Goff, manages to point to God through every story.
Although I understand where he’s going with
the whole idea of love does, putting things in practice, not just talking about
them, I sensed this was a bit too simplistic. I simply can’t imagine people
being so easily involved in the kind of projects he talks about when referring
to love does. For the average person simpler, average deeds of love are more
likely to be possible.
Also, I am not sure I am comfortable with
the way he approached the whole faith things. He seems to be talking about God
and spiritual matters a bit too easily. I cannot believe I’m saying this, since
I usually don’t read them too carefully in a book, but I couldn’t help but
notice there weren’t many Bible verses
he based his argument upon. This isn’t that big of a deal, but for someone
looking for a Biblical argument, it might matter.
All in all, I liked it. The author is
funny, the writing is simple and the reader can step into the stories. Choosing
to start each chapter with a story is a great way to illustrate what he (the
author) wanted to point our attention to.
4/5
I received this copy from Thomas Nelson, BookSneeze, to review. All ideas are my own.
