Author: Jen Hatmaker
Pages: 336
Publisher: Convergent Books
Publishing Date: March 23rd 2021
Genre: Nonfictiona, Christian
Format: Kindle
Rating: 3*
I've been meaning to read Jen Hatmaker's book "7" for years, so I was glad to see it was available on Net Galley a while back. It took me a long time to read it, but it's the sort of book that makes you want to stop and think about what you've just read.
The book follows Hatmaker and her family during a year when she chose seven big areas where she wanted to make changes and remove the excess of contemporary life. The areas she focused on are: food, clothes, spending, media, possessions, waste, stress. She approached this from a Christian perspective, but it could very well be seen as a secular decision to simplify and reevaluate. I am so glad she focused on the spiritual aspect a lot, and she didn't shy away from being honest and admitting her failures & errors.
The seven aspects she's tackling in her book are important and relevant today, just as they were back in 2011 when she first wrote the book. There are some funny parts, just as you'd expect from a Hatmaker book, but through funny she draws home tough points. I also liked the edits she wrote throughout the book pointing to the changes that intervened since she first wrote "7", and how things changed or stayed the same.
All in all I liked this books, although at times it was slow paced. It did help that for each of the big seven parts she structured the book on days, which made the reading easier. It was fun seeing the good and the bad days string together. I do recommend it to readers who feel the same way she felt when she decided to do this experiment: overwhelmed with too many options and stuff. It's relatable and fitting to our daily life.
I received a free copy of the e-book from the publisher via Net Galley. All thoughts expressed here are my own.
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