If you aren’t a fan of Mitch Albom, I encourage you to pick up this book (as well as his other ones — all great reads).
Have a little faith is a normal book for Albom — a well-written story that brings you into his world through his eyes. Though this one started a little slow for me (which is rare with Albom books for me), it soon picked up and I really got into it.
The best thing about Albom’s books is that once you get into them, you can finish them quickly. They read smooth and are often hard to put down — as this one was.
This book is an emotional journey — again, as most Albom books are — for Albom. He’s been asked to give the eulogy for his Rabbi, who isn’t dead yet. At the same time, he also deals with an inner-city preacher who has a shady past (drugs, convict), but has made his peace with God and has turned a new leaf.
It’s fascinating to see the differences between the two religious leaders and to see what they each have to go through. He shifts between the two different religions and worlds flawlessly. He gives you the feel how each of these men fight to survive in the current world and the afterworld. A Rabbi deals with death. The preacher deals with trying to keep his church not only afloat, but together in structure.
Albom gives a tremendous look at every side — how he wasn’t sure if he could trust the inner-city preacher; how he dealt with the aging of his Rabbi; and how he put it all together.
Through both of these different men, he finds similarities and deals with a lot of subjects that both men handle in different ways.
This book is his first non-fiction book since Tuesdays with Morrie and I really like when he brings real-life to words.
And, as Albom always does, the end lesson is worth the read.
The goods: A strong storyline and the fact that it’s true really brings this book to the front. It’s a great story and Albom’s way with words are always good. He paints a picture that many writers struggle to do. He puts you in the story and makes you really grasp what he is saying. The lessons to learn are easy to pick up and well worth having.
The bads: Not many. The book started slow for me, which had me questioning if Albom was pushing this one too much. A couple of chapters in, however, things changed and it picked up. I flew through the book from there.
The end result: I’d give this book an A and highly recommend it to anyone. Once I got past those first few chapters (which ended up taking me a few days to read), I finished the book in a few hours.
DETAILS ETC.
Book: Have a little faith
Author: Mitch Albom
Availability: Online stores such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble; brick-and-mortar stores will have it as well.
Cover price: $23.99 (but much cheaper on sites such as Amazon etc.)
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