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hedleyreads's review against another edition
2.0
I loved Delilah’s show growing up. It gave me so much comfort. I used to listen to her show every night I worked - flipping burgers in a fast-food kitchen. It made the job bearable and I have missed her show tremendously since leaving the US.
So it pains me to say, I did not love this book. It felt very mixed up. I thought it was going to be a memoir, but it felt like I was attending a sermon with every listen. It wasn’t that she shared her beliefs and her faith; I just didn’t like the preachiness feel, parts of it felt very judgmental. So quite often, I felt worse after listening rather than inspired.
The stories she told about her life were interesting, and she is clearly a great person who has done amazing things. I think the book would have been better had she let the stories speak for themselves.
Thankfully the book was included in my audible membership. I probably wouldn’t read another one of her books, but I would still listen to her show.
So it pains me to say, I did not love this book. It felt very mixed up. I thought it was going to be a memoir, but it felt like I was attending a sermon with every listen. It wasn’t that she shared her beliefs and her faith; I just didn’t like the preachiness feel, parts of it felt very judgmental. So quite often, I felt worse after listening rather than inspired.
The stories she told about her life were interesting, and she is clearly a great person who has done amazing things. I think the book would have been better had she let the stories speak for themselves.
Thankfully the book was included in my audible membership. I probably wouldn’t read another one of her books, but I would still listen to her show.
afaithu's review against another edition
2.0
This book was ok. Delilah has a perfectly wonderful message to convey, my main issue is how she chooses to do so, namely through boastful stories wherein she is either always the hero or the victim. Her stories are typical and yet unbelievable at times, obviously fabricated in moments, or at least exaggerated. Do not get me wrong, she has done wonderful things for many people, and that's awesome, but as far as books go I don't think anyone is missing out by not reading this. It's typical and a bit judgmental, and caused frequent eye-rolling on my part.
amdawson's review against another edition
2.0
Delilah has led a very interesting life, but the format of this book was not for me. I found it confusing to keep track of where we were in time and was not a fan of the "life lesson" preaching element at the end of each section. Just not my style of memoir.
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