Today I'm sharing the best book I read in November.
Of the six books I read this month, I had one 5-star read, so that's my Best of the Bunch!
Do You Still Talk to Grandma?: When the Problematic People in Our Lives Are the Ones We Love is undoubtedly one of the best books I've read this year. The last chapter includes a lot of overlap with
the keynote that first put Brit Barron on my radar, but all of it is great. Barron has captured the challenging nuance of wanting to hold people accountable while still leaving room for growth and learning, and wanting to set boundaries while having clarity on when and where to draw the line. She vulnerably shares real stories of her own missteps throughout her life to illustrate the very human tendencies to either cover up or double down on mistakes. Her section on "progressive amnesia" is spot on; it's so true that when we learn we've caused harm, we don't want to spend the time sitting in that pain that's needed to offer compassion to the person who's two days or two years behind us on the journey. Especially for progressive Christians, but for anyone who cares about social justice or considers themself progressive, I'd highly recommend this 160-page read.
What is the best book you read this month? Let me know in comments, or write your own post and link up below!
Looking back:
One year ago I was reading:
Only Love Today,
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda,
The Girl with the Silver Eyes, and
The Pale Horse
Five years ago I was reading:
Strangers from a Different Shore
Ten years ago I was reading:
Jesus Calling,
A Snicker of Magic,
Lonesome Dove,
On Heroes, Lizards, and Passion, and
Middlemarch
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