melanieyu

i did not grow up in the united states, so i have no decade old memories of delilah and her radio show. nevertheless (or maybe, therefore) i really enjoyed this book. i like how the stories tell about life. it often is unfair. pain is, in the long run, inevitable. you never know what is around the corner. things like this - nothing that we would not have been aware of before, but gentle reminders to hold on, or let go, and especially to never give up hope. i am not religious - most definitely not christian! - and really cant stand efforts of people to convert me to their fantastical belief systems. delilah and many of the story tellers are obviously hard core christians, but it did not bother me that "god" is invoked and referred to so often. in this book, i feel that people express their beliefs without trying to lecture me or force it onto me, so honestly, i dont mind - they can believe whatever they want. for me, it did not take away from the actual message of this story collection (which very well may differ from what delilah thinks the "actual message" is, lol.)

2022-10-21 05:21