Same Kind of Different as Me – Book Review

A few weeks ago Dave & I listened to Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer & the Unlikely Woman who Brought Them Together.

(As an aside, we have been loving Audible. For $22.95/month I get two credits. That means I can get two books a month to listen on my iphone -or his ipod- whether the books cost $34.99 or $16.99! I was pumped to get the 4th installment of the Twilight series using 1 credit! At itunes it was $45 buck-a-roos! That’s my plug for Audible to get y’all out there on the interwebs reading more often! Dave has been going around the house proclaiming how he’s read 5 books in one month. He is so doggone proud of himself, it’s hilarious. =) FYI, not a sponsored post —I just believe in Audible)!

On to my point…

Wow. Wow. And one more time for good measure, wow. It was a short “read,” clocking in at only 3 1/2 hours as opposed to the 23 hour marathon that was The Help. Dave & I listened to a big chunk of The Help on a 10 hour drive to Pennsylvania. (P.S. You can read my review at the link).

The book tells the story of a black man caught in the system. Never educated, broke & homeless he crosses path with a wealthy white couple…also caught in the system. A much different system though. Their lives become beautifully intertwined in ways that catch you off guard and leave tears strolling down your face.

I love reading a book that makes me feel like I want to run out & be a better person.

I love reading a book that indirectly gives me creative ideas for how I can love people less fortunate than myself.

I love a reading a book about people whose very presence in one another’s lives create transformation in both parties.

We loved that this book is not your typical white-man-jumps-in-to-save-the-day storyline. Not at all. If anything it’s the opposite. It’s not preachy about racial reconciliation, it shows you don’t have to have read a 1,000 books on how to “do” racial reconciliation or cross ethnic & economic borders that are so ridiculously different than your own.

It’s an amazing book. You should trust me. =)

Or better yet, hop on over to Amazon & read the 1st few pages! It’ll hook ya! Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer & the Unlikely Woman who Brought Them Together.