I'm happy for me (sort of...not really) that I read this book. I
struggled with it, and had to force myself to finish it. This book
reminded me of those crime drama shows on TV. They have a story to tell
that is good, but it's really only a story that should be a half hour
long and instead they stretch it out to be an hour or two long. I start
out attentive, but lose interest half way through.
I'm Happy for You (Sort Of...Not Really) is subtitled Finding Contentment in a Culture of Comparison. I
felt that the author, Kay Wills Wyma, spent a LOT of time telling us
how discontented we are and how much we compare ourselves to others, but
not nearly as much time telling us what to do about it. I'm pretty
sure that anyone who purchases the book already knows they are
discontent. I believe they would be looking for solutions and I don't
think Ms. Wyma really delivers. Mostly she seems to preach the evils of
Facebook, Pinterest and other social media, so I guess the solution
would be to turn those off.
This book is billed as "Christian
living", but I found it to be very light on Scripture and very heavy on
psychobabble. It is well-written and uses a lot of illustrations from
real people, but I wish it relied way more on God's Word and way less on
psychologists and doctors and other authors.
Blogging for Books provided this book to me for free in exchange
for my honest review.
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