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Forgiving & Not Forgiving: Why Sometimes It's Better Not to Forgive by Jeanne Safer, Jeanne Safer
luisvilla's review
4.0
Map but not the territory
In many respects this is an excellent book: nuanced, thoughtful, well-written. Perhaps most strikingly, I went into it thinking about one situation in my life, but reading it made me with two others in a deep way I had not previously done, that I suspect will have ramifications (hopefully positive!) for some time to come.
At the same time, exactly because of the nuance and complexity, don't go into this expecting solutions to personal challenges. The book is more likely to leave you with questions and challenges than answers.
In many respects this is an excellent book: nuanced, thoughtful, well-written. Perhaps most strikingly, I went into it thinking about one situation in my life, but reading it made me with two others in a deep way I had not previously done, that I suspect will have ramifications (hopefully positive!) for some time to come.
At the same time, exactly because of the nuance and complexity, don't go into this expecting solutions to personal challenges. The book is more likely to leave you with questions and challenges than answers.
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