Ok, so I'm still a little bit embarrassed to be picking this book. But isn't the whole point of the bookclub to get us to read what we otherwise wouldn't read? I have mostly heard about this book and all of its contents from my mission president - I think everything he ever taught us stemmed from this book. And seeing as how last week marked five years from returning from that experience, I think it is only fitting that I finally get around to reading one of the books I put in my "to read" list five years ago. Most of us have probably heard a lot of what this book has to offer and rolled our eyes at somebody or just been annoyed because people are rehashing what they read in a book. Well, now we get to read it first hand.
Apparently, the book has sold 15 million copies, so whether you're Mormon or not, you've probably heard about this book. I even had a co-worker (not LDS) telling me he was reading it with his kids and really liked it. I could only say that I had skated in front of the author's house in Provo, but didn't know too much more about it. So I'm excited to read this one and finally check it off my list.
And if anyone is feeling disgruntled about reading this one, here is a quick summary I found online.
