“Same Kind of Different As Me” by Ron Hall and Denver Moore

A friend gave my wife this book, and they both suggested I read it.  I didn’t really want to, and don’t have much time to sit and read, so they gave me the audiobook version.  I listened to it whlie driving to work.  Once I began listening, I couldn’t put it down… or turn it off.  I don’t think any book I’ve ever read has made as much of an impact on me as this one has.

“So what’s it about?” you are probably asking.  It’s very hard to describe without feeling like I’m making it sound boring.  Its a true story written by the 2 men involved in the story, Ron Hall and Denver Moore.  Have you ever seen the TV shows where they pick two families that are as different as possible, and then swap the moms, and both moms end up in totally different worlds than what they are used to?  Well these 2 men are from as different of worlds as there could possibly be.  And this book takes you through the compelling story of where these two men began and how their lives unexpectedly crossed, and the relationship that develops between them.  Both men learn invaluable lessons from each other, lessons that you might not expect, lessons about people, lessons about God… lessons that we all should learn.  We catch a glimpse of what it is like to see people through the eyes of Christ, and then see what results from living it.

If my review has not motivated you to wnat to read it, here’s some ideas of what other people thought of the book.  On Barnes & Noble, 44 customers reviewed the book and all 44 gave it 5 stars.  You can’t get a higher rating than that.  On Amazon.com, 210 people have reviewed it, and 193 gave it 5 stars.  12 more gave it 4 stars.  So only 5 out of 210 gave it lower than a 4 star rating.  As far as customer reviews go, it is #82 on the list of Amazon’s highest rated books of all time.  This is out of all the millions of books they sell.  It’s #19 for all non-fiction books Amazon has for sale.

This book made such an impact on me that I purchased about a dozen in both hardcopy and audiobook format to give to friends.  And I’ve only given a couple away so far, so if anybody would like to read this book, please just let me know and I’ll give you a copy.