Review by Marty_Kelly -- Last Words from Above

[Marty_Kelly]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Last Words from Above" by Jeremy Brown.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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'Focus on your destiny not your enemy otherwise you may regret it when you look back and realize that they weren’t a main character in your story.'

Jeremy Brown's Last Words from Above is a Christian nonfiction work containing inspiring and motivational quotes. The author discussed, extensively in the Introduction, the inspiration behind the book which is the seventh he has authored under the inspiration. The book is a collection of approximately 2000 quotes, all by the author. It can be viewed as a modern day book of Proverbs. The quotes are numbered and I found this particularly helpful both in reading and for referencing purposes.

The quotes are not, strictly speaking, religious quotes. A good number of them virtually apply to all walks of life. An example of such quotes include, 'Talking about something can make you feel better, but doing something about it can better the situation.' Another example, which also happens to be one of my favourite quotes from the book is, 'Mistakes were never intended to be road maps, only teachers.'

In a nutshell, the writer attempts to give guidelines on how best to live effortlessly by living in the moment, adopting the right mental attitude, and trusting in God. One of the points he made was for people to live without fear. Personally, I believe the author did his best to be objective as shown by the quote, 'We are in danger of raising a generation that knows everything, including church, but don’t know God.' In my opinion, that statement challenges the fact that being a churchgoer does not translate to being upright.

Although the book undoubtedly belong to the genre of Christian literature, it does not necessarily mean that only readers of Christian literature should read it. Quote 373 ('Having an open mind without discretion can be dangerous, but having a closed mind can attract a much greater danger') puts it better. So, I would recommend the book to all readers of motivational and inspirational books. However, non Christian readers, who don't exactly subscribe to the Christian religion, may want to just skip the Introduction and get to the quotes, a good number of which I find quite inspiring, enriching and necessary. The book is also quite suitable for children.

I give Last Words from Above a rating of 4 out of 4 stars because I recommend the book and also because I did not come across any error while reading.

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[Olabode Joshua]

The quote you started with is very powerful. The one about closed and open mind is more powerful. I might have to read this book.

[Marty_Kelly]

The quote you started with is very powerful. The one about closed and open mind is more powerful. I might have to read this book.

You should. There are lots of other wonderful quotes in the book.

[Chickenwings00]

This is a nice and interesting book. I like the write-up and the concept the author used in this memoir. Great review.

[Marty_Kelly]

This is a nice and interesting book. I like the write-up and the concept the author used in this memoir. Great review.

Thanks for reading. I really enjoyed the book