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Date added: 19.4.2015
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If you have a choice, listen to the audio version: Nick has a good sense of humor (Arent you glad you got the audio, so you can hear me sing!). I believe it gives a better impression of him as a regular guy, not some sort of saint.I noticed the book had been tagged religious/inspirational after Id downloaded it. I thought well, alright, the story of a limbless guy qualifies as inspirational to me. Early on its revealed that Nick comes from an evangelical background, becoming an actual evangelist himself. Normally, this would be a huge Red Flag. But, overall, its not much of a problem in getting through the book, unless one is incapable of tuning out the religious references, in favor of the core message of believing in ones self. Nick does a good job integrating his own story with the larger points, rather than presenting a strict, linear autobiography. Moreover, he includes examples of others stories that have inspired him.My criticism would be that the book is, perhaps, a bit too long. Nick obviously wanted to include a couple of stories that were important to him, but I felt could be abridged to make the listen tighter. About 2/3 of the way through theres a section on evangelizing among the prostitutes of Mumbai - this is your cue to start skimming (or fast forwarding about 20 minutes). That struck me as the one hard-core, flat out religious ... outburst (for lack of a better term)- the evangelical stuff is muted thereafter, but from then on I found little new in the content, just a slow coast to the end. Im not saying to stop there by any means, but if one is tempted to do so, at least stick around that long.Im sure therell be times ahead where I might become discouraged or depressed, but thinking of Nick, those episodes might not least nearly as long. Hes that good a speaker. Leven zonder beperkingen by Nick Vujicic
