Review: A good short primer on forgiveness.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 21, 2012
Hart's book is short. You can easily read the whole thing in a single sitting. That will be of great benefit to many. The exercises she provides are pretty straight forward, and while she promotes understanding, she does not promote excuses! I am all for understanding WHY someone did something to you - that can help you let it go. But understanding does not make it okay. Understanding does not excuse what they did. Hart never says that it does. I appreciated that.I deeply appreciate that she talks about the need for forgive oneself. I liked the quotes and the stories. They added a dimension to the book that I think will help a lot of people. (I'm tempted to list a lot of her quotes for the next edition of my book - she has a very good collection here.)Of course, there are a lot of things I would like a book on forgiveness to cover - but it IS only a short book. Mine is a couple hundred pages. Hers is less than 50. Of course she won't be as thorough, nor is she trying to be. She committed none of my pet peeves, and her advice is pretty good. For someone working on forgiving fairly ordinary day-to-day slights, I would recommend her book. For deeper things, I would, of course, refer people to my own books or programs on the subject.I think D.L. Hart did a fairly worthy job, and I commend her for it. If you're looking for a quick, easy book to help you forgive, this will do just that for you!