Same Kind of Different As Me

Denver, a man raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana in the 1960's, is a man who escaped, hopping a train to wander homeless for 18 years in Dallas, Texas. No longer a slave, Denver finds life hard to deal with and still feels hopeless in his choices.  A godly woman by the name of Deborah and her husband, Ron, come into Denver's life and as the story moves forward no of them will be the same. Deborah's discovery that she has cancer and is facing death pushes her husband to have an unlikely friendship with Denver. This story is an emotional  journey to an incredible friendship narrated by both Ron and Denver and told with both laughter, real pain and doubt in each other and even in the power of God.

I really enjoyed the book and although sometimes it is hard to believe that people can live the way they do, I found it so beautiful how the story was such a wonderful tribute to the amazing light and love that Deborah had in her. She touched so many people by her spirit and her ability to unconditionally love mankind. Denver in spite of himself became easy to like in the book and his wisdom and simplicity at looking at life was given throughout the book.  The big lesson as he talked about his homelessness was to accept life for what it is. 

I thought Ron's candidness with not only his mistakes but also his feelings, not only about his wife and her illness but also Denver and even his judgments, made the story real and easier to relate to these men who most of us would never have the opportunity to talk with or even, in many cases, allow ourselves to.  I cried, I was inspired and  I will always remember the bond that is shared by Denver and Ron and what it meant.  POWERFUL story!

5 out of 5 stars

Happy Reading and Enjoy a cup of Tea!
Kara