wordswithjustine's reviews
473 reviews

The most useful concept in this book was the " treasure" hunt. Overall this was a useful book and fine, but felt a little flat. The concept of treasures and "worthy" items shifted my paradigm and was worth the read.

This book had some problems, but overall I really enjoyed it and (more importantly) it really made me think. I especially got a lot from collectivist culture versus individualistic culture and honor/shame culture vs guilt/rules culture. I know a number of people in reviews I read complained about the frequent references to Indonesia, saying that Indonesian culture is not an all the same as ancient Middle Eastern culture. I agree that the two are not directly comparable, but I feel like the technique was more to allow us a glimpse of how different cultures interpret different things rather than trying to say that Indonesian culture is more like the culture of the Bible. I will be recommending this book to my friends.

Really enjoyable book! I absolutely loved the premise, and I felt the execution was pretty good. It left a little to be desired in a few ways, especially at the end, but honestly it was one of the most enjoyable books I've read in a while, plus it really made me think!