A friend of mine recently recommended this book to me, so I wandered over to the biography section and bought it. Reading about Denver's history was the most interesting part of this book; it was informative and sad to see parts of our history that are usually ignored, covered up, or rewritten with a positive twist.
Otherwise, I'm not sure what the overall point or message of this book was. It was of course upsetting to hear of Denver's past (and present) and to see what happened to Deborah. But maybe it's that I felt more sympathy for her (she seemed to have great intentions) whereas Ron came off as a jerk throughout most of the book? How exactly did Ron become a better person? He cheated on his wife, still made tons of money, bought lavish things, but served food and hung out with homeless people? I mean, he said his life changed, but I don't think we saw it in the book other than he kept realizing that he judged Denver when he shouldn't have. I'm glad for him to get over prejudices, and heck, he may have changed a whole lot - but that was really left out of the book. How exactly did he get invited to the presidential inauguration? Was he involved in politics or with politicians? Whether or not it's true, he often came off as a guy who wanted to pat himself on the back before lying down in a fancy bed.
The friend who recommended this book to me is Christian, and I am not one. Perhaps, this kind of story where God is thrown in a lot, and allusions to weird miracles/events are what made the story of this unlikely friendship appeal to her. When Deborah's story turned for the worse and Denver became the wise preacher through whom God kind of talks, well, the book lost me.
My friend said she found this book inspiring. I found it absolutely depressing from every angle.Get more detail about Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together.
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