Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life
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Inspiring despite polishing errors
I cannot remember where I first heard of Nick Vujicic â I suspect I saw him in a video clip at church. Not surprisingly, he grabbed my interest, so when I saw that this book was available for review, I snapped it up.
I expected it to be more of an autobiography than it actually was. Vujicic is a speaker by trade, and he writes like he speaks â in fact, the book was like an elongated version of his talks. He tells jokes and stories about his life, and then he relates those stories to how his audience (or reader) should live.
Because he is a professional speaker, VujicicâÂÂs writing is not as polished as it could be -- I noticed several places where he said essentially the same thing in two different paragraphs, and sometimes his plot lines could have been ordered better. Throughout the book, he discusses the âÂÂmoralâ of one of his stories before telling the story itself, and then reiterates the moral again after the story is finished. The reiteration, for me, was always more profound because I could sympathize better after the story was told. Honestly, I found myself skimming over that initial moral more often than not.
Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. VujicicâÂÂs tone is light and conversational, even when he deals with deeper topics like depression. He was funny, and the stories he recounted were always engaging. He seems earnest and real. Because of that, I was inspired by his words. Reading his chapter about giving made me want to be more generous, and his thoughts on forgiveness and discipline challenged me. Overall, his passion for people and his talent for inspiring completely overrode any editing oversights. For this reason I gave the book 4.5 out of 5 stars, and I would definitely recommend it.
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
April 24, 2013
SO great!
I recently had the chance to read "Life Without Limits" by Nick Vujicic through a service at Blogging for Books that offers people free books in return for an honest review, whether positive or negative.
Firstly, if this book, and this guy, don't make you want to exclaim "I'm never complaining about anything ever again" then I don't know what will. Inspiration doesn't even begin to cut it. Nick Vujicic is simply, for lack of a better word, amazing. And the thing I love the most is that he doesn't see it. Most books like this were there is a pity story of some kind leave you feeling like the author was digging for just that, pity. But not this one. This guy, born with no legs or arms, doesn't even see himself as handicapped. He doesn't see himself as any different than anyone else. He has had every right to hate life and dig a hermit hole for himself but yet he chooses to do the exact opposite- he travels all over the world telling people how bless he is to get to live the life he has, and how thankful he is for it.
This book is so worth reading. It puts you in your place and forces you to see life with perspective, and I don't know anyone who couldn't use that.
March 25, 2013
Good Witnessing Tool for Young People
I had purchased this book as part of the homeschooling curriculum for heallth for my high school sons. We are looking at issues of Christian manhood and this book was recommended as an example of Christ working within a person with great obstacles to overcome. The story is incredible and there are so many you tube clips to find that go with the experiences in the book (for example when he writes about learning to surf, there is footage on you tube of the whole event). It is not "in your face" with the gospel and Nic goes out of his way to align everyone's life challenges with his own. A very good book to give to young people (high school/college) who are struggling with belonging and purpose.
January 2, 2013
Very encouraging reading
I enjoyed he book very much. It is designed to be motivational and I would like it to have been more of a testimony than it was. However, Nick Vujicic is a remarkable young man, he has a delightful sense of humour and his life and accomplishments can't be anything but an inspiration to others. It's a good read and very encouraging.
June 4, 2012