You: An Introduction

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The book “You: An Introduction” is written by Michael Jensen, and as the rubric suggests, it is giving an debut to you ( the reader ) . The book targets adolescents and immature grownups as an audience, as it chiefly suggests arrows sing issues that are really likely to be met by them early on in society.

Jensen ‘s book addresses the cardinal inquiries that many readers out there are believing through, such as “Why do you be? Who are you? ” , and covers many topics within our lives like your life and decease, and fundamentally everything between the two. However, Jensen helps the reader to look at it from a different point of position, by what God has to state to us worlds through the Bible.

Though unlike a systematic text edition about the Bible and Jesus, “You” is an debut, replying many complex inquiries really merely, but forbearing from being clannish or literally “stuck-up” at the same clip, which I ‘ve found to be really raging in old spiritual books I have read. Nor is the “You” book “boring” like a spiritual anthropology, but takes on the large issues and encourages the reader to see what the word of God or the Bible has to state about the affair at the decision of each chapter.

The book “You” gives a timely reply to the issues and inquiries stated above, and attempts to prosecute and entertain the reader through current hot subjects. Each chapter within the book is really short and to the point, nevertheless the content feels as if it ‘s like a conversation, with YOU blog remarks at the terminal of each chapter as if to reply possible inquiries about certain issues raised against the chapter.

Overall, the book “You” is n’t like a scriptural survey of worlds, but the first measure in believing about our relationship with God, and how He suggests us to cover with the major issues within our life.

Strengths and Failings

Michael Jensen ‘s book, “You” , can be said to possess many strengths and failings. It contains a great debut to non-Christians about the relationship we have with God, because it does n’t hold a self-satisfied tone about this issue, unlike other spiritual books I have read which seem to coerce and give cold difficult facts about the faith to the reader.

Apart from the book being an easy read, the book has a colloquial tone doing it entertaining to the reader and a pleasance to read. The linguistic communication used is really insouciant and non-technical, with occasional conversational linguistic communication such as “poo” and “cars farting” . In each chapter, Jensen tries to do gags whenever possible as another manner to entertain the audience, and non do the book seem as drilling. Besides, Jensen makes specific mentions to facets within our civilizations, such as The Simpsons and Lord of the Rings to supply a more colorful read.

Not merely is the book “You” an entertaining read, but it ‘s a short one excessively, with each chapter being reasonably little and consecutive to the point so that the reader does n’t lose his/her attending, because it provides a apparently interruption between each chapter of about ten to twenty pages. So theoretically, it can be like a earlier bed book with one chapter being read each dark, or being read while holding afternoon tea, though some people may prefer to read full-on action books ( seeking non to be hypocritical ) .

At the terminal of each chapter, stations from the YOU web log are added sing issues against the chapter, which is a really alone point about this book. This is because Jensen seems to be seeking to reply possible inquiries sing each chapter, in order to forestall confusion about the point he is seeking to do. Besides, in each chapter Jensen refers to the Bible about the issue being raised, and explains God ‘s word in work outing the issue. Yet, the chosen extracts from the bible are easy to understand, particularly after an account filled with coloring material and illustrations.

However, because of the mentions to our civilization in the current clip, this book will non be as entertaining when read by ulterior coevalss, because the point of position from each coevals alterations and besides possess a different beginning of what they find interesting. For illustration, the cultural mention to “Big Brother” during Jensen ‘s clip has started to lose its popularity, and coevalss from 20 or so old ages ago would hold a different position sing this show, if they ‘ve even watch it. This is because as adolescents of Jensen ‘s coevals, they may happen this show to be really entertaining. However, a few old ages down the path, some people do n’t hold the clip to catch up on what is popular for adolescents at the clip due to work or other issues.

Besides, some people from a few old ages back may happen the gags he says to be interesting and screaming, nevertheless from me and my equal ‘s point of position, they are n’t. But so once more, this might be related to the coevals job stated above.

Personal Contemplation

I think the book “You” is a good first measure towards understanding our relationship with God. This is because Jensen uses specific mentions towards the bible sing the issue of the chapter, and explicating to the reader what it is seeking to state. Therefore, Jensen is supplying the reader with God ‘s solution to the issue raised within the chapter.

“You” besides provides a light measure to Christianity, sing the resolution of the issues in each chapter. This helps to give the reader infinite to analyze what is being said to them, and let them to take whether to accept the information or non. This is shown in the last chapter of the book “…I think in many ways the enigma ( You as a human being ) has merely become deeper.” This quotation mark tells the reader that the content within the book is merely a suggestion, and is uncomplete, with Jensen go forthing the remainder to your ain opinion.

This book besides reflects on possible jobs I will run into upon subsequently in life, and provides me with a manner to work out it and a different position towards the job. For illustration, in the chapter about dreams, Jensen states that “Our dreams are palaces made of sand, and the wanting is frequently better than the having.” Just by reading that quotation mark entirely, one would likely believe Jensen is huffy. However, after reading the illustrations Jensen has provided, he has given me a new position on dreams.

In decision, I think that the book “You” has been an interesting read, possessing certain alone facets compared to other books. It had helped me understand my relationship with God more through Jensen ‘s explaining of the infusions from the Bible, and provided me with suggestions towards jobs I would probably confront subsequently on in life.