Dave Connis’s Top 5 Books
There are some books that feel like you’re reading an ancient knowledge some secret society fought to keep out of public hands. This is one of them. It’s clear that Heidi did her research, and sometimes that’s all it takes to make you feel included in something historic instead of reading it second hand.
- Suffer Love – Ashley Blake
Pain might suck, but damn does it make for powerful stories. Suffer Love is a wonderful mess of heartache and beauty. This story of two people finding each other in the middle of overwhelming brokenness won’t take it easy on you, but it’s an important read as we rarely see the consequences of a parent cheating on their spouse parsed out so thoroughly.
- Paper Wishes – Lois Sepahban
Between this book and Pax, my animal loving heart just wanted to be done. Between the dog and Manami’s story, I just wanted to lie down and suffer love for a while (see what I did there?) This story is earth and verse. A lyrical masterpiece that showcases the strength and resilience of family and human spirit.
- The Serpent King – Jeff Zentner
There are plenty of books that abandon faith to nothingness. It didn’t work for me so I’m just going to leave it. This book doesn’t. TSK is a triumph when it comes to its discussion on faith. It doesn’t abandon it, it looks at it critically all while affirming it’s importance. You could build paragraph castles with all the words I could say about this book.
- My Sixth Grade Life in Tights – Brooks Benjamin
The title sets you up. You see it and you smile. Then you open the book and you smile more. How one man can master the authorial job of character growth as well as he has while also gifting his readers with such hilarity, I can’t answer. This book teaches you about love and acceptance like a grandpa; a subtle hammer drop of hard won wisdom chased by a loving hug.
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