Father Fiction: Chapters for a Fatherless Generation
Posted by Reagan Lynch on May 25, 2010 under Reviews | 
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This book is not just for those without dads, but for everyone to celebrate the awesomeness of fatherhood and what a dad can bring to his children. However, it points out in a very clear way that no matter your situation, we all have a father.
Don Miller does a great job in writing part memoir and part handbook for life. You can tell it’s painful for him to make certain realizations about himself, and the chapter on forgiveness is one we should all read.
The stories Don tells about his teenage years will sound familiar to many, and Kelly Ryan Dolan does a great job with the narration moving from the excitement or humor in a situation to the introspection or seriousness of a moment of insight or heavy nature.
Don is a master wordsmith as he paints a picture of every moment he goes through from his teen years, to speaking to a fraternity, to living in the mountains of Oregon.
Over the course of the book you see him grow from a child stuck in self-pity saying “why me” to a leader of a movement to bring hope to those without fathers.
The only thing I would caution on the audio is to listen to the author interview last even though it is first. You will appreciate it more and understand certain points of the book, not to mention the interview gives away a key part of the book in my opinion.
IF you are in the ministry and particularly if you are a youth minister buy a copy for every boy in your youth group that doesn’t have a dad.
I rate the book 4 out of 5 stars.
DISCLOSURE: I was provided the audio edition of this book from Christian Audio at no cost. This did not influence my review.
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