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 enlarge | Authors: Donald Miller, John Macmurray
Publisher: NavPress Publishing Group
Category: Book
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Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 13988
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1576837319
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.8421
EAN: 9781576837313
ASIN: 1576837319
Release Date: February 1, 2006
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 Honest and Open Discussion January 19, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I think that other reviewers have misinterpretted the intentions of Donald Miller in this book. The subtitle is "Reflections On Growing Up Without A Father". This is an individual who is sharing the lessons that he has learned from his experience, to expect something more than that is shifting the author's role from narrative to self-help (God help us if Donald Miller starts writing self-help books!)
That being said, this book is heartfelt and honest. Miller talks about how he learned lessons later in life that he felt others had grown up knowing. There are times when his writing is piercing and other times when its humorous. Expect typical Donald Miller (slightly meandering but honest) with a tinge of extraction of life lessons.
I've recommended this to several of my male friends who also grew up without fathers and am wholeheartedly recommending it to you.
 To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing Up w/o a Father January 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love the book on CD. I am a therapist, and I have and will continue to recommend it to many of my clients, as well as, friends. I loved the way Donald allowed God to father him instead of turning bitter and resentful because his earthly father left the home when Donald was a child. The wisdom, maturity and power of Donald's male role model in the book is a wonderful example of how God fathers us, and is also an example of Love and Logic principles (Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay). He didn't tell Donald what to do or shame him for making an unhealthy choice. His foster parent shared a story (parable) and allowed Donald to create value out of it for himself.
 Ehhh January 10, 2007
0 out of 23 found this review helpful
Disclaimer: I only read selections from this book!
I was interested in looking through this book because 1.) people have told me it is good and 2.) I thought Blue like Jazz was terrible and cannot understand why people like his writting so much. With that in mind I purused a copy of my friends and not surprisingly found it just as underwhelming.
The writing is getting better. The "insights" into life, while highly personal and occationally compelling, are shallow and obvious. It is like being at a Sunday sermon where the pastor preaches a moving speach, but upon reflection you realize it was just another homily.
Spend the time you would be reading this book doing something much more constructive - like reading and reflecting on the bible itself.
Good read, great lessons December 11, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Donald Miller has a way of connecting with his readers, even if they cannot fully relate to the subject. As you can see through other reviews, not all fans of this book are men who grew up fatherless. Add me to the list. Though I am not yet a father, this book teaches me many valuable lessons about the importance of being a fair and loving father, but ultimately pointing my children to the One who fathers us all, and never hurts, leaves, or forsakes us.
With the help of longtime friend and mentor John McMurray, Miller takes us on his personal journey and feelings growing up without a father-figure in his life. His writing style is smooth and easy to follow. His thoughts are very clear, and seldom diverges too far from the point he is trying to make. I love that Miller shows the importance of a close relationship between father and son, yet clearly shows the parallels between that relationship and the one between God and each of us. Some people truly struggle with the idea of God being called "our Father", but Miller shows us how this really is the case for all of us.
The full title of the book - To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing Up Without a Father - clarifies that this book is not an all-inclusive look into all the brokenness that results from single-parent families. However, I do believe it would have been a more complete and valuable book if it had included more depth about the pain that some children experience, and the road to healing.
Overall, I highly recommend this book to others. Donald Miller has released 4 books to date, and they are all wonderfully written. If you have never read his material, I recommend starting with Blue Like Jazz, and moving on from there. However, this one addresses a lot of things that his previous 3 books do not touch.
Good read November 4, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Donald Miller makes effective use of humor. He opens up his life and tells those who grew up wihout a father that they can rise to dignity and purposefulness -- far above the demons of their childhood.
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