Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope

Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope | Don & Susie Van Ryn, Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak | Good read

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	Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope Don & Susie Van Ryn, Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak Howard Books, 2008 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 123 reviews
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highly recommended

Very good book

I just finished reading this book last night. I have a lot of respect for the families involved in this story. I don't know that I would be as charitable and faithful in that situation. I like to think I would but you never know unless you are in the situation. These families are amazing. Not only did they write a great book, they did it for the right reasons. I did get a little confused at the first because it switches families and days and it took a little bit to get everyone in the right place in my mind. I know somone who was in a coma for three months if I remember right. I have gained a greater appreciation for the things she and her family went through.

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Good read

What trials and pain these families have been through. Losing loved ones is never easy, but the faith these people show is wonderful and heart-warming. Definitely a book that will produce tears and hope.

Good reading

I had heard this whole story through interviews and magazine articles. It was good to see the whole story played out through the eyes of the families.

Life Happens

A very emotional and inspiring read, although there were times I was sidetracked by the religious references. I understand that both families used their faith to get them through this devastating time, but I didn't realize that was going to be the basis of the story when I started.

That said, though, this is a really good story. I recommend reading it along with Jacquelyn Mitchard's ALL WE KNOW OF HEAVEN, which, although not drawn specifically from this story, shares several similarities and is a wonderful book.

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Story of tragedy and faith

This is a story that gives hope and is inspiring.
The only criticism that I would give it is that it does not answer the most important question of the story and that is whether or not the people in the van wore their seatbelts. I think not since the occupants were thrown from the van upon impact.
While the families involved have a strong Christian faith, which is really the basis of the story, I felt that when describing the victims, it was too heavily saturated with talk about their faith, for instance at the funeral, they could have talked more about what the person was like rather than only focusing on their strong love of Jesus and their faith at the exclusion of talking about what the person was all about in other ways, for instance their personality, talents, likes, dislikes, hobbies, etc...
Overall, though I would recommend it, even though it was sad, it was very uplifting.

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