The Conversation: How Black Men And Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
I enjoyed this book. It was my first time reading a book by Hill Harper and he is a great author. I enjoyed it way more than Steve Harvey's contribution to relationship books. What drew me in was how Harper weaved in his own personal relationship through the story. He made it clear that he was guilty of some of the same faults that women find in men. I also though adding real conversations to the book was a great technique. It wasn't just nearly 300 pages of just Hill saying how he felt. He actually put some work into interviewing friends and using authentic experiences as reference points. Harper completely won me over at the end when he encouraged brothers not to help each other with bad behavior. I have always had negative feelings about men who help their friends cheat or condone it. It was refreshing to read a man's persective on the issue.Overall, I am glad that I read this book. I feel like I learned a lot and I plan to use some of these ideals when I start dating. I enjoyed this reading this book. I appreciate Hill Harper for putting his feeling out there. It was refreshing to see him put his own misgiving about relationships in the book. I don't think he was trying to come off as a relationship expert, I think he put many truths out there. The one thing we hate is truth as much as we say we want to hear it. He gave an interesting prospective from a black man's point. It still amazes me to see how we are quick to judge and criticize when the truth is hitting us in the face. It never hurts to take a look at yourself in mirror and I think Hill Harper hit us with some reality checks that we sometimes forget as well showing us the hard truth about himself. Relationships are hard, something we all know to be fact so reading this book just gives another perspective to think about. Hill talked about the black family, the conversations we do have with each other and the ones we don't have; especially those that have to do status in life, single parenting, divorced couples, single men and women. Men and women communicate differently and that's not always a bad thing. I think we just have to bring those differences together. Yes, easier said than done but communication is a great place to start. It was easy to read and flowed pretty well. I applaud Hill Harper for being open despite the criticism.
What do You think about The Conversation: How Black Men And Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships (2009)?
Loved the voice of his experience; brought me closer to the "self-help" part of the book.
—lonely_XVI
He is no longer a credible source so I have decided to completely abandon this book.
—Coriander_Echo
It is not his best. He has simply repeated what we have known for years.
—Awesomelycute16
