I'm not sure how many are completely true and how many are embellished, but it doesn't really matter. He tells some beautiful and interesting tales along the way.
However, eventually the threads all tie together, with Miller not as much exploring how to re-tell his story, but how to engage in a story at all. However, his almost apathetic tone makes it start even more slowly. In the audiobook version, which I listened to, Miller narrates it himself, which is great. The book starts of quite slowly with no clear sense of direction. Words are powerful and really do make a difference in how we understand our world and respond to it, even our memories of it.ĭonald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, recently released A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, in which he explores his own story and its relevance. The therapist finds the ways the client has "written" a dysfunctional narrative and helps the client find new ways to tell his or her story. Narrative therapy is a technique that emphasizes and focuses on people's stories. This review first appeared on my blog, Jacob's Café: I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Overall The opinions I have expressed are my own. I was not required to write a positive review. Hilarious at times, inciting tears at others, this is one book that you don’t want to miss.ĭisclosure of Material Connection: I received this audiobook free from the christianaudio Reviewers Program. I walked away from each listening with ideas for how to better my life. Every time I started listening, I felt as if I were sitting down with a good friend who was telling me what he had been up to and encouraging me to benefit from his experience. The fact that this audiobook edition is read by the author makes it even better. Miller’s self-deprecating style and knack for gleaning insight from everyday experiences make his books both enjoyable and profound. Like the other books that I’ve read by Miller, I found this book astounding. He uses his own experience at editing the story of his life to help others see how to improve their lives by creating a better story.
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life begins by setting the stage, explaining where Miller’s life was when he was approached by the producers, and then proceeds to explain what happened next.
What makes a great life? That’s the question that Donald Miller stumbled into when a couple of movie producers started molding his life’s story into a story fit for the big screen.