Interesting. I thought it was one of the more depressing books I’d ever read. It really bothered me. Given your experience, I’m surprised you like the book.
If you are talking about “Out of the dust” it is strangely depressing. Mostly because it seems wrong assumptions are made and codified in the authors thoughts like a gospel. Instead of thinking that everyones life is different and their is a “normal”, the attitude seems to be that everyone is ABnormal. Of course this is just a small sample, since I cannot seem to pick it up anymore. It has been sitting in the same place so long, that I need to dust it.