Type of read: Weekend/Lunchtime Read.

What made me pick it up: The fastest way to get me to read a book is to tell me that you don't agree with the author or that the author owes someone an apology because a grown adult got their feelings hurt by one individual asking for common human decency.

Overall rating: I enjoyed Budde's perspective and thought process throughout 'How We Learn to Be Brave.' While obviously, the book contains religious content, including quotes from scriptures, I didn't feel like I was being beaten over the head with a bible. Budde's outlook on faith, our personal journey through that faith, and how we process and work through those decisive moments is realistic but something many of us may need to hear. Overall, I felt like I was sitting down with a friend for a cup of coffee and to talk about what was going on in my brain. Especially as an individual who grew up traditionally religious and has been finding their own faith after 18 (and what that looks like and means for me), I was appreciative of Budde's accepting, knowledgeable, and passionate point of view.