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Yoshi (40 KP) rated Reasons to Stay Alive in Books

Oct 29, 2018

I read this book after seeing it recommended on the TWLOHA blog. While I didn't connect to it personally as much as I did with books like Jamie's own If You Feel Too Much or The Reason by Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf, it's good to understand that different books work for different people. If you felt the first two were too religious, this book is definitely for you, and if not, you may still find something worthwhile.

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God is Not Great

Christopher Hitchens

7.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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God Is Not Great is the ultimate case against religion. In a series of acute readings of the major...

Penn's Sunday School

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Join us as Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, Matt Donnelly, and YOU discuss the news of the week....

Renewal By The Book: Quran Tafsir Based on Imam Ghazali's Ihya

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In this series Shaykh Faraz will be looking at points of reflection from key verses in the Quran....

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Stars Never Rise (The Stars Never Rise, #1) in Books

Jan 6, 2021

I struggled with this book until I got about half way through and then it got a bit more exciting.

As mentioned in my previous updates, reading about anything religious isn't really my cup of tea and it was only the action scenes when Nina, Finn and co were exorcising the demons that I was pulled in. But even that wasn't enough to pull me in completely.

I dont think I'll be reading the next book in the series.

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Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale in Books

Jun 7, 2018

An interesting take on a dystopian future

I've avoided this book (and show) as I actually thought it was some sort of religious period drama which didn't really appeal. However I'm glad I finally caved in as it's nothing like I thought and actually a very interesting take on a dystopian future.

The main issue with this book is the writing and narrative style. It's different, it takes a bit of getting used to and it's a little frustrating at times. But once you get past this, the story itself is a great one. Its a disturbing tale of a future where religious ideologies rule and women are kept as slaves, and is sadly something that could well end up being true. The story reveals just enough about Offred's past and the world before the state came into being, without being confusing or saying too much. My only issue is the ending. It was very abrupt and potentially cut a little too short. There was much more that could've been said!