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kitkatsbookden's review against another edition
3.75
This book was truly fascinating and I enjoyed a great deal of it.
With that being said, I can’t get over the author’s attitude and sexualization of woman. It was gross and really took away from the writing.
3.75/5
With that being said, I can’t get over the author’s attitude and sexualization of woman. It was gross and really took away from the writing.
3.75/5
danoreading's review against another edition
4.0
Kevin Roose first went to Liberty University while working as a writer's assistant to A.J. Jacobs, when Jacobs was doing research for his book "The Year of Living Biblically." I enjoyed the A.J. Jacobs book and had a desire to learn more about Liberty University, so I picked this one up, thinking it would be a Liberty tell-all.
Roose instead writes a really insightful book that shows his own spiritual growth. A great book, considering Roose was about 19 when he wrote this.
Roose instead writes a really insightful book that shows his own spiritual growth. A great book, considering Roose was about 19 when he wrote this.
vegantrav's review against another edition
5.0
interesting and entertaining . . . great insight into life at an uber-fundamentalist college: Liberty University; some scary stuff (especially the extreme and unapologetic homophobia) but for the most part, it's a great portrait of the youth in contemporary Christian fundamentalism, and most of these kids, despite holding religious and political views that are the antithesis of my own, still seem to be, at heart, pretty good kids
kirstenrose22's review against another edition
4.0
I was inspired to read this by A J Jacobs' The Year of Living Biblically, and I must admit, I like this book better than that one. This one is more sincere and less gimmicky. (Also, Roose is not trying so damn hard to be Funny - and this helps.) The amazing statistic that jumped out at me early on in the book: 51% of Americans say they do not know any evangelical Christians, even casually. (I think this sounds high - I didn't realize that my high school was so unusual, I guess. But it goes to show a lot about how insular certain communities - or philosophies - are. And that goes both ways.)
Roose has a really interesting semester at Liberty and I really appreciated his insights into how he benefited from his time there - though he fully admits that he was not converted or saved, he still changes because of his time there. While it may not be stunning news that the evangelical community is not monolithic in terms of its attitudes and beliefs, I do think that's important for many people to hear that - so many people hear "Christian" and make many automatic assumptions.
Roose has a really interesting semester at Liberty and I really appreciated his insights into how he benefited from his time there - though he fully admits that he was not converted or saved, he still changes because of his time there. While it may not be stunning news that the evangelical community is not monolithic in terms of its attitudes and beliefs, I do think that's important for many people to hear that - so many people hear "Christian" and make many automatic assumptions.
jennbliven's review against another edition
5.0
I expected this book to be funny, but it was so much better than I anticipated. Perspective was enlightening and writing was excellent.
keen23's review against another edition
4.0
Being a godless heathen, I find the whole idea of a religious university as foreign. But, it was an interesting read.
writermags's review against another edition
3.0
5-star premise with a 3-star execution. I'd like to write a review eventually when I get my thoughts in order, but for now we'll say that this book gets my recommendation with a few minor caveats.
readlikefire's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
nderiley's review against another edition
4.0
A well written and interesting read. At times I felt like I was with Kevin at Liberty and felt myself going through his emotions alongside him. I think I also personally needed the humanization he gave to a group of people that I too, find easy to dislike. I love a good book that makes you think and The Unlikely Disciple delivered.