A review by karinapplesauce
Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans

5.0

I first heard of Rachel Held Evans when she came to a writing festival at my college, but I didn't really think much of it. I periodically read some of her blog posts that people posted to social media, felt like this was someone who I understood and related to, and I took it for granted that she would speak up about things that I was thinking. I never read any of her books because reading religious books never really appealed to me outside school. And then Rachel died.

I had this on my list for a while but picked it up when, of all the motivations, Kobe Bryant died. Kobe meant a lot of things to people, he just didn't mean much to me. Being heartbroken about a public figure...well, even though I didn't feel it for Kobe I kept thinking about Rachel again. So I listened to the book.

And for someone that can often feel alienated by how the Bible is presented...this didn't disappoint.