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A review by sarahevonne
Good as Gone by Amy Gentry
2.0
SPOILERS
The author seems to have a limited understanding of the way mainstream Christian churches and pastors function. Creating a horrific abuser that has traits of Elizabeth Smart’s kidnapper AND then pastors a thinly veiled Joel Osteen church (set in the Astrodome, no less!) just doesn’t make for a cohesive story. (That’s not to say Megachurch pastors can’t be criminals, but the trajectory of this character arc makes no sense.)
I really did want to like this book, but please do more research next time on the strange and bizarre nuances of American Christian movements/sects.
The author seems to have a limited understanding of the way mainstream Christian churches and pastors function. Creating a horrific abuser that has traits of Elizabeth Smart’s kidnapper AND then pastors a thinly veiled Joel Osteen church (set in the Astrodome, no less!) just doesn’t make for a cohesive story. (That’s not to say Megachurch pastors can’t be criminals, but the trajectory of this character arc makes no sense.)
I really did want to like this book, but please do more research next time on the strange and bizarre nuances of American Christian movements/sects.