valeriecatrow's reviews
480 reviews

Like many people, I read this book after watching the ridiculous "interview" Fox News did with the author. It's an interesting read and offers a perspective I think many Christians might feel threatened by--that the historical Jesus would discredit the Biblical Jesus. As a Christian, I didn't feel that at all as I read this. The author's tone felt a bit smug (like those people who start comments with "Actually..."), but he offers up what seems to be a well-researched historical account of Jesus. I appreciated getting a deeper understanding of the context of the time in which Jesus lived, but it didn't change what I believe about Him. I'm not sure the author was trying to do that anyway. Long story short: an interesting read that's worth your time, but do with it what you will.

I haven't cried while reading a book in a while, but this one...oh man. I *wept* through the chapter about heaven. Read it, all of you.

Pretty interesting read, especially the portions about her childhood. She uses up a lot of pages essentially listing basically every person she's ever met, which got a little tiresome, especially considering how often she used "lifelong friend" to describe them. But hey, maybe she's awesome and they all *are* lifelong friends?