Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Synopsis:
Once an Atheist Forever a Christian (My Journey Out of Darkness) is a compelling personal story of how God can rescue anyone out of the deepest pits of depression and restore their lives to a meaningful purpose. Join the author to: - Relive the childhood experiences and tragedies that molded her beliefs. - Learn how the death of her brother robbed her of loving parents. - Discover how a violent father created a house of fear. At the end of this inspiring book you will say: Wow! God is Amazing! You'll want to share this book with a friend but especially anyone who is struggling to believe in the existence of God.
Review:
I honestly always have trouble rating memoirs even if they're my favorite genre. How can someone else rate someone's life? Their journey?
However, this memoir just didn't do it for me. The chapters are short and it's hard to connect to the author, to really feel as they felt, especially if you've never lived her kind of life. It seems to brush over the details and just give synopses of different events in her life, and sometimes not really in order.
The writing isn't bad and it was a quick read, but it wasn't much more than that. A quick read. I suppose I was hoping for something a little more. I'm happy the author was able to find happiness and joy through becoming a Christian, but with little connectivity I'm not sure that many minds will be changed based upon this book.
It can be enjoyed by Christians, but I don't know if many other people will branch out and read it.
(*Note I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review through LibraryThing Member Giveaways.)
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