Il paradiso per davvero

Oh Boy. I am reluctant to review this since I have friends who loved this book, and my mother recommended it. But this book bugged me so much I just have to have my say. This is a book about a three year old boy, Colton, who comes close to death (never pronounced clinically dead, as in most near death Leggi tutto

For a while now people have been asking me to read and comment on the book Heaven is for Real written by Todd Burpo. Todd Burpo writes the book as an account of the experiences of his four-year-old son, Colten. For some reason, because I am a pastor, people think I am going to love this book about a Leggi tutto

As a true memoir - astounding. As a novel - an okay read. As an audiobook - kill it with fire There's two ways to go about this review. Either 1) discuss the theological impact and connotations or 2) discuss the quality of the novel . I will be going about route 2 - therefore I won't be getting into th Leggi tutto

I am already on the 11th chapter - I am just get chills when I read this book. Last night, I spent time reading comments from Goodreads. I was shocked of all the one stars and negative comments. These are the topics that kept coming up. I just have to vent about it... 1.) WHY DID THE PARENTS WAIT SO L Leggi tutto

So I'll preface this by saying the following: 1.) I would have never read this of my own accord. I read it only for book club. 2.) I was skeptical going in. 3.) Though I'm a born-and-raised Catholic, I would classify myself as an agnostic, at best. 4.) I'll also admit I skimmed huge chunks of this book. Leggi tutto

First of all, this is a book I would never in a million years pick up on my own. I read it b/c one of my students brought it to me and told me how much he loved it, and that he wanted to lend it to me so I could read it. So, yeah: I read this b/c I care about my students and the things that are impo Leggi tutto

True story #1: My husband’s former boss once told him she has evidence for a past life: she spoke Welsh (a language she is completely unfamiliar with) in her sleep. My husband asked the obvious question: “How do you know you spoke Welsh in your sleep?” She had a friend spending the night, and the frie Leggi tutto

I skim-read this some time ago and just glanced over it again to remind myself of some of the details. I cannot believe this book continues to sell millions of copies or that there has been a sequel and now a movie! The book itself is poorly written and tells the story of all of the mundane details

I know, I know, don't raise your eyebrows... I felt I just had to read this book. I felt it could not possibly be as ridiculous as it seemed from many reviews. Well... “Colton, you said that angels sang to you while you were at the hospital?”He nodded his head vigorously.“What did they sing to you?”Co Leggi tutto