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Like Dandelion Dust
by Karen Kingsbury
by Karen Kingsbury
Heather's review
bookshelves: cound-not-finish
Jan 06, 11
bookshelves: cound-not-finish
Recommended for:
fans of Glen Beck
Read from January 05 to 06, 2011
** spoiler alert **
Some will say it's terribly unfair to give a book a one-star rating after only a few chapters, but reading a book is like meeting a man on the first day - I know within the first 10 minutes whether or not I want to sleep with him. And I definately do not want to sleep with this book.
To sum up how I feel about this book (and what sealed my decision to not continue reading it), please read the review written by fellow Goodreader, Tiffany: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The following is my comment on her review, which is also going to double as my own review:
Oh, boy this is what I was afraid of. I'm only on page 33 and I've already discerned that Molly & Jack are going to be "punished" for not going to church, for not "needing" God. And this was before I read your review.
I don't think I'm going to finish this book. I've got so many other worthwhile titles waiting to be read; I can't waste my time on evangelical drivel. It's a shame because this plot had the potential to be a great story. And I guess it is a great story - probably for the same kind of people that loved Glen Beck's The Christmas Sweater.
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I suppose I didn't read far enough to find out if this is explained, but there is the gigantic plot hole of Wendy signing Rip's name on the adoption papers. Don't those sorts of documents need to be notarized? I'm assuming the reason the judge does grant custody to Rip is because Wendy forged his signature. Are we to believe that in an adoption (especially by a rich, perfect couple such as Molly & Jack), there were no lawyers involved making sure all "t"s were crossed and all "i"s were dotted? Or perhaps that was another one of God's little tricks, his way of ensuring the Jack & Molly will "need" him one day. What a funny guy that God is!
To be clear: I *do* believe in God and I *am* a spiritual person. I pray every day. But do I believe that God is vengeful? No. Do I believe he is controlling everything that happens to us? No. We have free will. It says so right there in that Bible that everyone is so fond of quoting, but not actually reading, it would seem.
To sum up how I feel about this book (and what sealed my decision to not continue reading it), please read the review written by fellow Goodreader, Tiffany: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The following is my comment on her review, which is also going to double as my own review:
Oh, boy this is what I was afraid of. I'm only on page 33 and I've already discerned that Molly & Jack are going to be "punished" for not going to church, for not "needing" God. And this was before I read your review.
I don't think I'm going to finish this book. I've got so many other worthwhile titles waiting to be read; I can't waste my time on evangelical drivel. It's a shame because this plot had the potential to be a great story. And I guess it is a great story - probably for the same kind of people that loved Glen Beck's The Christmas Sweater.
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I suppose I didn't read far enough to find out if this is explained, but there is the gigantic plot hole of Wendy signing Rip's name on the adoption papers. Don't those sorts of documents need to be notarized? I'm assuming the reason the judge does grant custody to Rip is because Wendy forged his signature. Are we to believe that in an adoption (especially by a rich, perfect couple such as Molly & Jack), there were no lawyers involved making sure all "t"s were crossed and all "i"s were dotted? Or perhaps that was another one of God's little tricks, his way of ensuring the Jack & Molly will "need" him one day. What a funny guy that God is!
To be clear: I *do* believe in God and I *am* a spiritual person. I pray every day. But do I believe that God is vengeful? No. Do I believe he is controlling everything that happens to us? No. We have free will. It says so right there in that Bible that everyone is so fond of quoting, but not actually reading, it would seem.
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Reading Progress
| 01/06/2011 | page 33 |
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9.0% | "I'm only a few chapters in, but I already have concerns this is an evangelical book in disguise. You just know something bad is going to happen to this "perfect" family and I feel like it's going to be a "punishment" b/c they aren't church-going folk." |
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In the paperback movie tie-in version, there was nothing in the synopsis to indicate this would be a Holy-Rolling book, and I normally do not read the author's bio before purchasing a book. I also don't like to thumb through books because I don't want to spoil it. Although maybe the "Now A Movie On Lifetime!" should have been clue enough to put the book back.I do not like the message of this book at all, and stand by my review. I think it's awful to insinuate that those who don't "need" Jesus - i.e., go to church every week (don't forget to tithe!) and evangelize to anyone with ears - will be 'punished' and that those that do pray will...well, get their kids back.
I also did not like the ignorant way that Molly & Jack were portrayed. Like, "La di da, our lives are perfect! Screw God, who needs him?!" I personally have never met anyone like that. Most people I know with blessed lives are very thankful for them. And if they aren't? Well, I still don't think God or the Fates will wreck vengeance on them.
To be clear: I love Jesus. I think he's swell. I talk to him all the time. And I know that Jesus won't take my kid away or punish me in any other way if I don't go to church.
I've donated the book to the local jail (where I donate a lot of books) so maybe someone else will get something useful from it.
What I do not understand are all the reviews done on Karen's books (not just this one) by readers who complain about the fact that the books deal heavily with faith. Karen is a Christian write who writes Christian fiction. All her book jackets explain that and those who say they didn't know that before buying and starting to read the books had taken the time to read over the jackets, they'd have know that it wouldn't be their "cup of tea" so to speak. I don't know..but if I am going to purchase a book, I make sure to read through the jacket and look through the book a bit to see if it is something that would interest me. If I can't get a good grip on it after all that, then I usually pass on the book until I can research it further. To each his own I suppose, but if you make a mistake buying a book because you didn't check it out throughly..there is no reason to put out a review saying the book is awful.