Seeking Imperfection

by Evan M. Dolive

In March 2013, after seeing an advertising campaign for Victoria's Secret that was targeted especially to younger female demographics and much too sexy, Evan Dolive, a concerned father and ordained minister, wrote an open letter calling for Victoria's Secret and other companies to view girls as human beings, not objects. What happened next was truly amazing. His letter hit a nerve. It was viewed numerous times--3.9 million times to be exact--and Dolive was interviewed by national news publications and appeared on CNN and Headline News. Dolive didn't want his 15 minutes to be in vain. So he turned it into a labor of love--Seeking Imperfection, --a book that's grounded in biblical insights, stories, reflection questions, and prayers for anyone who believes in empowering children to grow up to value themselves for who they are.

208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 31, 2015

Reviews

[Rusty del Norte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seeking Imperfection is a book seeking to talk about culture from a Christian perspective. The personal stories are interesting and revealing about the author. I enjoyed part of the book that try to counter the mass culture and its focus on imagery. I also enjoyed the positive body imagery at the end of the book.

The author uses a lot of truisms ("mountain out of a molehill") and assumed cultural knowledge. On several occasions, the reader is told to "Google it" - which seems a bit lazy. Reading through the paragraphs in the first two chapters, one is treated to a variety of cultural references without it being cited. It seems to meander at times as focus seems to be a bit of a problem. There is, at time, a lack of clarity as to the purpose of the book. Chapter 3 is an interview that feels more like it should be in the appendices. Chapter 5 feels like a extended sermon on the topic of 'acceptance'. Chapter 6 talks more about church closings and the difficulty of youth in churches.

Overall, its a good book but it needs more focus.