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The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher
Meet Ryan Fisher---a self-assured real estate agent who's looking for an edge in the market. While watching a news special late one night, he sees evangelical Christians raising their hands in worship. It's like they're begging for affordable but classy starter homes. Ryan discovers the Christian business directory and places an ad complete with a Jesus fish. His business doubles in a week. But after visiting an actual church, Ryan realizes that with his business savvy, he could not only plant a church---he could create an empire. The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher is a hilarious, spot-on, and often heartbreaking satire in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Perrotta, and Douglas Adams.
348 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2008
About the author
Rob Stennett
10 books29 followersI have written screenplays, stage plays, and all sort of other stories. The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher is my first novel, and the best thing I've ever penned to paper for what it's worth.
I'm trying to write stories that satirize, poke and prod at religion while also showing it's value and significance in our culture. At least that's what I think I'm trying to do. But maybe I'm off. Maybe I'm trying to do something much scarier.
I'm trying to write stories that satirize, poke and prod at religion while also showing it's value and significance in our culture. At least that's what I think I'm trying to do. But maybe I'm off. Maybe I'm trying to do something much scarier.
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July 12, 2012
Does every guy have an inflated view of himself? I remember back in high school and college having these visions of grandeur that were way out of proportion. It was like my head was a balloon that you could just keep blowing air into, and it would never stop inflating. I remember people, especially girls, telling me that I was full of myself. I shrugged them off like annoying gnats. My friend Steve Knoble and I started flaunting our pride as a way of laughing at our fantastically incorrigible selves. Once I scratched, "Be vein," on the Nojiri Boathouse Wall. The spelling error spoke for itself.
The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher captures this thing about guys and bottles it like pure spring water in the character of Ryan Fisher. He visits church once or twice and starts imagining himself as a pastor. He's not even a Christian, but he wants to save people, change their lives, create a mega-church. He develops this passing thought into a full-blown business proposal, and when his wife stumbles on it, he talks her into helping him make it a reality.
Katherine's motivation is fundamentally different from his. She has always wanted to be a part of something bigger than herself. She is attracted to his zeal, to his willingness to swerve off the road into unknown territory. He might actually live up to some of the ideals that embodied the rocker she was in love with back in college.
While rolling his eyes at Ryan's audacity on every page, the author, Rob Stennett, manages to make us not only sympathize, but really love him by the end. He's like the inner ego whose rear end you are constantly kicking. Stennett also puts church and Evangelical culture through the ringer. The cheerful tone keeps the book from becoming a bitter satire, and there are places where Stennett's own sincere beliefs emerge brilliantly. For instance, when Ryan enters a casino to rescue one of his flock from a gambling addiction, the description of the unhappy gamblers with glazed over eyes is poignant. Many of the things that attract people to Ryan's church, though certainly not the petting zoo and cotton candy, are things Stennett recognizes as things the church really needs. I came away from the book longing for a church with a true sense of community and Christ-like concern for the real problems of its members.
The references to present popular culture might date this book pretty soon, and for the most part, it's just a fun-loving kick in the pants, but I was genuinely moved by Ryan and Katherine's lives, and to my amazement, found myself in tears at the end.
The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher captures this thing about guys and bottles it like pure spring water in the character of Ryan Fisher. He visits church once or twice and starts imagining himself as a pastor. He's not even a Christian, but he wants to save people, change their lives, create a mega-church. He develops this passing thought into a full-blown business proposal, and when his wife stumbles on it, he talks her into helping him make it a reality.
Katherine's motivation is fundamentally different from his. She has always wanted to be a part of something bigger than herself. She is attracted to his zeal, to his willingness to swerve off the road into unknown territory. He might actually live up to some of the ideals that embodied the rocker she was in love with back in college.
While rolling his eyes at Ryan's audacity on every page, the author, Rob Stennett, manages to make us not only sympathize, but really love him by the end. He's like the inner ego whose rear end you are constantly kicking. Stennett also puts church and Evangelical culture through the ringer. The cheerful tone keeps the book from becoming a bitter satire, and there are places where Stennett's own sincere beliefs emerge brilliantly. For instance, when Ryan enters a casino to rescue one of his flock from a gambling addiction, the description of the unhappy gamblers with glazed over eyes is poignant. Many of the things that attract people to Ryan's church, though certainly not the petting zoo and cotton candy, are things Stennett recognizes as things the church really needs. I came away from the book longing for a church with a true sense of community and Christ-like concern for the real problems of its members.
The references to present popular culture might date this book pretty soon, and for the most part, it's just a fun-loving kick in the pants, but I was genuinely moved by Ryan and Katherine's lives, and to my amazement, found myself in tears at the end.
September 25, 2023
I thought this was a great satirical look at churches, the church environment and culture. Perhaps a way to see ourselves in a different light that reminds us what is good but that which is not so good in the walls of the church.
November 13, 2020
Really like the narrator’s voice in this book, reminding me of authors like Terry Pratchett, Obert Skye, and Lemony Snicket. The narrator becomes the clever, opinionated “inside man,” who both tells us the story and provides ongoing editorial.
A couple of twists help take the last half in a direction I wasn’t fully expecting, and though some reviews have expressed frustration in the conclusion, I really appreciated the more open-ended resolution to Ryan’s story. It’s nice to have a story that gives you something to discuss and draw your own conclusions about afterwards.
A couple of twists help take the last half in a direction I wasn’t fully expecting, and though some reviews have expressed frustration in the conclusion, I really appreciated the more open-ended resolution to Ryan’s story. It’s nice to have a story that gives you something to discuss and draw your own conclusions about afterwards.
June 16, 2009
A bit bumpy at first, before you get used to the narrative, but after that it's pretty much smooth sailing. Very amusing, and unlike anything I've ever read before. I was particularly amused by all the Star Trek references, and by the way events unfolded in a seemingly random fashion (illogical, yet totally believable). Taking your would-be murderer with you to appear on Oprah? A totally viable course of action!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 22, 2020
I hesitate to call this book Christian Fiction. The author and publisher are both Christian, but the main character in the book isn't. It takes place in churches and tries to talk some church talk, but you won't find much of a real salvation message within its pages. Ryan Fisher is a salesman. He goes from being a mediocre real estate salesman to top sales just by changing his target. He starts to advertise in Christian business directories, then begins going to a mega-church. He almost accepts the gospel message of salvation, until he hears that there isn't a catch. In his mind, there's always a catch. His wife begins attending the bible study lead by the associate pastor's wife. She too is caught up in an internal competition, anything she can do, I can do better. When Ryan decides they should move and start up their own church, even though neither one of them really believe in Jesus and aren't really convinced there's even an omnipotent God, his wife goes along with him. They move to Bartlesville, Oklahoma and start up a non-denominational church in a Chuck-E-Cheese Restaurant. One hopes a deception of this nature wouldn't last (although we all suspect not all pastors are as upright as they should be) and it doesn't. The reader never finds out if Ryan ever comes to a true faith, although I suspect his wife does. It's not the most satisfying novel, even as a satire.
August 4, 2022
Messiness Behind the Perfect Smile
Ever wondered what goes on behind the curtains in churches? I'm sure we all have. In this case, we go further, "What goes on in the mind of a total irreligious fraud who makes up a church and treats it as a business?" A whole, it seems. In Rob's casually humorous style, he takes many jabs at how what seems like an effective way to spread the Gospel (sans the Gospel) and sees how quickly it can all fall apart without effort nor remorse.
Writing was good, sharp, witty, and easy, coupled with a thought-provoking satirical style. Highly recommended!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the curtains in churches? I'm sure we all have. In this case, we go further, "What goes on in the mind of a total irreligious fraud who makes up a church and treats it as a business?" A whole, it seems. In Rob's casually humorous style, he takes many jabs at how what seems like an effective way to spread the Gospel (sans the Gospel) and sees how quickly it can all fall apart without effort nor remorse.
Writing was good, sharp, witty, and easy, coupled with a thought-provoking satirical style. Highly recommended!
January 21, 2023
Someone in my Twitter feed referenced this book in a post about current issues with evangelicalism. I was surprised I hadn’t heard about it before now and decided to check it out. Like many of its reviews, there are significant editing and technical issues. I also realize it’s the author’s first novel. Bottom line, though, the story line and the actions of the main character made me really uncomfortable. The story was billed as satire, but really wasn’t. Instead, it was a complicated look at emotional manipulation of sincere people, and the author’s flippant, comedic approach to such an important issue left a lot to be desired. It kind of made me want to throw up.
May 25, 2026
I wanted to rate this higher, but it just didn't live up to a higher rating. It's clean, funny, and kept me hooked. It even had me almost believing Ryan was in the right by the end. There were snippets worth sharing. It had no clear path to an "everybody wins" ending with all the poor choices made along the way and didn't find a way to finagle Ryan from his consequences. I like when books allow the characters to be stuck with what they deserve. I like when a book has me at least sympathetic to a character who is clearly in the wrong. I love how flawed and human Ryan and his wife were. There was so much going for this book, but it somehow came out as, well, a three-star read.
November 20, 2020
At first I had trouble really getting into this book but about 1/2 through it picked up for me and had my attention. By the end, I was glad I had read it till the end. It lends itself well to discussion and brings up some very compelling questions about motives, faith, and what’s most important I’in life.
July 29, 2018
I'm not sure if I really loved this book, or not. I'm not sure if it was meant to be a satire, or ??? It probably made me laugh more than it should have. What I do know is, it made me think about my faith, and what and who I believe in. I would definitely reccomend it to friends.
July 31, 2019
I listened to the audio version. I finished just to see how Ryan would get caught in his deception. I had figured it would be his ego. Pride goes before the fall. Almost true but not very believable.
October 18, 2020
This was an interesting way to take one’s mind if all the weirdness of the start of the corona pandemic - with the weirdness of people and religion. I did get a kick out the guy starting a church with no religious calling at all, but it went on too long.
January 14, 2019
Ok story but the flow is odd. It jumps from story line to story line without any formal breaks.
November 27, 2024
Pretty funny. Ending a little disappointing
March 7, 2025
Funny weird commentary on mega churches.
June 18, 2015
Author Rob Stennett has a fun satirical wit, and that is on full display in this novel. Rob came up with an interesting premise—could a flimflam man create a church—and ran with it to its logical conclusion.
Unlike other reviewers, I don’t see the book as a critique of any particular church denomination or style. Some see it as a critique of “mega” churches, but I think it could just as easily be seen as a critique of more “traditional” churches that have been doing the same things for decades with little regard for the lost, or the hurting. That’s the beauty of novels, particularly satire: They are like literary Rorschach tests. (Or like the dark tree in the “Empire Strike Back”.) What you get out of them depends much on what you take in.
I found the characters well drawn and the plot logical and easy-to-follow. The only criticisms I have are mechanical in nature. The POV is a problematic. It often shifts within the same scene, making it difficult to tell whose head you’re in. This POV (omniscient…or maybe an altered 3rd person?) is certainly a valid way to write, but I’m not sure if it was the best choice for this story.
Also, I found the ending abrupt. It was passable, no threads were really left hanging, but it felt like something more needed to happen…or needed to be said. (It doesn’t help that the eBook version showed twenty more pages which were used for an interview and a sample of another book. Something I’m not against, mind you, but when coupled with a soft ending…)
All in all an enjoyable read, though. This would probably be 3 ½ stars, but I’m a sucker for a great premise.
Unlike other reviewers, I don’t see the book as a critique of any particular church denomination or style. Some see it as a critique of “mega” churches, but I think it could just as easily be seen as a critique of more “traditional” churches that have been doing the same things for decades with little regard for the lost, or the hurting. That’s the beauty of novels, particularly satire: They are like literary Rorschach tests. (Or like the dark tree in the “Empire Strike Back”.) What you get out of them depends much on what you take in.
I found the characters well drawn and the plot logical and easy-to-follow. The only criticisms I have are mechanical in nature. The POV is a problematic. It often shifts within the same scene, making it difficult to tell whose head you’re in. This POV (omniscient…or maybe an altered 3rd person?) is certainly a valid way to write, but I’m not sure if it was the best choice for this story.
Also, I found the ending abrupt. It was passable, no threads were really left hanging, but it felt like something more needed to happen…or needed to be said. (It doesn’t help that the eBook version showed twenty more pages which were used for an interview and a sample of another book. Something I’m not against, mind you, but when coupled with a soft ending…)
All in all an enjoyable read, though. This would probably be 3 ½ stars, but I’m a sucker for a great premise.
May 21, 2012
I read this book on a lark. It turned out to be a great read and had a great, albeit odd, story. In a nutshell amazon sums it up better than I can:
Meet Ryan Fisher---a self-assured real estate agent who's looking for an edge in the market. While watching a news special late one night, he sees evangelical Christians raising their hands in worship. It's like they're begging for affordable but classy starter homes. Ryan discovers the Christian business directory and places an ad complete with a Jesus fish. His business doubles in a week. But after visiting an actual church, Ryan realizes that with his business savvy, he could not only plant a church---he could create an empire. The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher is a hilarious, spot-on, and often heartbreaking satire in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Perrotta, and Douglas Adams.
Even during slow parts I had to know what was going to happen. I had to know what decisions were going to be made and by who. Or how said decisions were going to be found out or thrown back into another person's face. Worth a read. Just know, it is weird. It is not your typical story with your typical characters that develop from point A to B. These people take odd twists and turns, and make decisions that may take them all the way to point F before they make it back around to B. Read it!
Meet Ryan Fisher---a self-assured real estate agent who's looking for an edge in the market. While watching a news special late one night, he sees evangelical Christians raising their hands in worship. It's like they're begging for affordable but classy starter homes. Ryan discovers the Christian business directory and places an ad complete with a Jesus fish. His business doubles in a week. But after visiting an actual church, Ryan realizes that with his business savvy, he could not only plant a church---he could create an empire. The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher is a hilarious, spot-on, and often heartbreaking satire in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Perrotta, and Douglas Adams.
Even during slow parts I had to know what was going to happen. I had to know what decisions were going to be made and by who. Or how said decisions were going to be found out or thrown back into another person's face. Worth a read. Just know, it is weird. It is not your typical story with your typical characters that develop from point A to B. These people take odd twists and turns, and make decisions that may take them all the way to point F before they make it back around to B. Read it!
October 13, 2009
A casual and fun read. The main character is man who is indifferent to religion, but thrives on the attention received from others when they perceive him as a holy man. This leads to Ryan starting his own church. When it grows out of control into a nationally recognized boom, Ryan gets caught. I would have liked to see Ryan's character mature more through the process. It seems that he is the same pleasant but ignorant man from start to finish, only focused on himself. I would have liked him to grow more and discover that he really had faith in God. That he led a God centered life for his church or that he did go back to get training to be a pastor, etc. I felt that in the end he just gave up. However, it did end on a positive note with Ryan's marriage surviving the fire and flourishing. However, the question remains...why in the world would Kathryn support him to uproot them from Denver to go to the middle of nowhere, Oklahoma to begin a church when they were both non-believers? A little inconceivable!
April 6, 2012
I find it hard to rate books. Was this the most amazing book I have ever read? No but for its' genre it was amazing. I listened to it rather than read it and wonder if that makes a difference. I didn't deal with annoying punctuation etc., etc. I should also mention that I love quirky books. I enjoy books that haven't been done thousands of times before and I have an odd sense of humour. I am also a conservative Christian. I loved this book because I laughed out loud many times. One time I had to pause the book because I was laughing so hard. I told my husband and my mother about some of the places I laughed over and they laughed too. This novel made me think about churches, Pastors and my own walk with Jesus. Of course, I analyze everything but I think the author not only meant to make us think but succeeded in doing so. I love a good laugh and one that has a good moral message attached is too good to be passed up. I went and got the authors other two novels from Audible tonight. That has to say something.
February 19, 2009
Strange. I'm perplexed as to how this is considered Christian fiction. Yes, the book is a satirical exploration of what may have happened if a non-believer decided to start a mega-church. (I found the satire to be far more in the vein of Tom Perotta than Kurt Vonnegut; we all know how I feel about both the former and the latter.) Does the fact that the story concerns a bunch of Christians automatically qualify the book as a piece of "Christian fiction"? Perhaps I'm dense, or perhaps it is a function of my agnostic-ish worldview, but I didn't realize that the book was categorized as such until about 100 pages in, when I flipped to the very last page of the book and discovered that the publisher specializes in printing Bibles and offers a daily scripture, devotional, and inspirational emailing list. Hmm.
February 25, 2010
Kindle ed.
Shifts in subject occur unexpectedly. You'll be reading about Katherine and then suddenly reading about Ryan and left wondering "What just happened here?" (I refer to the Kindle format; It could be different in paperback form.)
The Almost True Story seems to be a too good to be true church growth fantasy of Ryan's. He doesn't believe in God but meets a need and folks are flocking to him. First to see what the hoopla is about and then because they like what they see and hear. He bluffs his way along, gets his ideas from television talk shows, and makes things up as he goes and then discovers it's actually helping people. Folks are leaving their own churches in droves and attending his, causing great concern for other pastors who are left looking for a wrinkle in his theology. If what Ryan is doing though, brings about positive results, where will their complaints leave them?
Shifts in subject occur unexpectedly. You'll be reading about Katherine and then suddenly reading about Ryan and left wondering "What just happened here?" (I refer to the Kindle format; It could be different in paperback form.)
The Almost True Story seems to be a too good to be true church growth fantasy of Ryan's. He doesn't believe in God but meets a need and folks are flocking to him. First to see what the hoopla is about and then because they like what they see and hear. He bluffs his way along, gets his ideas from television talk shows, and makes things up as he goes and then discovers it's actually helping people. Folks are leaving their own churches in droves and attending his, causing great concern for other pastors who are left looking for a wrinkle in his theology. If what Ryan is doing though, brings about positive results, where will their complaints leave them?
August 18, 2010
Hmmmmm....not the worst but not the best thing I have ever read. It aggravated me quite a bit as it did not have any real resolution at the end. Also, it tended to jump from topic ot topic. One moment I would be reading about something Ryan was doing and then I was reading about Katherine in the same breath doing something completely different. Now that could have been due to the way it was formatted on my Kindle.
Like another review I read, I did not realize this was "Christian" fiction until I was well into the book and decided to do a little research on the author. It ws not terrible but I just felt it was either too shallow or not researched well enough.
All in all, it was a quick read and it amused me a little bit.
The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher
Like another review I read, I did not realize this was "Christian" fiction until I was well into the book and decided to do a little research on the author. It ws not terrible but I just felt it was either too shallow or not researched well enough.
All in all, it was a quick read and it amused me a little bit.
The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher
January 9, 2011
This is a mediocre novel.
My edition, at least, needed someone to check the grammar. More than once, I came across a group of words ended by a period. Then I had to read the full paragraph and go back to see what that strange collection of words masquerading as a sentence was supposed to mean.
As for the story, it progresses slowly, but steadily. Many of the topics need to be discussed by members of any church, but if one has not attended church enough to know more than the surface picture, I do not know if these topics would make sense.
The best part of the book is that Rob Stennett avoided a sappy, feel-good story. Church is integral to the story, but many of the problems pointed to in the book are too close to reality for Christians to ignore simply because this book does not follow the prescribed path of Christian fiction. The story needs polishing and further development, but the ideas are important and need to be heard.
My edition, at least, needed someone to check the grammar. More than once, I came across a group of words ended by a period. Then I had to read the full paragraph and go back to see what that strange collection of words masquerading as a sentence was supposed to mean.
As for the story, it progresses slowly, but steadily. Many of the topics need to be discussed by members of any church, but if one has not attended church enough to know more than the surface picture, I do not know if these topics would make sense.
The best part of the book is that Rob Stennett avoided a sappy, feel-good story. Church is integral to the story, but many of the problems pointed to in the book are too close to reality for Christians to ignore simply because this book does not follow the prescribed path of Christian fiction. The story needs polishing and further development, but the ideas are important and need to be heard.
June 25, 2010
Unbelievable. This book left me guessing.
While my ambiguous prelude might sound like praise, it wasn't. I still don't believe it. And I still don't understand it.
Reading this book through took an immense suspension of disbelief. Without giving away, let me say that the titular character has a series of ridiculous scenarios that move him from plot point to plot point.
As to theology, it's hard to say whether Mr. Stennett is criticizing his main character's philosophy or agreeing with it.
Still, I can't go without mentioning the book's prevailing strength: it's funny. Mr. Stennett has a sense of the absurd that weaves throughout his narrative. Still, i wish it had been better handled. i would recommend Imaginary Jesus, by Matt Mikalatos, for someone looking for a book like this. Still, when last I checked, it was free on Kindle, so if you're willing to take it...
While my ambiguous prelude might sound like praise, it wasn't. I still don't believe it. And I still don't understand it.
Reading this book through took an immense suspension of disbelief. Without giving away, let me say that the titular character has a series of ridiculous scenarios that move him from plot point to plot point.
As to theology, it's hard to say whether Mr. Stennett is criticizing his main character's philosophy or agreeing with it.
Still, I can't go without mentioning the book's prevailing strength: it's funny. Mr. Stennett has a sense of the absurd that weaves throughout his narrative. Still, i wish it had been better handled. i would recommend Imaginary Jesus, by Matt Mikalatos, for someone looking for a book like this. Still, when last I checked, it was free on Kindle, so if you're willing to take it...
March 5, 2010
Another Kindle read. I'm loving the somewhat sarcastic-yet-accurate, comedic situations and descriptions. There are definitely some unfortunate truths in this one.
After finishing the book I think the author might have gone a little too far in some of his sarcasm and satire in certain areas. It left me wondering at times if he views the bulk of the Christian faith in this light. One thing I didn't like was that Stennett did not offer any type of resolution within the story, no real shedding of light on what a more authentic view and application of faith might look and feel like. Could be a little dangerous for a non-Christ follower to read.
After finishing the book I think the author might have gone a little too far in some of his sarcasm and satire in certain areas. It left me wondering at times if he views the bulk of the Christian faith in this light. One thing I didn't like was that Stennett did not offer any type of resolution within the story, no real shedding of light on what a more authentic view and application of faith might look and feel like. Could be a little dangerous for a non-Christ follower to read.
January 15, 2016
Completely forgettable.
I liked the concept of this book, but I think Stennett was "safe" in his approach; which made for quite the boring read.
The main character, Ryan, was extremely flat and underdeveloped. I felt no personal investment in the story and couldn't have cared less what happened to him or his wife.
Too many details jumped around and quite a bit of the book was unrealistic in an exaggerated way. Ryan Fisher goes from nobody to guest on Oprah in mere months. I didn't think this town even had enough people to have 1,000 people in this church, let alone, 10,000.
I will click save and never think of this book again.
I liked the concept of this book, but I think Stennett was "safe" in his approach; which made for quite the boring read.
The main character, Ryan, was extremely flat and underdeveloped. I felt no personal investment in the story and couldn't have cared less what happened to him or his wife.
Too many details jumped around and quite a bit of the book was unrealistic in an exaggerated way. Ryan Fisher goes from nobody to guest on Oprah in mere months. I didn't think this town even had enough people to have 1,000 people in this church, let alone, 10,000.
I will click save and never think of this book again.
June 13, 2011
I got this book for free on my Kindle when I first bought it. I needed something to read last week and this ended up being it. I don't know if it was the Kindle version, but the editing on this thing was HORRIBLE. Spelling, punctuation, spacing, even the spelling of famous people's names was wrong. And the story was, gosh, I don't know, but I found myself incredulous that the main character could be so naive and cocky and just unaware. I know this is supposed to have some lesson or something but to me it was a waste of my time.
August 11, 2012
This book had a lot of humor in it that I didn't expect. It starts as a real estate agent seeing business opportunity in the Christian demographic. He first starts by selling in a Christian directory and using churches to find clients but then sees more dollars in opening a church. The main character is a non believer but knows all the right words and gets the idea of getting rich by starting his own church. The main part of the humor is on how all the right words are misinterpreted. This is a fun book to read as long as you don't take it too serious.
July 11, 2015
This book was interesting. At first I was distracted by the writing style. I didn't think it was all that great. But the concept was so preposterous that I about halfway through I started wanting to find out where the story was going. By the end, I found myself enjoying the book.
And it did make me think a lot about what qualifies someone to be a pastor and what makes running a church different from running a business.
I'd recommend the book, not so much for the spectacular writing, but more for the thoughts it provokes.
And it did make me think a lot about what qualifies someone to be a pastor and what makes running a church different from running a business.
I'd recommend the book, not so much for the spectacular writing, but more for the thoughts it provokes.
November 30, 2008
The book was definitely entertaining, as Rob Stennett places commentary on life and the Christian church throughout the novel quite well. Though the plotline is decent, the character development is somewhat weak. Some of the subplots seem unfinished, and the ending is not what you expect (its good, just a little unfultilling).
This book is a good read for the entertainment value and the commentary, but will it change your life or win any big award? No.
This book is a good read for the entertainment value and the commentary, but will it change your life or win any big award? No.
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