Jonathan answers “The book sounds intriguing. Is there...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood:

The book sounds intriguing. Is there anything in it that might make it inappropriate for a mainline church library that does not limit itself to books on religion?

Jonathan Go for it. It is a very truthful account of the conflict between a mother's unquestioning devotion to God and Jesus, and her son's attempts to questio…moreGo for it. It is a very truthful account of the conflict between a mother's unquestioning devotion to God and Jesus, and her son's attempts to question it using logic. This happens. Understanding it, and recognising it, is surely important. The critic who said don't get it because there is swearing and Jesus's name in the same sentence seems to live in an alternative reality.

The final sentence is one of the most uplifting and religious I've read. But you have to read the rest to understand that. Don't skip to the end.(less)

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