Book Review: Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear by Singer Duggar Vuolo

 Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear by Jinger Duggar Vuolo
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

So I wasn't sure what to expect - I heard briefly of the book and thought it was going to be a Duggar Family tell all - which it definitely wasn't. It was a mix of part tell-some Duggar and IBLP (Institute of Basic Life Principles) and part preaching. As someone who was raised in the Catholic church I was ready to throw the book down fairy early on as I didn't want to be preached to - especially as it relates to very conservative views. That being said having read this and then watching "Shiny Happy People" was .. eye opening in may ways.
Would I recommend it? Maybe. It was a quick and easy read, and once I took to heart that the MANY bible sections quoted were there to show how flawed some of the teachings within the IBLP had been vs. an attempt to preach to me it made it much easier to read.

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Book review: Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

 

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this book after watching a Man Called Otto - which was written by the same author. So .. the things you need to know if you didn't already is that this is the second book in the Beartown Series - which I did not know or understand when I started the book. As such, let me tell you the first 100ish pages was a real slug to read as there is a lot of details and I had trouble keeping the characters and their storylines straight; which I anticipate may hav been a problem even if I had read the first book.
(you know when you read the first in a series but then you take time between the novels and then come back to the book it's like you need time to nestle back into the community - well this one was slammed into the town and a lot of people)

However, once I committed to finish reading the book and put my mind to it and sorting out the characters it was totally worth it. It was just an amazing book with an amazing story. It touched my soul in many ways and has such important lessons. I loved the book and would LOVE to see this as a movie.
If you're looking for a summer (or winter) read that's a little more than fluff - that is deep and meaning this is the book. 10/10 recommend.

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