Mary FaderanCritiques

I'm very sorry but I tried several times to read this book and I simply could not get past the first few pages. There was no build up to the main event and it just didn't get better.½

Disclaimer: I received this book free of charge in exchange for a fair review.

It only took a few pages before I realized that English is not the native tongue of this author.
A proofreader was most definitely needed but not used.
So many mistakes, on almost every page, made this a tedious read indeed.

I wasn’t sure about this book at first. The cover was a little odd for me. But I have to admit I enjoyed it. A book with nice common sense at living life and topics that should be talked about. It had some nice tips and moments to get you to think. I enjoyed it.

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I believe the main character in this book is meant to come across as a loveable rogue with the potential for redemption. He doesn't. He comes across as a disturbing psychopath twho should have a three mile exclusion zone.

This book is strange. The story makes no sense, the characters are unrealistic and the writing is bad.

Worse than a of these is one of the worst transgressions of all - when a woman says no to sex and a man continues, it is not a turn on, its rape and to pretend it is anything else doesn't just damage women it endangers them.

One of the worst books I've read in some time.½

I received this copy from LibraryThing Member Giveaway. I have to say I was not impressed. The characters were shallow and not well developed. I felt no connection to any of the characters. The story read like an outline instead of a fleshed out story. The MI5 agent was stiff and not very believable in his love for Rebecca. I think it could become a good story with a little more work.

I wanted to love this book, but, despite it's obviously heart-felt origin, it read like unfocused ramblings and was often hard to follow. As an Anglo-Catholic, I was able to understand what some Christian may find confusing, though often it was not based in the theological teachings of the Church, but rather the author's personal views and opinions. Despite the author's rambling manner and frequent digressions, I appreciated someone who has sought to find Christ as often as possible in everyday life. I think that this book has potential pending better editing and professional/theological insight.

This is a pretty good book, however i am a book reader who loves a long story. i would have loved for it to have been longer but all in all for the books length it is a really good story. I give it a 3.5 star rating. my favorite quote is ..." I'm very glad you're pregnant. just that it put a bit of a awkward spin into my life". Great story overall!½

This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaway

What Jesus said and how you can live it is composed of short homilies by Mary Faderan on various verses in the gospels. The verses are from The Jerusalem Bible, version unknown. Faderan uses experiences in her life to explain her feelings about these particular verses, arranged in order: John, Mark, Matthew, Luke. (I never did figure out why this order!)

I guess I missed the message that this book was for Catholics only. Faderan uses examples of the Eucharist as if it were magic! ("...Jesus remains in our bodies for 15 minutes after Holy Communion." Really! Transubstantiation maybe? Most of us believe that Jesus remains with us always and that Communion belongs to everyone, not just Catholics.) She is also obsessed with people who don't go to church (i.e. Mass) and the secular world in general. She instructs us to pray to saints, but only those so approved. (Idolatry maybe? We pray to God only through his son Jesus, who is God in the Trinity.) She wonders at some folks being a bit put off by the crucifix but many of us wear a cross symbolizing the risen Christ - the empty cross. There are many more examples I can point out.

Needless to say, I was not impressed. The book needs some serious proofreading and, if she wants to appeal to a broader audience of Christians, a total rewrite. A shame, because some of the meditations are worth reading.

And, in the interests of disclosure, I am a life-long Anglican who believes in the 39 articles as a requirement for faith and the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral. I use Forward day by day for my daily readings.

I could not get into this book at all. The main character kills someone for parking in his parking spot right out of the gate, I mean really!! I thought there would be more to the story before he flipped out. DNF!