A little more secular than expected.

(Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review through Blogging for Books.)

- 3.5 stars -

A journal subtitled "My Five-Year Spiritual Journal" isn't something I'd normally pick up, being an atheist and all. And probably this same quality also means I'm not the best person to review The Daily Question. So, grain of salt and all that jazz.

Two out of three of the sample questions on Blogging for Books seemed secular enough, so I decided to give it a try. And while there are some overtly religious (read: Christian) prompts - "How does Jesus love people through you?"; "How has God tangibly shown love to you this week?"; "What in Scripture are you grappling with these days?" - most are much more general and applicable to people of all faiths (or none). In fact, it feels a lot like another five-year, guided journal I reviewed called Q&A a Day: 5-Year Journal ... just with a few Christian-themed questions sprinkled in here and there.

In fact, many of the same issues I had with Q&A a Day are applicable here, too: the dimensions of the journal are small, just a tick over 4"x6". But it's very thick (1 1/4"), which makes writing anything below the top third of the page very difficult (your hand just kind of falls off the cliff edge to flop around awkwardly). Each page provides space for five answers - one a year over five years - which is cool. But the lines are very cramped and don't leave a whole lot of room for elaboration. A more generously sized journal would be so much nicer, don't you think?

I do like the design of the cover - it's hardcover, with a rich and soothing texture to it - and the bookmark ribbon is a nice touch. The prompts are engaging and varied, though devoutly religious users may desire more Biblically-inspired items. I counted this as a positive but, as I said, grain of salt.

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