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annareads97's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.25
As someone who once attended Liberty and lived in Lynchburg when the Falwells fell from the pedestal they’d managed to claw their way onto, I had high hopes for this book. The story in and of itself is entirely worth knowing, but the writing fell utterly flat to me. Political/religious scandal tell-alls can be both informative and riveting and this one certainly had that potential, but Granda’s voice was something reminiscent of a personal diary and a bad high school essay rolled into one, and I’m honestly not even sure where or how Mark Ebner comes into play as a writer since everything is written in first person. Overall the whole thing read as “this happened, then this happened; they did this, then I did that.” Again, I believe his story completely and am happy he gave it voice and helped dismantle some of the ridiculous power and influence the Falwells once wielded, but as a… I don’t even know what to call it? Autobiography? Tell-all? Regardless, it was a struggle to get through. A great deal of potential but it did not live up, sadly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Religious bigotry
Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Alcohol
buffy_garden's review against another edition
fast-paced
3.75
I listened to the audio book of this. It was interesting and fast paced, but I feel I got more out of the Hulu documentary, "God Forbid".
karenreagan's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Very interesting. Current events.
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