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alinaborger's review
A scrupulously reverent young girl grows up to become so anxious about hell and the evangelical God that she needs rehab, medication, and a new kind of faith.
In rehab, she meets a really, REALLY shitty counselor (but also--thankfully--meets a fabulous doctor), makes some friends, and discovers grace while eating McDonald's chicken nuggets & stripping at an amateur night.
On a personal note, I'll say that this book so accurately and painfully presents an inside view of evangelicalism that I broke out in hives.
In rehab, she meets a really, REALLY shitty counselor (but also--thankfully--meets a fabulous doctor), makes some friends, and discovers grace while eating McDonald's chicken nuggets & stripping at an amateur night.
On a personal note, I'll say that this book so accurately and painfully presents an inside view of evangelicalism that I broke out in hives.
ginnygriggs's review
4.0
Re-read this in preparation for writing a sermon. This is a tough one because it mirrors a lot of my own story. Worth the read, however. God is bigger and grace is more encompassing than we can imagine - this I believe.
abetterbradley's review
3.0
I grew up Baptist and I've struggled trying to reconcile my faith with my sexuality. I could relate to Maggie Rowe and her struggle over the notion of "am I saved? am I a good Christian". Maggie Rowe isn't gay, no matter what her counselor wants to believe but her story will resonate with anyone that has struggled with what it means to be Christian.
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