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God Bless This Mess: Learning to Live and Love Through Life's Best (and Worst) Moments by Hannah Brown
2 reviews
keitacolada's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting
Minor: Drug use and Alcoholism
mgdsmile's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
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read for: Bachelor/ette drama, stories about Hannah's relationships and personal life, further depth on family background and significant childhood events (no joke, serious stuff)
don't read for: sound theology, particularly excellent writing
I don't want to insinuate that my criticism of her memoir is criticism of the author herself. I have enjoyed following along with Hannah's life, & from all she's shared, she does really love Jesus. However, <i>God Bless This Mess</i> was filled with the classic women's semi-Christian self-help: "I am enough," "My goal is to do better and be better," and of course the classic "Jesus still loves me" (taken at face value, true, but needs context. How about Jesus's death and resurrection, or the significance of sin and sanctification?). Again, I don't know her, and I can't expect that everyone else has A. a thorough theological foundation in their life and B. the same views as me. I also wonder whether her position as a public figure meant that her content had to be genericized, like, "for me it's Jesus, but for you it may be Buddha or the universe," in order to appeal to a wider audience or to keep from beating Bachelor Nation over the head with Christianity. I get that, but it was disappointing to me.
Overall, I enjoyed her stories, but as much as Jesus/God was mentioned, I do not share her worldview. That being said, I did really appreciate how the book narrated her experience with therapy - it is very obvious that she has done significant emotional reflection, and I applaud that (and agree that it can be very positively impactful to the Christian life). Also, the audiobook was fun (since Hannah herself read it).
read for: Bachelor/ette drama, stories about Hannah's relationships and personal life, further depth on family background and significant childhood events (no joke, serious stuff)
don't read for: sound theology, particularly excellent writing
I don't want to insinuate that my criticism of her memoir is criticism of the author herself. I have enjoyed following along with Hannah's life, & from all she's shared, she does really love Jesus. However, <i>God Bless This Mess</i> was filled with the classic women's semi-Christian self-help: "I am enough," "My goal is to do better and be better," and of course the classic "Jesus still loves me" (taken at face value, true, but needs context. How about Jesus's death and resurrection, or the significance of sin and sanctification?). Again, I don't know her, and I can't expect that everyone else has A. a thorough theological foundation in their life and B. the same views as me. I also wonder whether her position as a public figure meant that her content had to be genericized, like, "for me it's Jesus, but for you it may be Buddha or the universe," in order to appeal to a wider audience or to keep from beating Bachelor Nation over the head with Christianity. I get that, but it was disappointing to me.
Overall, I enjoyed her stories, but as much as Jesus/God was mentioned, I do not share her worldview. That being said, I did really appreciate how the book narrated her experience with therapy - it is very obvious that she has done significant emotional reflection, and I applaud that (and agree that it can be very positively impactful to the Christian life). Also, the audiobook was fun (since Hannah herself read it).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Sexual content
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