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celine_arabella's review
2.0
For a book called "Stalking God", it seems like she goes into an incredible amount of effort to do the exact opposite. She deep-dives into religions that do not believe in a god, and avoids those that do. I thought it would be more of a look into the different big religions from a skeptics perspective, but also some smaller kookier shit thrown in there, but it was just the kooky stuff. And because of that it lacks depth, which is what I hoped the book would have in spades.
oliviasundb's review
Its not a bad book, just not interesting enough to stick by it for 200 pages, it couldve made the point after 50 pages whereas now the argument for each religion seems a bit monotone and repetitive
cmclarabee's review
4.0
Anjali Kumar references Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love (both the book, and the movie based on it, validly distinguishing between the two) many times in Stalking God. Maybe one wouldn't exist without the other, but Kumar's book is so much better than Gilbert's that I'm sad it hasn't gotten more attention. Anjali Kumar is funny, self-aware, insightful, smart, and a good writer. She also, undeniably, had an outsize budget for her spiritual explorations and an attraction to more offbeat than average practitioners. Still, I found her stories engaging and her conclusions sound, and am so glad I stumbled upon her book!
lssreads's review
5.0
I loved this book because the author was clear about her intentions, didn’t force her opinions on the reader and remained open to the different religions she explored while also being vulnerable about her personal thoughts and feelings. She took a journey I would probably never have the resources to take and invited us along in a way that was informative and humorous, yet still serious and contemplative.
zooperzoomer31's review
4.0
Funny and an interesting read; this book examined seeking spirituality in the twenty-first century. The author offered a fresh take on popular and not-so-popular activities that people participate in, in an attempt to answer the fundamental why-questions. Different experiences were explained in first-hand accounts and that was what made this book enjoyable!
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