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Heretic by Jeanna Kadlec

1 review

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

Thanks to Harper Books for the free advance copy of this book.

 

• HERETIC is part memoir, part examination of how evangelical culture and beliefs have impacted every part of American life.
  
  
• I didn't grow up in a specifically evangelical church, but having been a teenager in church/America in the 1990s-2000s, all this stuff was simply in the air, and reading this book felt both enlightening and cathartic.
  
  
• I also appreciated that this book touched on how hard it can be to find community outside churches in this country, and Kadlec's search for both welcoming congregations and secular fellowship.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse