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A review by bubblewombat
Nine Lives and Counting: A Bounty Hunter's Journey to Faith, Hope, and Redemption by Duane Chapman
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
I've never seen any of Dog's shows, but I sure will after this book! I'd heard about him, but he really came to my attention during the Gabby Petito case, so when I saw this book was coming out I knew I had to read it. And now I'll have to read his other books too, because I want to know even more about him.
We're immediately hit with the sad, because the book begins with Dog's wife Beth's battle with cancer that she unfortunately lost. You can really tell how much he loved her and how much it affected him. I'm glad he and Francie (who also lost her husband) managed to find each other and find a new purpose together.
In Nine Lives and Counting we follow Dog's journey from childhood to adulthood, through a biker gang, prison, door to door salesmanship, bounty hunting and ministering, Dog's done it all.
The most compelling parts to me, were Dog's testimony and all the ways he glorified God in this book. He's one of the best examples of answered prayers. I love how precise God was, like the 60 dollars or the horse, ask and ye shall receive indeed.
I loved learning about his past too, I'd imagine even people who've seen the shows don't know all of that about him.
The majority of the book is from his PoV, but we had a surprising appearance by Francie who wrote about their meeting from hers. It was so sweet. I'd love to listen to her talk sometime.
And yes, this read is full of Bible quotes and stories, but if you ask me the more the merrier!! They fit in well with the theme of the book and I truly hope that people's lives will be changed by that prayer at the end.
Now if you'll excuse me, I saw Dog's first show is on Hoopla so, I'll catch y'all later.
We're immediately hit with the sad, because the book begins with Dog's wife Beth's battle with cancer that she unfortunately lost. You can really tell how much he loved her and how much it affected him. I'm glad he and Francie (who also lost her husband) managed to find each other and find a new purpose together.
In Nine Lives and Counting we follow Dog's journey from childhood to adulthood, through a biker gang, prison, door to door salesmanship, bounty hunting and ministering, Dog's done it all.
The most compelling parts to me, were Dog's testimony and all the ways he glorified God in this book. He's one of the best examples of answered prayers. I love how precise God was, like the 60 dollars or the horse, ask and ye shall receive indeed.
I loved learning about his past too, I'd imagine even people who've seen the shows don't know all of that about him.
The majority of the book is from his PoV, but we had a surprising appearance by Francie who wrote about their meeting from hers. It was so sweet. I'd love to listen to her talk sometime.
And yes, this read is full of Bible quotes and stories, but if you ask me the more the merrier!! They fit in well with the theme of the book and I truly hope that people's lives will be changed by that prayer at the end.
Now if you'll excuse me, I saw Dog's first show is on Hoopla so, I'll catch y'all later.