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Heretics Anonymous
by Katie Henry
Damn, read it one day! I missed reading books in one day and Contemporary YA have the amazing talent to make me stay up late and read them.
Now: I'm not a Christian. Nor Catholic. I'm actually a Pagan and have been Pagan for over 10 years. So I was a bit... reticent on whether I would like this book or not. I knew there was a Celtic Reconstructionist character and that was a huge boost for me to read it, I admit! But the rest of the characters weren't that bad! Even Lucy, I actually liked her a lot. And I understood her perfectly, even though our religions are the opposite of one another. She's passionate about God and about her practice and religion and I'm the same with my Goddesses and my religion. I could relate to her and understand what she was saying and believing.
And, at the same time, I can understand Michael's POV, especially with his father. I can actually relate to that to some extent. I do believe he went too far and was a bit too extreme but I can kind of understand why? As a teen, I could understand and agree and now I can understand but not agree with, of course.
I did love how religion was talked about in this book and how the author approached several religions and made it all balanced. It was amazing, especially in a time when religion is such a breaking theme and that can divide people and families. I really liked this book and I think the author did an amazing job!
Don't avoid reading this book just because you're not Christian. As a non-christian I can assure you the book is fantastic and DOES NOT shove religion down your throat, it shows how balanced the coexistence between several different types of religions can be.
Now: I'm not a Christian. Nor Catholic. I'm actually a Pagan and have been Pagan for over 10 years. So I was a bit... reticent on whether I would like this book or not. I knew there was a Celtic Reconstructionist character and that was a huge boost for me to read it, I admit! But the rest of the characters weren't that bad! Even Lucy, I actually liked her a lot. And I understood her perfectly, even though our religions are the opposite of one another. She's passionate about God and about her practice and religion and I'm the same with my Goddesses and my religion. I could relate to her and understand what she was saying and believing.
And, at the same time, I can understand Michael's POV, especially with his father. I can actually relate to that to some extent. I do believe he went too far and was a bit too extreme but I can kind of understand why? As a teen, I could understand and agree and now I can understand but not agree with, of course.
I did love how religion was talked about in this book and how the author approached several religions and made it all balanced. It was amazing, especially in a time when religion is such a breaking theme and that can divide people and families. I really liked this book and I think the author did an amazing job!
Don't avoid reading this book just because you're not Christian. As a non-christian I can assure you the book is fantastic and DOES NOT shove religion down your throat, it shows how balanced the coexistence between several different types of religions can be.