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2.0 out of 5 starsHumour? Where?
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 30, 2010
As a Christian, I was excited to read the 17-page excerpt of this book on chapters.ca. I've read "Stuff White People Like" and thought this would be a similar take on the subject of the Church. Wrong!
The author writes in first-person. Fine for reviews like this, not fine for generalizations about the Christian society as a whole. Also, his titles of the "things" Christians like aren't things. They're behaviours, thoughts, and ideas. They're not at all simple. For example: "Stuff" white people like are "sweaters." Simple! "Things" Christians like are "Being secretly jealous that your pastor has a better car than you do." This is neither simple nor really-funny-because-its-true.
Some of the "things" are generally true, but his expansion on the subject leaves you scanning for the elusive funny bits. If you want a book that points out the lovable fun of church life, I recommend reading the works of Adrian Plass.
