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Style, Sex, And Substance (2012)

by Hallie Lord(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1612782094 (ISBN13: 9781612782096)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Our Sunday Visitor

review 1: I came away from this book thinking about how hard it is to create a book like this. Multi-author books are almost bound to leave the reader less-than-satisfied, because it's hard to connect with so many different personalities in such a short space of time. That said, I think the editor gathered an interesting group of contributors. The book gave me the feeling I often have after a Ladies' Night Out with other Catholic moms: I felt refreshed and grateful for the time I'd spent here, though I didn't really feel in sync with every woman I met there. A few of them were just the person Jesus wanted me to meet at that moment; perhaps the others will become dear friends at a different time, or perhaps not at all. Though the book was broad in scope, and therefore didn't hang tog... moreether as well as I expected, I still greatly appreciated the effort to bring these different perspectives together in one place.
review 2: My interest in Hallie Lord‘s new book, Style, Sex, and Substance: 10 Catholic Women Consider the Things that Really Matter, was pretty high BEFORE the trailer was banned from YouTube.For one thing, I’m a fan of each of the contributors.For another, what’s not to love about a book that covers style, sex, and things of substance from a Catholic woman’s perspective?I had heard that it was a quick read, and I did, in fact, zip through it like my eyes were on fire.But here’s the thing: it was not just good enough to keep me reading quickly; it was good enough to make me want to reread it and to make me write my name in the front.Each of the contributors brings a unique voice to the table, but they’re all united in what’s important: their deep faith and their enthusiasm for putting said faith in practice.Someone had mentioned to me that the book only got better as you read through, and much to my surprise (I love those early chapter contributors!), I found that to be true. I think the reason the book gets better is because, as you read through it, you go deeper and, while you’ll still find yourself laughing, you’ll also find yourself marking passages and dog-earring pages to reference later.Highly recommended for everyone in your life. less

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