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Becca By The Book (2009)

by Laura Jensen Walker(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0310276977 (ISBN13: 9780310276975)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Zondervan

series

Getaway Girls

review 1: Becca is the only non Christian in the 'Getaway Girls' book club and at times thinks herself as the odd woman out. Recovering from an accident she takes a bet from the other members that she will date the next guy who crosses her path 20 times.In walks Ben who is a very very active church member. Becca finds herself being taken to every type of Church event save a 'snake handling'. Becca puts her chin up and tries to learn Ben's way of life and culture. I think it does impact her preconceived notions instilled by her past. Hopefully she has more insights into her friends as a result and can understand their point of view better.Over all it was fun and did not end how I expected it to. Still I enjoyed Daring Chloe a lot more.
review 2: This story made me a bit t... moreeary-eyed at the end. I liked Ben and his grandmother. I was surprised at the fact that it wasn't typical chick-lit, but I liked that at the same time. I also liked that the ending wasn't so predictable. Some of the Christense humor was funny (as were her definitions) and some great points were made about Christians not being perfect and how that can be a good thing when Christians show that they are fallible as long as they are sincere and not fake about it. That was a great message. I found that very real and helpful, too. Sometimes we seem to have the strongest affect on people who don't share our faith when we show them that we struggle with behaving all the time, too. I've noticed that for some people that makes Christianity more attainable in their minds because they know they aren't perfect. None of us are. That was probably my favorite implication in this book.I also enjoyed getting to know Becca. She wasn't the most likable character, but I understood her and how she was jaded because of her mother's scamming. I liked that she started to soften but didn't do the predictable things typically seen in CBA novels. While the book was a bit snarky at times and poked fun at things that aren't very Christian about the subculture in churches, I didn't find it offensive. To me it was more insightful. I think the author did a good job showing what the typical person outside of the Christian faith might observe when looking at the typical church culture. less

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