Reviews for View from a bouncy castle

The average rating for View from a bouncy castle based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-02-15 00:00:00 Mclaren Mak This book is kind of weird. It's Christian nonfiction, and it's all about how Christians should live and what they should and shouldn't do, which means it's not the type of book I usually read. I noticed it completely by accident: the author had written a novel that I had read for book discussion, and I had recognized the name. I became even more interested when I found that this book was written in a humorous tone, which really takes the edge off what might have otherwise been an unbearably preachy little book. That said, Fabry still comes off as preachy (what did I expect?) That probably would've been all right, but some of what he preaches is really . . . out there. There are several passages that do makes sense, of course, but some of his statements just bizarre, even contradictary. For example, in one chapter, Fabry writes that "ineffective" Christians think of God as their pal. They forget how holy and powerful and infinite he is, and they spend too much time listening to "What a Friend we Have in Jesus." Seriously? Now he's picking on the hymns while criticizing the people? Leaving aside the argument that God's love for human beings is sorta central to the religion, his argument doesn't even hold up in the rest of the book. A few pages later, Fabry writes that another sign of ineffective Christians is that they think of God as being holy and powerful and important and forget that he is really interested in every mundane detail of their lives. This seems to me to be the spiritual equivalent of having one's cake and eating it too. If I'd had any expectations, this probably would have been a disappointment. As it is, even though I didn't really learn much or become spiritually enlightened, and even though I can't recommend it to anyone, I'm not sorry I read it, either. It was interesting enough, and there were a few funny moments. There was one hilarious joke about coffee grounds.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-01-28 00:00:00 Laura Lalor When I was in High School I studied Biology, and one unusual aspect was in the exams they did a series of multiple choice questions, and you had to choose the incorrect answer, I get the sort of vibe here with this book, I get the joke and it is somewhat humorous but it grows old pretty quickly. I think I just would have preferred the normal hey want to live for Christ here are some helpful steps. The occasional step onto moralising didn't help either. Anyway it sounds like I didn't enjoy it, I did have some issues, but there was still the understanding that this was a book designed to help you grow in Christ, I just wish it had of dropped some of the perceived arrogance and gone for positive - I think I would have enjoyed it more.