Reviews for Sparks from the Fire of Time

The average rating for Sparks from the Fire of Time based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-07-05 00:00:00 James Schoonover I'm refraining from rating this book because I'm not its intended audience. The original title to this book was "A Catholic Mother Looks at the Gay Child" and I think the author should have kept that title. Though I suppose the cross on the cover offers the same indication of who this book is for! This wasn�t the most enjoyable book I�ve ever read. The writing isn�t exactly stellar and given our differences in religious beliefs, I didn�t agree with the author�s thoughts regarding other issues (namely sexuality and anything non-Christian). But this book wasn�t intended for me � I�m not trying to come to grips with having a gay child and well, I�m not Catholic. I think Davis comes off a bit preachy, but when I strip that away, this a book about a mom trying to make a difference . . . about a mom trying to help the world, and specifically, the Catholic Church, accept and love her son for who he is, to help them understand that homosexuality is natural and not something a person chooses. And I commend her for that. The first half of "A Catholic Mother Looks at the Gay Child" is exactly what the title suggests. She writes about her initial reactions and trying to �cure� her son and about her acceptance. She takes a look at homosexuality from a Biblical perspective and dissects the verses from the Bible that seem to mention homosexuality. The second half of the book included an interview with her son and his boyfriend, as well as seven other people of varying ages who have come out at different stages in their lives. This was more interesting for me to read. The stories are all vastly different and I think they do a fabulous job of illustrating the point that people do not fit into molds.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-10-10 00:00:00 Justin Miller I hate Ayn Rand. I think she's a psychopath. So imagine my confusion when I pick up a book more or less promoting Libertarian magick under the name of the psychopath. The author praises the psychopath while simultaneously mocking the concept. It's all very tongue in cheek, and yet not. Part politics, part self help, part pagan witchcraft, part satire, part I don't know what -- this book is hilarious, manipulative, wild, potentially dangerous, and weird. Which is why I think it's great. At its heart, the text promotes selfishness and the manipulation of others. It mocks culture for being an enslaving destroyer of self and urges us to rise above it. The book tells us to lie to those who can't see the truth because they can't be saved. It advises us to befriend other "toxick magicians" when we meet them. Some sections get a little dull - recommended movies to see and personality tests. But mostly it's a dark, funny, cruel, and interesting perversion of self help nonsense.