Official Review: Dodging Satan

NL Hartje · Post by **NL Hartje** » 22 May 2018, 16:02

kimmyschemy06 wrote: ↑05 Feb 2018, 04:00 I enjoyed the book a lot. However, some parts which some readers take as funny may be taken as offensive and even blasphemous by others, particularly Catholic readers.

Chalk me up as one of the Catholics who'll likely roll on the floor laughing. I love irreverence as a sounding board for bigger issues. I enjoy the lightheartedness of impactful reads that don't take the world too seriously. I'll definitely be reading this when I am in the mood to smile!

Bomisope · Post by **Bomisope** » 22 May 2018, 16:05

Thanks for the review but I don't think this book is for me. Glad you enjoyed it.

be45ne · Post by **be45ne** » 22 May 2018, 16:11

this is simply amusing .Thanks for the great review

okayode · Post by **okayode** » 22 May 2018, 16:15

An innocent girl’s narrative in illogical reverence for religious relics, gender roles as dictated by religion, discrimination due to sexual orientation and sexual abuse... this just got my attention.
holy water to repel Satan and his snakes?.. this one got me thinking the book will be fun-filled.
i will read it .
Nice review and congrats on BOTD.

enojojoseph · Post by **enojojoseph** » 22 May 2018, 16:37

I don't know why,I don't like book that challenge my religious beliefs and seem blasphemous to my religious beliefs.

rar1951 · Post by **rar1951** » 22 May 2018, 16:39

2018-05-22
Dodging Satan by Kathleen Zamboni McCormick, as reviewed by kimmyschemy06, sounds like a coming of age feminist autobiography. Although I have only read the review, I do not know if it is fiction or nonfiction. As an elderly single male I would not be inclined to select this book for reading, however the reviewer does such a great job highlighting the religious connotations, anti-feminist biases in her Catholic upraising, and questions of the endurance of marital relationships, I am tempted to indulge. Thank you kimmyschemy06 for a wonderful review.
(rar1951)

P Reefer · Post by **P Reefer** » 22 May 2018, 16:41

This review makes me very much open to reading this book as it explains it is a mix of a funny, satirical yet serious commentary on religious discourses.

CaitlynLynch · Post by **CaitlynLynch** » 22 May 2018, 16:42

Sounds as though the author might get herself excommunicated if any of the Catholic higher-ups read it!

Laura Ungureanu · Post by **Laura Ungureanu** » 22 May 2018, 16:42

It definitely sounds appealing. How Bridget grows up in that Catholic evironment and her parents arguing at home. It interests me the most how she thinks about the Creation and woman's role in the Catholic view. Great review!

strawberrysab · Post by **strawberrysab** » 22 May 2018, 17:00

Holy water to repel Satan and his snakes? This book has all the premises to be an entertaining reading. I’ll give it a try. Thanks for reviewing it.

kastle · Post by **kastle** » 22 May 2018, 17:04

This review is great, and immediately draws me in especially about the Catholic issues it raises.

tamdlyte · Post by **tamdlyte** » 22 May 2018, 17:14

Though the book sounds funny and amusing, which it actually is, a serious reader would discern the profound underlying issues disguised as a young and innocent girl’s spontaneous narrative including excessive and somehow illogical reverence for religious relics, gender roles as dictated by religion, discrimination due to sexual orientation and sexual abuse as perpetrated by familiar individual on unsuspecting and oblivious younger person, among others. Most importantly, the book depicts the impressionable nature of children, no matter how smart they are, and the harmful effects of domestic altercations to the mind of younger members of the family.

Wow. This book covers just about every myth, superstition and hilarious misinterpretation dealing with religion and a child's perspective of an abusive family and the weird stuff that happens with religion.

torvito · Post by **torvito** » 22 May 2018, 17:29

Religious matters presented in a humourous way? Sounds like a book destined to be controversial and I like that.
Good review, it makes me want to read it.

maggiechap · Post by **maggiechap** » 22 May 2018, 17:36

I'm still on the fence about the book. I don't know if it is something I'd enjoy. I'm not sure this would be my kind of humor, but thanks for the review.

tarafarah7 · Post by **tarafarah7** » 22 May 2018, 17:42

I'm not sure what to make of today's BOTD quite yet, but I'm looking forward to finding out! Your insightful review is much appreciated, as is the free copy provided by the author!