Official Review: Nobody Knows by Larry Schneiderman

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Re: Official Review: Nobody Knows by Larry Schneiderman

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Thanks for the interesting and insightful review of Nobody Knows by Larry Schneiderman. It certainly encouraged me to give this book a try. I enjoyed the fact that the book was written in first person expressing his thoughts, feelings, doubts, and joys. It gave me pause to think about the impact the teachers made on his young life and how that became a part of who he grew up to be. He seemed to be more like his Father than he realized.
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I really liked that he wasn’t a “perfect Christian”. He sinned… a lot. He questioned his faith. He didn’t always go to church. I found this less-than-perfect relationship to be extremely relatable. I’ve found myself asking several of the questions that were asked throughout this book. I’ve done my own sinning, and I’ve questioned my own faith. To me, this book was comforting. It let me know that I’m not the only one who has strayed off of the expected path a bit.
I can certainly commiserate with this, too! At the same time, the Amazon synopsis mentions a secret that Jake is keeping and that he's not the person that everyone thinks he is. I'm very curious as to how this all ties together, so I guess I too will have to read this as time permits. Thanks so much for the introduction!
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Flawed characters make a story great. We are all people with faults. We are not perfect that makes us human. What's fascinating is that he has the courage to accept his mistake. That is truly great. Thank you!
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Looks like an interesting read. I'm not really a reader of Christian books, but this book's title makes me curious about the rest.
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Thanks for the review. It seems that this contradictory and deceptive character can be interesting, especially if his way of being as a human enters in conflict with his faith. I have read the first pages, and without a doubt, it seems very well written and edited. I think it's worth giving it a try...
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I am a fan of first person narrative because I love to really understand people and the reasons their actions. This book sure interest me. An imperfect Christian with his secrets that question both God and his faith. This sounds a lot like me. Thanks for the beautiful review.
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Great review. Even though the storyline isn't catchy for me. It's sure to appeal to others.
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My favorite part of the book was Jake’s relationship with God.

I'm not a big fan of godly books but:
I really liked that he wasn’t a “perfect Christian”. He sinned… a lot. He questioned his faith. He didn’t always go to church. I found this less-than-perfect relationship to be extremely relatable.
I definitely feel that this way of telling a story can make the "medicine" go down! LOL
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This book will make an interesting read for someone like me who likes to understand the human psyche. I always did wonder how religious people couped with the guilt that came with sinning. It might be easier for the deeply religious people who are capable of avoiding the major violations of their religion, but for those religious people who continuously violate the sacred covenant of the God they seem to love so much, life must be a difficult and confusing journey.
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I loved the way when the author express the character 1 by 1. The author use the main character to express his love to god with credible manner. If you enjoyed this story why should i . Thank you for the review. Ill get this one .i want to read all the story.thanks
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Thanks for the review! That's great how you were able to relate to Jake. I'm not really interested the seemingly slow development of the plot so I don't plan on reading.
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The title of the book is also very relevant reading from the book on the life of Jake. I like the first point of view as it offers the reader a chance to be with the character everywhere and experience what the character is going through. This has many lessons that only await one to read the book.
Thanks for the nice review.
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This is a very exciting book. The flow is just amazing and it makes comprehension easy.
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Kibetious wrote: 12 May 2018, 03:53 The title of the book is also very relevant reading from the book on the life of Jake. I like the first point of view as it offers the reader a chance to be with the character everywhere and experience what the character is going through. This has many lessons that only await one to read the book.
Thanks for the nice review.
I second your comment.
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Books with religious aspects that insist on nothing less than the perfect can be off-putting. From your review I feel that this is a balanced one that shows that, we are on the journey to becoming better people everyday.
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