How to Be a Perfect Christian: Your Comprehensive Guide to Flawless Spiritual Living by The Babylon BeeMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Alright, I generally enjoy a little satire and usually find The Babylon Bee pretty hilarious. So when this came up on Edelweiss for review, it was pretty much asdfghjkl;omgineedtoreadthis.
As it turns out, I prefer my satire in small, concise soundbites (see: The Babylon Bee website), not in full-length, dense-ish, how-to-like books (see: How to Be a Perfect Christian). Some of the snark is spot on, but when it's in an endless stream like this one, it just gets a little too overwhelming. Or maybe it's a little too over the top that it ceases to stay funny after a while. Either that, or I've reached my eye-rolling quota for the week/month.
So yeah, if you really, really love satire (or you really, really hate super religious people and churchianity and want to laugh your head off at them), this is the book for you! [5 stars! Best ever!]
But if you're a new-ish Christian, easily confused, or you don't understand humour, you're pretty much going to be burning this book at the stake. [1 star. What rubbish is this! *angry face*]
Final star rating: 3, because I don't know how to rate things anymore.
Personal verdict: amusing, but eh.
Though I have to say that the ending does have pretty solid theology--if you get the roundabout way it's being said.
Note: I received a digital copy of this book via Edelweiss. I was given the book with no expectation of a positive review and the review is my own.
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