One thing I’ve noticed as Draven, and I get deeper into these memoirs, is the voice. The child-like voice. Part fundy voice and part just childhood trauma infused into that being perpetually child-like state. Let’s talk about the word fundy for a minute. Here’s the deal: you ...
Biography & Autobiography / Religious
BOOK REVIEW: Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar, Derick Dillard, and Craig Borlase
Unless you are literally a hermit living on a deserted, undiscovered island somewhere with zero access to anything outside yourself, you have at the minimum heard of the Duggar family. Maybe you watched their shows. Maybe you followed the social media. Maybe you just watched the ...
BOOK REVIEW: Educated by Tara Westover
I’ve read a lot of memoirs (or listened mostly if I’m being honest) lately. Memoirs of religious fundamentalism, Holocaust survivors, even just crazy situations (looking at you Gypsy Rose). They don’t get easier to write reviews, unless I have a strong reaction to the words used, the ...
BOOK REVIEW: Holy Disruptor by Amy Duggar King
Here’s another edition of ‘books I would never have chosen to read on my own but . . . Kristin’. Fun Fact: Tontitown, Arkansas, is a mere two-hour drive down the road, so again, we are in my own backyard with the Duggar mess. This read-through the girl’s books had less to do with the ...