Review: Human story that just happens to be about Catholicism - 3.5 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2012
I wish Amazon allowed half stars. I enjoyed this story but there were a few plot issues that others have mentioned. The biggest was the huge time without a pope. While such things might have happened in the past, I do not see how that could happen today. I also thought the story dragged a little in the middle. The repeated drinking binges and the early part of the recovery didn't seem quite as real to me as the earlier and later parts. I also felt the ending was too easy given the situation...That being said I thought that this book told a good, human story. The fact that it was about Catholics was not super relevant to the parts I enjoyed. The idea of good people going bad and recovering from their failings goes beyond any religion. As someone without any religious affiliation I was able to enjoy the story without feeling lime I was being preached at.