Review: Too Much of a Good Thing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2013
In my opinion this book could be best seller quality if it had a serious encounter with a good editor...one that chops more than half the words. The characters and story start out interesting and there is some seriously good writing along the way.I skimmed half the book waiting for the guy to die and by the middle of the book I was ready to kill him myself just to be done with the cumbersome conversations and repetitive themes. The goodbye chapters were like the dying swan in the opera...just when I thought they were done he started another 4 page lecture.The words "I'm sorry" occur in 352 locations, according to a search. OK, I know repentance and forgiveness are biggies, but please...enough is enough.The topic of sex before marriage was discussed in a non-preachy way the first time it was encountered. The second time was ok. By the end of the book I felt it being shoved down my throat with a ram rod as each conversation about the topic was longer and more preachy than the one before it. How about sowing the seed and letting God do the work?I am a fast reader, the usual kindle book takes me about 4-5 hours to read, this one took about 10 hours...about 6 too many, which is really a shame because it could be really good.