Are You Out There, God? by Sister Mary Rose McGeady
1996
Weight: 1 oz
Method of Disposal: Donating
My grandmother will periodically pass on a box of books to me. They are mostly ones I am not interested in--including this one--but I try to read at least a handful of each. I felt like I could read this one quickly in between other books and did. I like to think about her reading the books as I am reading them, and I like to try to imagine what she was thinking when she was reading them.
I know she is a very christian woman and so it does not surprise me that she would have a book by a nun who helps homeless children, but as I was reading this book I did have trouble imagining her reading about sex trafficked children, domestic violence, and street violence. She is human. I am sure she does read about terrible things, and this is probably one of those times, but I cannot help but wonder if someone at her church just passed it on to her and her to me without her ever having read it. This happens too. It was a very sensational 80's/90's type book. It was a little pat despite its subject matter and a little over the top in delivery.
1996
Weight: 1 oz
Method of Disposal: Donating
My grandmother will periodically pass on a box of books to me. They are mostly ones I am not interested in--including this one--but I try to read at least a handful of each. I felt like I could read this one quickly in between other books and did. I like to think about her reading the books as I am reading them, and I like to try to imagine what she was thinking when she was reading them.
I know she is a very christian woman and so it does not surprise me that she would have a book by a nun who helps homeless children, but as I was reading this book I did have trouble imagining her reading about sex trafficked children, domestic violence, and street violence. She is human. I am sure she does read about terrible things, and this is probably one of those times, but I cannot help but wonder if someone at her church just passed it on to her and her to me without her ever having read it. This happens too. It was a very sensational 80's/90's type book. It was a little pat despite its subject matter and a little over the top in delivery.
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