Sep 30, 2026 · 56 min · 12 segments
This week Elise and Mal review one of the most controversial books of the year. The girls discuss themes, plot, entertainment level and much more. They had wildly differently opinions which made for…
Okay, so I am, for background, I am a Christian, okay? I still really liked it.
I can't quite nail down why Christians are just like so anti this book.
I thought it was great.
The ending was so satisfactory.
I just I really, really liked it.
I think that and the twist was good.
I did not see the twist coming like that was not what I thought was going on.
It was good.
I really, really liked it.
And meanwhile, me.
I don't know that I believe it has anything to do with me being a Christian, but I did not.
This was not for me, folks.
It felt like I was watching a train wreck the whole time, so it's not that I was bored.
It was just that I was like, this cannot really be happening.
I was not a big fan of the writing style, at least at first.
I didn't care very much.
Like the
going back and forth? present day and past or
that was a that's always a little bit hard for me for whatever reason but no i think the author just wants to make the main character so offensive to you that she just includes these like insane random random like sentences and it's like how What? What do you mean? Like,
just
the way that this woman refers to her followers is, like, super derogatory.
It feels so ridiculous.
It feels so ridiculous that it's, like, this woman is either, like, you know, an aspiring dictator or it's, like, a 13-year-old who wants to be popular at school and is, like,
you're all, you all work for me now and
you're stupid and dumb.
Okay, so I am, for background, I am a Christian, okay? I still really liked it.
I can't quite nail down why Christians are just like so anti this book.
I thought it was great.
The ending was so satisfactory.
I just I really, really liked it.
I think that and the twist was good.
I did not see the twist coming like that was not what I thought was going on.
It was good.
I really, really liked it.
And meanwhile, me.
I don't know that I believe it has anything to do with me being a Christian, but I did not.
This was not for me, folks.
It felt like I was watching a train wreck the whole time, so it's not that I was bored.
It was just that I was like, this cannot really be happening.
I was not a big fan of the writing style, at least at first.
I didn't care very much.
Like the
going back and forth? present day and past or
that was a that's always a little bit hard for me for whatever reason but no i think the author just wants to make the main character so offensive to you that she just includes these like insane random random like sentences and it's like how What? What do you mean? Like,
just
the way that this woman refers to her followers is, like, super derogatory.
It feels so ridiculous.
It feels so ridiculous that it's, like, this woman is either, like, you know, an aspiring dictator or it's, like, a 13-year-old who wants to be popular at school and is, like,
you're all, you all work for me now and
you're stupid and dumb.
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