American Blasphemer

Rating: 3.5/5.0 There are nuggets of wisdom to be found here, mixed in with esoteric musings, and a couple of diatribes and drug-infused soliloquies. There is also a profound sense of loneliness in several of the characters that will haunt the reader for a time. Read full review in the 2021 February i......more

This novel has a unique structure and some heavy themes. I particularly liked the first half, which I would describe as “Norm Macdonald meets Flannery O’Connor”—funny yet grotesque. The storytelling becomes a little bit pedantic/academic towards the end and thus, for better or worse, less relatable......more

This is not a book for everyone. This is not a book that I enjoyed reading. This is a book that I could not put down. This book is crude, grotesque, vulgar, and brutally honest. I cannot recommend this book, and yet I think every person claiming to be a Christian should read it. This book follows, l......more

I loved this book, I wrote a review for it but not sure what happened to it. So I will try to remember what I wrote before. The relationship John has with god and his family is explored here. Anyone who grew up in a religious family and has grappled with belief and/or non belief can relate to this.......more

A masterful labour of modern honesty, told through the lens of a lonesome soul trying to figure out this world and life… John Gillen has put together a series of life encounters; his own bible you could say or even a modern companion to it. Of course that could be classed as blasphemy through the ey......more