The Abstinence Teacher- Tom Perotta

I have mixed feelings about this one. The subject matter was definitely different than the other books I have read recently- the story revolves around a sex-education teacher and basically a converted super- Christian (I guess like the Evangelists) and what happens in their small town. There was a plot, and it flowed somewhat ok, but there was too much hopping back in forth between the present and the character’s backstory that was just a bit too choppy for me. Plus, I got real bored real quick with a lot of the anguish and inner battles the Christian character dealt with, in addition to a the pages devoted discussing this particular brand of Christianity. It didn’t exactly read like a pamphlet promoting the religion, but it wasn’t what I signed up for either. All in all, I’m ambivalent about it. I’m not upset that I spent time reading the book, but I did wish at times that I could read faster to just move things along.

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