The thing about reading on a Kindle is that you always know precisely where you are. That’s how I know that it took 83% of the book before the author GOT TO THE POINT. By then, I was pretty irritated. To be fair, the last 20% of the book is very engaging, but the build-up, the first 80%, was a bit of a slog.

Joseph Banbury was raised in an ultra-religious household, with “demon drills,” bedtime sermons, seeing the devil in the shadows of the basement. Not surprisingly, he grows up with complicated feelings about religion. He has a variety of mental issues, hallucinations, depression, but he is always devoted to his writing.

It takes ten years, but Joseph finishes his novel, The Skeptic, which delves into his feelings about religion and his upbringing. It takes the reading world by storm – millions of copies sold, all over the talk show circuit, death threats, and even an attempted assault on a Fox News interview show. The librarian who fostered his interest in writing will no longer speak to him. He is estranged from his parents. But there is one person, one presence. that continues to follow him…

The Skeptic focuses on God, but he’s only half the story. What if the Devil shows up and wants to tell his side?

Well, I don’t really know because we only get a taste of it (17%) before we’re expected to hop off and buy the sequel. Not sure that’s in the cards for me.

This book found its way to my Kindle through Kindle Unlimited.