Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, but Nobody Wants to Die: Or the Eschatology of Bluegrass
by David Crowder, Mike Hogan
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Author: David Crowder, Mike HoganEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-12
ISBN: 0977748006
Number of pages: 261
Publisher: Relevant Books
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Book Review: Heavy on soul, light on substance
Summary: 3 Stars
I received this book as a Christmas gift from my brother. I am not a particularly big fan of bluegrass, I had never heard of either author before reading this, and I thought the authors looked like they were trying to be a little creepy on the back cover, especially David Crowder. I decided to read it anyway on a 2-day trip where I'd be flying for about 8 hours and wanted to bring something along.
Having finished this book, my first reaction was, "What was the point?" Much of the book felt like I was observing the thoughts and conversations of the two authors, which in some cases was deliberate as they had included IM conversations between the two. I felt like I was being lead along on a path that started in great sadness/tragedy and ended up nowhere in particular.
In general this was an easy to read, sometimes witty book. No section of the book seemed longer than about 10 pages, so it was easy to stop and reflect frequently. There were facts and explanations mixed in with opinions and random thoughts. The drier parts seemed to be building a case for a point never made, and the more engaging sections felt like authentic expressions of emotion going in all directions.
I really felt for the two authors given the deaths they had dealt with in their lives, and when the book was closest to their reactions I was touched by their authentic expressions of sadness, grief, and hopelessness. They wove in 3 fictional stories with their personal stories and random facts about the human soul and bluegrass music. The fictional stories seemed like they were intended to be "harmony" to their personal stories' "melody." In the end, though, the fictional stories came together in a rather strange way that came across to me as clumsy and contrived. It lacked the authenticity of their real lives and in the end felt like a distraction.
So, overall I would say this is an okay book. It's not a waste of time to read if you want to feel what grief is like for others or learn random facts about the history of the human soul or bluegrass music. I don't think that I learned anything useful or grew much from reading the book, though.
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