Poppa John

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Summary: A Novel About 3-d Faith and Failure
Review: "Poppa John" is not a "Christian" novel... thank God. It is a novel about a man groping toward faith in the midst of his own disintegration. Wiowode's own life, as in all his novels, greatly informs his fiction. Unfortunately, Poppa John doesn't quite reach the absolute poetry of his finest, 'Beyond the Bedroom Wall,' or even the Faulkner Award-winning 'What I'm Going to Do, I Think." It was a book written by man who himself had recently discovered Christian faith. As such, it is well worth the read. Just read his others as well!

Rating:
Summary: A Novel About 3-d Faith and Failure
Review: "Poppa John" is not a "Christian" novel... thank God. It is a novel about a man groping toward faith in the midst of his own disintegration. Wiowode's own life, as in all his novels, greatly informs his fiction. Unfortunately, Poppa John doesn't quite reach the absolute poetry of his finest, 'Beyond the Bedroom Wall,' or even the Faulkner Award-winning 'What I'm Going to Do, I Think." It was a book written by man who himself had recently discovered Christian faith. As such, it is well worth the read. Just read his others as well!

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Summary: Misrepresents itself as a Christian novel of repentance.
Review: What a disappointment! Woiwode purports to tell the story of an aging soap-opera star (the pious "Poppa John") who borrows from his role's piety until he finds his own. This is really a story told in disgusting detail of a self-absorbed drunk. There are many references to the "hero's" bathroom habits and the sensations that come and go in his genitals. I found Poppa John and Woiwode repulsive; definitely not for the godly.