To Be Perfectly Honest

A popular christian comedian and author took a challenge be truthful for a full year.  If you are familiar with Phil Callaway's previous books, then you know this was the man for the job.  I was, to be perfectly honest, let down.  I enjoyed the book, but found myself having mixed feelings about how it was written and what the point of the book really was. I was left confused as a reader, as I could not tell what was even truth to his stories, was this supposed to be satire?

I found myself laughing sporadically through out the book, but at other times I felt the book a little heavy.  His mom's dementia was one heavy topic, and although there was some moments that made me smile at his description of their visits, on a whole just not humour material for me.  His struggle with the church and being honest in this regard came across a little distasteful, but maybe this is the point...being honest all the time truly shows our sinful nature.  Good topic, wrong genre perhaps.

I love Phil Callaway, I love his humor, but this book was not on my list of books to pull down when I need a laugh. 

Sorry Phil, just being honest!

I was given this book free of charge from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.