Devout: A Memoir of Doubt | 
so-soI dislike negatively reviewing memoirs, though this one didn‘t click for me at all.
It felt much more preachy than I expected it to be and that‘s definitely not something I seek out in my reading life. Anna writes candidly about her bipolar disorder and the way it impacts her life and subsequently her relationship with religion. Some really horrible evangelicals drove her out of their church because of her illness. She found God on her own.
intothehallofbooks Born and raised in “evangelical NC” here. These types of books are tricky for me. On one hand, I find comfort in knowing other people had crazy negative (and to be fair, positive too) evangelical experiences like I did. On the other hand, they‘re so triggering. I don‘t love that buzzword, but that‘s the best way to describe it. I looked at this one, like I have many others, and just can‘t make myself pick any of them up because they‘re so heavy. 3w
intothehallofbooks Thank you so much for your review. 3w
Chelsea.Poole @intothehallofbooks I can 100% appreciate that! Though this particular subject matter doesn‘t trigger me, I have realized in the last 5 or so years that a few things I just cannot read about for my own mental health. I‘d say stay clear of this memoir! 3w
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