Angry Conversations with God
A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir
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Disillusioned, disenfranchised, and disinterested in anything churchy, Susan Isaacs knew of only one thing to do when she hit spiritual rock bottom at age 40. . . . She took God to couples counseling. In this cuttingly poignant memoir, Susan Isaacs chronicles her rocky relationship with the Almighty--from early childhood to midlife crisis--and all the churches where she and God tried to make a home: Pentecostals, Slackers for Jesus, and the uber-intellectuals who turned everything, including the weekly church announcements, into a three-point sermon. Casting herself as the neglected spouse, Susan faces her inner nag and the ridiculous expectations she put on God--some her own, and some from her "crazy in-laws" at church. Originally staged as a solo show in New York and Los Angeles , ANGRY CONVERSATIONS WITH GODis a cheeky, heartfelt memoir that, even at its most scandalous, is still an affirmation of faith.
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This was actually my second time reading this, and I remember loving it the first time. But it didn't hit me as much on second reading. It may be that I'm at a different place in my own life or that conceptions of spiritual life have changed since I first read it and so this book is less revolutionary. But I still appreciate Susan Isaacs's honest story of her life and bringing God to her counseling sessions.
Isaacs is an actress and a screenwriter. I hate celebrity memoirs, but Isaacs seemed to have enough of the writer in her for me to let this one slide under my radar.
So what did I think of it? She seemed like a ranting neurotic, jumping into relationships, jumping out, loving God, blaming God.
My instincts told me from the get-go: Walk away from this book. Some good parts, but not enough to have a whole book.
