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Becca by the Book
I was so surprised by this book. Funny, snarky, and ultimately had one of the best portrayals of "real Christianity" that I've ever seen in fiction. I'm not surprised it didn't get high marks from a lot of reviewers, especially Christian reviewers... it's slightly subversive. It makes fun of "Christianese" that people throw around sometimes without really understanding the meaning behind it; takes a dim view on the commercial, materialistic Christian gift industry ("souvenirs from Jesus-world"); and rejects religion focused on legalism instead of love.Even though the quote never came up in the book, James 1:27 came to mind: "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress."And... it had one of the funniest endings to a book I've read. Pitch perfect.