I Want To Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here On Earth: Finding Rapture Here on Earth Audiobook

" I want to be left behind, but this book didnt hold my interest as much as the title. "

" I got a kick out of this book. If you have any religious background at all, I know you will find it amusing. "

" After reading a review of this book I was curious to read it myself. I thought it would be more focused on religion but was pleasantly surprised that it was a biography of an interesting nature writer. She uses the compare/ contrast of her "born-again" southern Baptist family with her embrace of the natural world. Given all the focus on environmental issues and the doom and gloom of global warming, war and the end of time as we know it, this book was essentially positive and upbeat. "

" As a recovering Fundamentalist, I liked the idea of this book, but I just couldn't get past her poor writing. "

" The book had its interesting moments and reads as a series of essays on life in a fundamentalist family. I enjoyed her exploration of naturism and taoism. Toward the end it was repetitious. "

" Brenda Peterson's book about growing up in a Southern Baptist family was intriguing. It was interesting to watch her learn to navigate that world as someone who did not believe the Rapture. I enjoyed her writing and her connection to nature. "

" I kept expecting the female David Sedaris and getting disappointed! The author's sister made such a stink about it made me want to read it even more, but it was really all that funny or derogation. I wanted much more from it! "

" This book really resonated with me and, while I was sad when I read her sister's review, I realilzed that I should focus on what the book meant to me and not what her sister thinks. Good stuff- great read! "

" A GOOD STORY OF INDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. THE AUTHOR HAS A LOT OF EGO STRENGTH TO PURSUE HER OWN COURSE WITHOUT ALIENATING THOSE CLOSEST TO HER. "

" There were portions of this book that I enjoyed, but it just didn't work for me as a whole. It didn't flow well, and it didn't endear me. The most interesting parts were the outdoor adventures and quotes from other authors and friends. "

" the author shows us how we can bridge the differences in belief that we encounter in our families. "

" Hilarious - and I hope she has more books in her. This was so much fun. "

" I thought this would be an intellectual exploration of end times theories, but it was actually a memoir by someone I did not know. However, it was a good memoir with lots to provoke thought. "

" Bleh. After reading her "sister's" comment about how so much in the memoir isn't true, it seemed overwrought and repetitive. Why read a poorly written, potentially fictional memoir when there are so many other great books to read?! "

" Good read, author lives in West Seattle and describes areas I recognize. She tells a tale of being the black sheep in a fundamentalist family and how she comes to terms with her large Southern family and her life as an environmentalist. "

" Brenda Peterson is my favorite author and I have loved everything she has written, but this one wasn't as great. It's a memoir so maybe I just prefer her essays and fiction to creative non-fiction... "