Murder By Familyby Kent Whitaker
Published by Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, 2008
224 pages
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Summary: The real life story of the murder of Kent Whitaker's wife and youngest son. His oldest son, Bart, becomes a suspect in the killings and Kent relies on God and his faith to forgive his son and help him heal.
Review: I very rarely read non-fiction, but after reading Cindy's review of this book, I thought I would give it a try. It has been a few days since I finished the book and I am still going over passages in my head in hopes of putting my thoughts into words for this review. This was an incredible book about the personal strength and faith of one man. Murder By Family tells how Kent Whitaker's values and love for Bart allowed him to forgive his son for the greatest of sins. I would consider this a very religious book (another genre I rarely read), because Whitaker makes a case for seeing signs from God. It is through these signs that he is able to see a way of surviving the aftermath of the murders. Kent's other contention (which I am having a hard time agreeing with) is the premise that God allowed Bart to kill his mother and brother so he could be saved and find his way into heaven. With that said, I believe Kent Whitaker believes this, and I am amazed by his personal strength and conviction. The structure of the book gave me some pause. It was told in chronological order, but the story sometimes jumped around with memories of the past or foreshadowing the future. Overall, an intense read that makes you think even after the last page is read. Rating: ***1/2 out of 5
6 comments:
Interesting review. Murder by Family sounds like a very fascinating/disturbing topic and has been something I've been wanting to read. I'm not one for religious themed books either but power to Kent Whitaker for standing by his faith; I think I'd have a hard time doing that under the circumstances.
Thanks for the review Jess. This book sounds very emotional. I'd not heard of it before. I'm going to check it out further.
Loved your review and thanks for mentioning me. It did jump around. I am like you this is my genre in books but I enjoyed it. How many people would forgive their son for doing what he has done?
Interesting book! Must have taken a lot for the author to write it. Nice review.
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hmm, Not sure how I feel about this book. I kind of want to read it but then I kind of don't. I have tried reading non fiction before-like Ann Rice- and I just could not read the books! I might have to look into this book..
Great review!
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