tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post7269783142078646213..comments2023-12-27T03:44:03.834+01:00Comments on Presenting Lenore: Book Review: Small Town Sinners by Melissa Walker + My own "Hell House" experiencesLenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-54756731422114175992011-08-23T20:59:23.132+02:002011-08-23T20:59:23.132+02:00I read the whole book yesterday. And I still don&#...I read the whole book yesterday. And I still don't know how I feel about it. <br /><br />Let me explain by saying I am agnostic. And some things about religion disgust me, but I've always be interested in knowing as much as possible about them anyway. <br />The way her town was made me uneasy and the idea of the Hell House being real makes me want to be sick. <br />I hate that some people try "saving people" when their actually scaring people into their religion or forcing their opinions on them. <br /><br />I did enjoy the book to some level too though. I like how Lacey wasn't straying from her roots but was willing to question the things she was simply told and had followed without questions. But she didn't stray from the good, she picked the good things from the Bible and stayed with them. That's what I liked. <br /><br /><br />All in all, I think I'd suggest this book to my friends. :)Sabrinahttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002495307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-8374582171322495672011-08-15T18:29:42.233+02:002011-08-15T18:29:42.233+02:00I am so excited to read this book! Mostly because ...I am so excited to read this book! Mostly because my name is Lacy and I was raised in a small town in an extremely conservative church. I am also really interested to learn about Hell Houses... I think I've heard of something like it, and I've seen plays and drama skits put on by some other churches, but I don't think anything this involved.Lacy B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-7879366245962108672011-07-22T06:32:55.027+02:002011-07-22T06:32:55.027+02:00oh wow. i have never heard of those kinds of thing...oh wow. i have never heard of those kinds of things. i do not think we do them in Australia? :/<br /><br />i am really hoping to get my hands on this book. it sounds gorgeous and thoughtful and very unique :)Nomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995363401476834241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-85286112819175198332011-07-20T17:10:30.942+02:002011-07-20T17:10:30.942+02:00I have never heard of these Hell Houses before, bu...I have never heard of these Hell Houses before, but thing they sound fascinating. I don't think that I would like to see one of these extreme versions, but the one you did sounds pretty cool. I imagine that it probably taught a lesson that couldn't be approached any other way, but done in a different way with less tolerance might have been a little scary.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-24920143846663756762011-07-19T23:23:22.181+02:002011-07-19T23:23:22.181+02:00I am reading this one this week but could not resi...I am reading this one this week but could not resist your review. Wow!!! Now I want to read it all the more.Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-68079351350694000652011-07-19T23:19:40.973+02:002011-07-19T23:19:40.973+02:00Wow, this looks really interesting. I've seen ...Wow, this looks really interesting. I've seen a few different reviews that all seem pretty positive. Very cool.Pam (@iwriteinbooks)http://www.iwriteinbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-30661484339006243512011-07-19T21:30:47.594+02:002011-07-19T21:30:47.594+02:00I have never heard of a Hell House in my entire li...I have never heard of a Hell House in my entire life (other than when people throw that term around casually). This is a totally new concept to me. Now I am completely intrigued.Beth S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06944635942712994937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-10964178248822833852011-07-19T20:00:46.225+02:002011-07-19T20:00:46.225+02:00I'm not sure this book is for me but, boy, do ...I'm not sure this book is for me but, boy, do I love that cover!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-40577391733301672072011-07-19T19:50:17.582+02:002011-07-19T19:50:17.582+02:00I absolutely LOVED this book. I am so happy it is ...I absolutely LOVED this book. I am so happy it is out for the world to see - Thanks for sharing about Reality House, I definitely did not know that that sort of thing really was put on - I loved reading the story.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702562351328503338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-31091639010734649592011-07-19T19:43:00.546+02:002011-07-19T19:43:00.546+02:00*O* Wow, my church never did anything similar to t...*O* Wow, my church never did anything similar to this, nor have I heard about it before reading this novel's synopsis. It takes talent to write something controversial and not make an enemy out of half the world. Thanks for the review.Cinnamon (A Thousand Little Pages)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10781669009385447620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-70549592621794130612011-07-19T18:42:15.043+02:002011-07-19T18:42:15.043+02:00I never knew there were real Hell Houses, and I...I never knew there were real Hell Houses, and I'd never heard of this book until your review. You certainly made me curious about it!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-25024068238302785172011-07-19T18:08:32.961+02:002011-07-19T18:08:32.961+02:00I am so intrigued by this book. Where on earth we...I am so intrigued by this book. Where on earth were these spooky houses when I was growing up? I've never seen such a thing.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-1998828633763647132011-07-19T17:10:47.776+02:002011-07-19T17:10:47.776+02:00I am looking forward to this book SO MUCH! And I a...I am looking forward to this book SO MUCH! And I am slightly scared that things like Hell House and Reality House actually happen. That's just so... creepy. I guess I should be very thankful that the way I was raised and my community was so liberal about things. I never would have imagined things like that happened when I was a kid/teen. I was pretty sheltered I guess in a good way. (I know that until I moved from my hometown, which wasn't small or rural) and into the downtown core of the city near me, I'd never even known that racism was something that didn't happen on TV or in books. I was shocked and I was 23 for pete's sake! ;))Cat @ Beyond Bookshttp://beyondbooks.canoreply@blogger.com