Kayla Ritcheson's Reviews > All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

Recommend with reservation.

It feels awkward for me to say I didn't unrestrainedly love this book when I feel a lot of compassion for Beth Moore after reading it and sorrow for the hardship and ridicule she has endured. But, this is my honest review:

First, the pros:

I think Beth brings up a lot of areas where Christians can examine their own lives. I think she rightly condemns idolization of political parties, racism, and cover-ups of abuse within the Southern Baptist Convention. I personally feel convicted about judging Beth unfairly in the past without knowing more of her story. She seems like a woman who loves the Gospel and loves the Lord deeply and sincerely.

Second, the cons:

This is 100% personal preference, but I felt like her writing was sometimes unnecessarily flowery, and there were several chapters during the first half of the book where I got a bit bored. (I have several friends who loved her writing style though, so this is just me.)

I also think that the book might be confusing (at best) or misleading (at worst) for someone who is unfamiliar with Christian celebrities, twitter wars, the SBC, and the complimentarianism vs. egalitarianism debate. I would recommend this book to a mature Christian who has studied the Word for themselves and has some understanding of those topics, but I wouldn't recommend it to someone new to the church.