Eating Disorders: Net Book Reviews

Sunday 11 November 2012

Net Book Reviews

After several months of ‘doctrinal’ type reading and discussions it has been a real refreshment of spirit and soul to read this testimony book. Bilquis Sheikh, a highborn Pakistani woman, came to know the Lord in a very ‘supernatural’ way in 1966. I know all conversions are supernatural, just as all are radical and life changing but her experience involving prophetic dreams particularly reflects the former. The early chapters of the book move fairly quickly through the series of events that brought Bilquis to a full knowledge of God. The early chapters of the book move fairly quickly through the series of events that brought Bilquis to a full knowledge of God. Lamenting the state of the book review has been the literary world's favorite pastime ever since Edgar Allan Poe reviewed for Graham's Magazine in the 1840s. From Henry James to Heidi Julavitis, writers seem to delight in publishing manifestos that outline the book review's shortcomings and inadequacies.