Catholic reviews of **secular** books?

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Best of 2016 time in the media, and that has meant checking out some so-called “best of” titles, only to stop reading past the chapter because of profanity or/and sexual content.

Are there any Catholic-oriented sites reviewing “secular” books?
 
Thanks for asking this question! I recently read a book called Conclave by Robert Harris. I liked it up until the end and have since wondered if a Catholic had reviewed
this book. He seems to be a popular author and this was the first of his books I had
read. As a Catholic, I was a bit offended by the ending. I enjoyed the book up until the last few pages.
 
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Where’s the 1,000+ page “Jerusalem” novel by Alan Moore (best known for the graphic novel “Watchmen”)?

Where’s “The Hugh Mountains of Portugal” by Yann Martel (“Life of Pi”)?

Where’s “The Wonder” by Emma Donoghue (“Room”)?

Where’s “Zero K” by Don DeLillo?

Where’s the Mason Family-themed book “The Girls”?

Where’s the non-fiction book about Patty Hearst from earlier this year?

How is it even possible there are no Catholic review sources of regular, mainstream books like what you’d find at a Barnes & Noble or the local public library? I just don’t get it. Do parents not want to know what books their kids might be exposed to? Do adults (parent or otherwise) not want to know about any questionable content up front BEFORE they start to read a book? :confused:
 
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Where’s the 1,000+ page “Jerusalem” novel by Alan Moore (best known for the graphic novel “Watchmen”)?

Where’s “The Hugh Mountains of Portugal” by Yann Martel (“Life of Pi”)?

Where’s “The Wonder” by Emma Donoghue (“Room”)?

Where’s “Zero K” by Don DeLillo?

Where’s the Mason Family-themed book “The Girls”?

Where’s the non-fiction book about Patty Hearst from earlier this year?

How is it even possible there are no Catholic review sources of regular, mainstream books like what you’d find at a Barnes & Noble or the local public library? I just don’t get it. Do parents not want to know what books their kids might be exposed to? Do adults (parent or otherwise) not want to know about any questionable content up front BEFORE they start to read a book? :confused:
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I think the above link are reviews of books having to do with theology or Catholicism rather than secular reading.
 
randomuser said:
Where’s the 1,000+ page “Jerusalem” novel by Alan Moore (best known for the graphic novel “Watchmen”)?

Where’s “The Hugh Mountains of Portugal” by Yann Martel (“Life of Pi”)?

Where’s “The Wonder” by Emma Donoghue (“Room”)?

Where’s “Zero K” by Don DeLillo?

Where’s the Mason Family-themed book “The Girls”?

Where’s the non-fiction book about Patty Hearst from earlier this year?

How is it even possible there are no Catholic review sources of regular, mainstream books like what you’d find at a Barnes & Noble or the local public library? I just don’t get it. Do parents not want to know what books their kids might be exposed to? Do adults (parent or otherwise) not want to know about any questionable content up front BEFORE they start to read a book? :confused:
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Start a blog like that other guy did. 🤷
 
There’s a LOT out there.

Several mommy bloggers offer this for children’s books and YA lit. Other media is covered - sites like Decent films.com do a good job.

But if there’s a gap, maybe you should consider filling it. You could focus on bestsellers in particular if that’s your interest.
 
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