{"id":5782,"date":"2024-03-25T12:01:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=5782"},"modified":"2024-03-23T11:45:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T15:45:10","slug":"episode-237-this-present-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-237-this-present-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 237 – This Present Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The devil made us read This Present Darkness<\/em> by Frank Peretti<\/a>. Fortunately, we were #blessed to be joined by Izzy Wasserstein<\/a>, author of These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart<\/a><\/em>, who helped safely guide us through this Christian thriller. Listen to this episode while waiting for a cool angel to pick you up on her motorcycle.<\/p>\n

Content warning<\/strong>: False accusations of sexual assault, Christian fundamentalism, murder\/suicide\/demon attack.<\/p>\n

Readers advisory:\u00a0<\/strong>Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Footnotes:\u00a0<\/strong>“This Present Darkness<\/em>” on Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n

“The long history and slow death of a word once used to describe everyone and everything from Egypt to China as well as rugs” by Yanan Wang<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“15 times The X-Files\u2019 Dana Scully was the best character on TV” by Sarah Crocker<\/a><\/p>\n

Coming up next: <\/strong>Fourth Wing<\/em> by Rebecca Yarros<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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