As I was preparing to read the Unlikely Disciple, I was preparing for the worst; I was expecting 315 pages of pure misery. But as I started to read the book, the first few pages were not bad, and soon enough I was on page 50 and not bored. I liked how the author Kevin Roose’s stories were so personal to him and easily relatable. As you read his stories, his attention to detail kept me captivated as his audience. I was intrigued to turn the page and figure out what “The Liberty Way” had in store for him. His transition was somewhat what my transition would be like if I transferred to a Christian school like Roose. I would need extra help to understand the bible, I would need to alter my vocabulary, and last of all I would need to change my mindset to focus more. Although I would never consider transferring to that type of school, Kevin Roose transitioned very smoothly to a Christian school. He had many problems going against him, but he came out of the Semester with a lot more maturity then he went in with. Thanks to his interview with Jerry Fallwell, it made his semesters work more beneficial because his book got more recognition due to Fallwell’s superiority in the Christian world. Kevin Roose’s semester at Liberty was a good idea for him to broaden his view on the world and to immerse himself into a new culture.
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Just like you, I was pretty skeptical about this book before I started reading it. I was really hoping it wouldn’t be long and boring like other books usually are that are assigned in other classes. To my surprise, I actually really liked it right from the beginning. It captivated me from the get go just as you said. I found it interesting because I transferred from a public high school to a catholic high school and went through a very similar experience. You said that your transition would be very similar to Kevins if you were to be in that situation and I can totally relate to that because I did have sort of the same experiences. Like you mentioned, you have to be able to adapt to the different environment, learn how to read and understand the bible, and other things of that sort. It is not easy to do, and you basically have to change your whole lifestyle in order to do it. I commend Kevin for going though that experience. I agree that he did come out of it as more of a well-rounded, mature individual and it changed his life for the good. I think it’s great when people go out of their comfort zone to try to understand other types of religions or cultures and Kevin showed what a good experience it could really be.