Kaleidoscope by Patsy Clairmont
Posted by blueraindrop on March 18, 2010
I’d heard Patsy Clairmont speak at a women’s conference some years back, so I was thrilled to get a copy of her latest book Kaleioscope from Thomas Nelson for reviewing it.
The book goes through proverbs, selecting different verses and illustrating them in a different light, normally through humorous stories from Patsy’s life showing how the verses apply to common everyday situations.
If you’ve heard her speak, the book is very much the same conversational style… very easy to read and very easy to keep your interest.
In a way though, I think it would actually be better used as a devotional though, for that same reason. It’s really easy to sit down and read 4 or 5 chapters at a time, no problem. But when I read it that way, it was way too easy to just blow past each topic and move on.
Slowing down and reading each chapter on its own, with a break in between, worked a lot better for me on giving me time to slow down and really think about each lesson instead of just reading for amusement.
Thomas Nelson’s page for Kaleidoscope
Amazon’s page for Kaleidoscope
tlc4women said
Would this be a good book for a book club? A reflection and discussion?
blueraindrop said
honestly, for a book club, i probably wouldn’t.
primarily being because its chapters are really short. they probably average about 5 pages or so. i really do think calling the book a devotional instead might have been more accurate on what people expect.
it would probably do ok for a discussion group… like in a small group setting or teen setting where it’s read aloud. it does have some discussion/for thought style questions at the end of each chapter that would lend themselves easily to that.
i think a book club group might not really find as much depth as they might prefer either. while she does try to put a different view on the verses, its leans pretty heavily towards stories and illustrations from her life more than it does really aiming at depth. some book clubs might like that approach, but most i’ve known would probably find it a bit fluffy. little more towards the milk side than the meat.
tlc4women said
Thanks. She is really funny at the Women of Faith and I wondered if her book would lend itself. Probably not for us though.