The Great Good Thing

A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ

De: Andrew Klavan

Narrado por: Andrew Klavan

No one was more surprised than Andrew Klavan when, at the age of fifty, he found himself about to be baptized. The Great Good Thing tells the soul-searching story of a man born into an age of disbelief who had to abandon everything he thought he knew in order to find his way to the truth.

Best known for his hard-boiled, white-knuckle thrillers and for the movies made from them--among them True Crime and Don’t Say a Word--bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Klavan was born in a suburban Jewish enclave outside New York City.

He left the faith of his childhood behind to live most of his life as an agnostic until he found himself mulling over the hard questions that so many other believers have asked:

• How can I be certain in my faith?
• What's the truth, and how can I know it's the truth?
• How can you think, live, and make choices and judgments day by day if you don't know for sure?

In The Great Good Thing, Klavan shares that his troubled childhood caused him to live inside the stories in his head and grow up to become an alienated young writer whose disconnection and rage devolved into depression and suicidal breakdown.

In those years, Klavan fought to ignore the insistent call of God, a call glimpsed in a childhood Christmas at the home of a beloved babysitter, in a transcendent moment at his daughter's birth, and in a snippet of a baseball game broadcast that moved him from the brink of suicide. But more than anything, the call of God existed in stories--the stories Klavan loved to read and the stories he loved to write.

Join Klavan as he discovers the meaning of belief, the importance of asking tough questions, and the power of sharing your story.

Loved this book

I have been listening to podcasts of Andrew Klavan for a while. I can't wait each evening after work to listen to his hilarious account of politics and what is going on in the world. I bought this audible on preorder because he had talked about it. Listening to this book was like and intimate conversation with someone I already liked. It is a wonderful book. I liked it so much I bought the hard copy to give to my husband to read. Thank you Andrew Klavan for sharing this well written and joyful book!

great reading by the author

very inspiring and heartwarming. the author is also very good at reading his own story.

Very enjoyable. Thank you for sharing your story.

I gave this book 5 stars because to start, the narration is exceptional. I find the author is often the best narrator especially when they have a front stage voice. The story is an honest sharing of personal life history which can be shocking at times but also human. I laughed once, I teared up once, but mostly proceeded with interest. I would recommend this to Mr. Klavan’s fans.

Save the Klavan!

Andrew is a fantastic writer. I’ve listened to his podcasts for a while and really enjoyed this book. His great personality shines through his writing very much. Although the book goes through some of the more trying time of his life, the story ends on a warm-ish note. Through Andrew I’ve learned how to make sense of my own journey back to being a practicing Christian after not giving religion much thought for 20 or so years.

It's a book! And a good one even!

Overall, I'd say this is a book that just so happens to be a good book. I would recommend it to anyone who likes books.