Ok, remember how I was going to read one non-fiction book per month in 2013?
Well, it’s March and I have finished one. That’s pretty good as far as my resolutions go. But here’s the problem. My intention was to read biographies of great men and women.
Here’s what I ended up reading.
Before I read this book, I hated Cody Brown. I know it’s not a very Christian thing to admit. But Jesus is no fan of lying either so I’m not sure which way to go on this deal.
I didn’t hate Cody because his religious views are different than mine. I didn’t hate him because he is a polygamist. I just think he’s kind of a slime ball. For example, the wives constantly talk about financial problems and he drives a two seater convertible. What kind of butthead father of 20 drives around in a brand new car while his wife is crying over the checkbook. That is inexcusable behavior in any husband. And Cody is always pretending that he has it rough. At one point in the book he says. “Think about how hard you work on your one marriage. I do that times 4.” Dude…cry me a river and go drown yourself in it. If you wanted us to have sympathy for you, perhaps you should not have let cameras document your life. You understand how TV works, right?
But as much as I abhor Cody…I love his wives. (Some I love more than others.)
The best part of reading this book is that it proved me right in almost everything that I yell at the TV while watching their reality show. These sister wives are not too different from any women that you know. They are annoyed with each other and their husband quite a bit. Which is enjoyable to me. They are smart, decent, strong women. And they are as jealous, as petty and as passive aggressive as Leah and Rachel were in the Book of Genesis. Plural marriage wasn’t a good idea then. It ain’t a good idea now
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