I was pleasantly surprised with the depth of this book. Ken shares very personal revelations on his spiritual journey. He never belittles any organized religion but presents logical questions natural to anyone searching for understanding. Very thought provoking and interesting read.

Not as expected. I don't post negative reviews so I will not share publicly.

I met Ken Baker once. It was at a Quad City Mallards hockey game in Moline, IL. He had just released They Don't Play Hockey In Heaven and he was signing copies. I worked for one of the team sponsors, so I had a chance to chat with him. I didn't really know anything about him except having read that book and his previous, Man Made. After that, I started noticing him on TV all the time and only then did I realize that he was kind of a big deal when it came to reporting on celebrity gossip.

I mention this encounter with him because had I not met him, I'm not sure I'd be interested in reading a book by anyone associated with E! Network, reality TV, or celebrity gossip. I'm not well versed on popular culture and watching that network usually makes me feel like an old person shouting, "What is the world coming to?!" & "This is whey they call entertainment these days?!", & "Get off my lawn!!!" I'm very glad I met Ken Baker because this book was just as enjoyable as chatting with him and did not bring out my inner curmudgeon at all.

After 20 years as celebrity gossip journalist, the job starts eating away at Ken's soul. I feel that way after 20 minutes of reality TV, so I can only imagine what Ken was going through. He was questioning his life, his religious beliefs, and realized that not being grounded is taking a toll on his well-being. So he decides to go about finding faith in the way he knows best - book research.

I really enjoyed reading about Ken's quest for deeper meaning, while being surrounded by the superficial culture that surrounds his line of work. He attends various services and speaks to religious leaders, he enrolls in a class at the Church of Scientology, he learns how to meditate and speaks to a psychic and a medium... all of his research is done with the skeptic mind of a journalist searching for the truth behind every testimony.

This was a very interesting and enlightening read. I'm very glad I met Ken Baker over a decade ago and didn't write him off as a superficial gossip-slinger. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good memoir and has an open mind about faith and various religious beliefs. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advance copy for review.

This book was a lot different than I had imagined. In a good way. It was interesting to read the take of someone in the industry about God. Very informative, and good insights.