Hoffman is a lively writer who sets a brisk pace ... Hoffman gives us an incisive and devastating exploration of early 20th-century fame ... Wonderful.
Hoffman has written her own ballad, resurrecting much of the glory and tragedy of McPherson’s ministry ... So gripping ... Nuanced ... Her book is wonderfully thorough, the type of biography in which you learn just the right amount about everything, from the idiosyncrasies of American religious history to the idiocy of modern celebrity culture.
She has a keen sensitivity toward McPherson’s religious beliefs and wide knowledge of the times in which she lived ... Hoffman has done a marvelous job of reading through Aimee’s voluminous, florid writings and creating a narrative that works for the modern ear ... Today, we are accustomed to religious leaders being exposed for hypocrisy, but in 1926, Aimee’s story was a must-read thrill ride. As it is again today in Sister, Sinner.
