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"The book is structured with the retro vibe of a mix-tape, as each chapter begins with a song title written on the label of a cassette. Goldstein’s memories of the music scene are vivid, and it’s enlightening to read about her unique encounters with artists like Robyn Hitchcock and Del Shannon. But the best part is always how she relays her inner thoughts as each episode unfolds.
The book possesses considerable literary merit. Not only does it foster empathy through a direct sharing of the vulnerabilities of a human soul, it also artfully considers the delicate beauty of music as akin to the way love works in life."
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Sunday Will Never Be the Same A Rock Roll Journalist Opens Her Ears to God Dawn Eden Goldstein 9781683571193 Books Reviews
- Transitioning to adulthood and finding one’s way has never been a simple task. For those with a creative, artistic bent it can be especially challenging. Dawn Eden Goldstein’s book tells the story of a young writer on this journey, trying to find meaning and purpose in her life. The deep despair and sadness she feels are palpable. At any moment, she could give in to the darkness and slip away forever.
One thing keeps her going—her love for rock-and-roll. Through this passion she is able to carve out a niche of expertise, fashioning herself into the world's youngest historian of rock-and-roll. She gives herself missions, large and small, which is important for anyone dealing with depression. Just get yourself through another day.
As a reader, I regularly experienced those little “Oh, wow!†and “No way!†moments. Dawn Eden Goldstein has lived a truly fascinating life. As an educator and professor of computer/digital media, one of those moments was her mentioning of NYU professor Neil Postman and Christine Nystrom. These two were some of the original “media ecologists†exploring the impact of technology on society. Their work is still relevant; our attention spans are shorter than ever and our system of education has the exact same concerns Postman wrote about fifty years ago.
Another such moment happened well into the book when we learn of why St. Maximillian Kolbe’s picture appears on the cover. He was a martyr/priest of WWII and is known as the patron saint of journalists and rock-and-roll. Ok, maybe not rock-and-roll, but he was captured by the Nazis because of the newspaper he published. Anyhow, Dawn Eden Goldstein keeps asking God for evidence of his existence, and discovering St. Maximilian is one of the many ways her prayer was answered.
I have long been fascinated with how Judaism and Christianity intersect. It is especially interesting to me when people of Judaism accept Jesus as the Messiah. There are elements of this in the book. At one wonderfully ironic moment, a group of Catholics that Dawn was associated with prayed the Rosary, but she couldn’t bring herself to do that so she prayed the Psalms. Little did she know at the time that the Rosary prayer comes from a middle-ages abbreviation of praying the Psalms!
A reader who enjoys music and rock-and-roll will benefit, but this is not at all necessary to thoroughly enjoy this story of Dawn Eden Goldstein’s journey of faith and redemption. - This may sound trite but it's a page turner and couldn't put it down, and want more! I love that she wove her love of 60s music into her conversion. Even the titles of the chapters are clever. At first I thought it was written by a member of the Little Rascals band given the title of her book. Dawn writes about things I can identify with, her fight with depression and seeks love sometimes in the wrong places, but at last finding Jesus in a different way. I think everyone will enjoy reading this. I know this is one I'll be re reading because it's so interesting.
- While I don't share the same rock n roll enthusiasm that Dawn lived through I was able to relate to the inner struggles that she experienced through her life. The beautiful depiction of her conversion was a joy to read.
- She promoted a strange discount sale for a new release. I jumped on and am thrilled. Ordering this title might have been long-delayed and involved.
- I first encountered Dawn Eden in the early '00's when she wrote a blog called The Dawn Patrol. I was also blogging and I found her point of view interesting and her writing snappy, although at the time, her posts about her journey to Catholicism by way of Evangelical Christianity were less captivating. I remember even buying a book by G.K. Chesterton on the strength of her recommendation and being somewhat (very) nonplussed.
Fast forward a couple or three years, and I found my interest in blogging had waned and my own conversion to Catholicism had its own literary patron, St. Augustine of Hippo. I had bought "The Thrill of the Chaste" and was happy to see Ms Goldstein's name crop up from time to time in my reading ("I knew her when...").
I particularly like memoirs as a genre, so it seemed I had to buy "Sunday Will Never Be The Same", especially since I knew it would be written well. Ms Goldstein uses a "you are there" style to convey her history, and this technique works very well for pacing and the task of picking out the events, conversations, and emotions that, in retrospect, were important to the spiritual journey and to conversion.
To be sure, this journey entailed great suffering. Her story is told with great courage, I think, and with palpable affection, and longing. There are very few people who convert to Christ as a result of seeking the truth explicitly, as St. Augustine did. The majority come to the truth as the way to make sense of (and thereby greatly alleviate) the pain that sin creates in our lives. Conversion doesn't cover up or distract us from our pain, but the peace of Christ is real, and the hope that we formerly understood only as a survival instinct now has a transcendent object.
I found myself drawn into her narrative, beautifully descriptive and honest, crying with her at points, and marveling at God's work for her and through her. This is a powerful book, and Ms. Goldstein's indomitable spirit is written on every page. - The book is structured with the retro vibe of a mix-tape, as each chapter begins with a song title written on the label of a cassette. Goldstein’s memories of the music scene are vivid, and it’s enlightening to read about her unique encounters with artists like Robyn Hitchcock and Del Shannon. But the best part is always how she relays her inner thoughts as each episode unfolds.
The book possesses considerable literary merit. Not only does it foster empathy through a direct sharing of the vulnerabilities of a human soul, it also artfully considers the delicate beauty of music as akin to the way love works in life. - Absolutely loved this book! The author takes the reader on her personal journey through the 1990’s music scene in Greenwich Village to her discovery of Catholicism. Personally I loved how she allowed the reader to feel what she was feeling! The book reads like a diary while keeping you captivated until the very end!
