A review by allmadhere106
Godless by Pete Hautman

3.0

Jacob is fed up with religion and with his parents' ideas of the importance of Catholicism. To give himself something to do over the summer, Jacob invents a new religion where he worships the town water tower. He ropes some friends into it and eventually things start to get out of hand when some members begin to take the "religion" too seriously. A good book for kids questioning their faith and wanting answers, but I'm not totally sure what the overall message is. It almost seemed like they were punished for looking outside of their families religions instead of being liberated. I also can't help but feel like it would cause a lot of problems for readers in the target age group if their parents mirrored Jacob's. This was entertaining for me and could be a good read for older readers who have more overall control over what they read, but I feel like this gives a mixed message.