Jen Hatmaker

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jen’s book was at my local bookstore this week- I thought the release date was the 23rd. I only had 15 minutes so I read through as much as I could.
She talked about Brandon taking his affair partner on public dates I think around the lake house and also of taking her to the lake house. She wrote about the incident with her teacher who called her domineering and how her dad drove down to the school to talk to the woman after Jen came home crying. She also talked about Caleb telling her that he learned about porn at summer church camp when he was 12. Now that I find a bit suspicious.

Actually, they don't go on and on about how awful it is, they just describe the bits they read, explicitly claim it's not as bad as FFF, and say they want to read more. It may not be the total opposite of saying it's awful, but it's not "going on and on about how awful it is" either.
Her writing is like a garden-variety contemporary memoirist with the wry humor and occasional f bombs. Not Jamie Wright-level profanity but up there.
No way am I going to buy the book but I want to read more. It wasn’t as off putting as FFF, for certain.

You go on and on about how awful it is, say you’re not going to buy it, but say you want to read more. Do you even hear yourself?

[Anonymous]

I live in a major metropolitan city and my library doesn’t even have it nor do they even have it on order.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Jen’s book was at my local bookstore this week- I thought the release date was the 23rd. I only had 15 minutes so I read through as much as I could.
She talked about Brandon taking his affair partner on public dates I think around the lake house and also of taking her to the lake house. She wrote about the incident with her teacher who called her domineering and how her dad drove down to the school to talk to the woman after Jen came home crying. She also talked about Caleb telling her that he learned about porn at summer church camp when he was 12. Now that I find a bit suspicious.
Her writing is like a garden-variety contemporary memoirist with the wry humor and occasional f bombs. Not Jamie Wright-level profanity but up there.
No way am I going to buy the book but I want to read more. It wasn’t as off putting as FFF, for certain.


You go on and on about how awful it is, say you’re not going to buy it, but say you want to read more. Do you even hear yourself?

The writing wasn't awful, but the story is sad and awful at times. FFF was terribly written, and I only read two pages before putting it back on the shelf.

[Anonymous]

I think the pic of big sass holding up the book cover in the NYC station says it all. No one is even looking at him nor do they care about what he’s holding.

[Anonymous]

Why is Sass trying to pitch it as a human story when it is uniquely a female story?
Also his support is so platonic and lacks any boyfriend love. It read like a LinkedIn colleague recommendation.

[Anonymous]

It's down to #69 on the Amazon bestseller list this morning. If it continues falling at this rate it'll be out of the top 100 by the weekend.

[Anonymous]

It’s a boring ass divorce story. Why would she think it would sell? At least the cookbook had pretty photos.

We don’t even know who the other woman is. If Jamie Ivey gets divorced and spills the deets, that could sell. Brandon’s shittiness is too run of the mill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a boring ass divorce story. Why would she think it would sell? At least the cookbook had pretty photos.

We don’t even know who the other woman is. If Jamie Ivey gets divorced and spills the deets, that could sell. Brandon’s shittiness is too run of the mill.

AGREED. The entire marketing campaign is centered around, “I accidentally heard my husband voice text his lover.”. Girl, my friend caught her husband texting his girlfriend while she was IN LABOR with their third child.

Also, wasn’t Brando’s girlfriend supposed to be super young? Why wasn’t that included…..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm just here to say the most recent rap about big sass and Jen was freaking hilarious and took some real skill, and that was rude of whoever it was to blast it!

I think it was rude, too.

Agree wholeheartedly that the raps are hilarious! I also love Jane Capstitcher's writings.


I'm just a casual snarker of hers, I have no history of church trauma, church
"hurts", didn't grow up in the church, etc. etc. I only learned about her from Reddit, about 2 years ago.

The entertainment from the songwriter and Jane Capstitcher is what makes this thread fun, IMHO!
I'm also interested in the constant shilling, the performativeness of her DEEP, MEANINFUL
friendships and relationship with Tyler, her PRECIOUS time at ME ME ME Camp, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the pic of big sass holding up the book cover in the NYC station says it all. No one is even looking at him nor do they care about what he’s holding.

Oh noooo....NOW he acknowledges his "girlfriend?"
Does he still refer to her as Jennifer King?
Did he share a link for people to also buy HIS latest book?

And MOST importantly---which graphic tee is he wearing in the photo?
"This book was written by a white woman who is my girlfriend?"

(for those that don't know, Tyler often wears a shirt that says "I was
made by a black woman" (or something close to that)---that's where I came up with my fictional
phrase above).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in a major metropolitan city and my library doesn’t even have it nor do they even have it on order.

I doubt my library will have it, either. So boring and low-brow, and as many others have said,
the era for divorce / girl boss / deconstruction / got my groove back with a new man, etc. has PAST.

[Anonymous]

Thanks to those who explained about the tabloids, TMZ, etc.---I had no idea!
I wondered how in the world these relatively unknown people ended up there.

Also interesting that someone mentioned an online tabloid having many comments
written by bots. Between these articles NOT being written by actual humans,
then the BOT comments, it's very eery!

*Sidenote: the description of people that have been on reality shows as "STARS"
makes me roll my eyes. They were PARTICIPANTS in a "reality" show.
(IMO, a "star" is a celeb who STARS in a successful movie/ TV show).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep the fruit of deconstruction is almost always unbelief, and is most often about not wanting to follow sexual morals of christianity.

This is presumptuous at best.

[Anonymous]

OH damn. She is number 3 on NYT BEST SELLER LIST. Right behind Kamala and Matthew McConaughey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OH damn. She is number 3 on NYT BEST SELLER LIST. Right behind Kamala and Matthew McConaughey.

I thought everyone knew this list was trash? It’s not based on sales data. Of course they’re going to select a book that they published an interview and review for….