There was a lot to like about this book. It was a good read and had a lot of great insights. I even learned a new word- angertainment! The book also lost me toward the end.
Anger is a great topic to discuss and the author does it well. I enjoyed his looking at the word from every angle and to ask the question- can we get angry with/at God? is a really important topic in the life of many faithful people. Many are taught never get mad at/with God, but Punnett's point is not only is it ok, but it is Scriptural. He lifts up Hebrew words to support his argument.
This is where I started to get a little lost with the book. I loved the fact that he lifted up that not only is there anger in the Bible, but there are even Hebrew swear words that have been softened to our English Bibles. Where the loss was is that he got a little too into proving the swear words that it kind of went off point.
Where he really lost me was Chapter 8 which was his re-writes and original compositions for angry prayers. Why it lost me is there was lots of desire for revenge. Anger at medical conditions, defacing of churches, etc seem appropriate. He then gets into long prayers of anger at people who cut others off in traffic and other minor anger places and uses such harsh revenge language that it became a real turn off.
I would share this with another, but I would be hesitant with certain people due to the harshness and sometimes over reactive anger. ( )

Quick read from a very down-to-earth Episcopal clergy. Valuable lessons. ( )

ARC provided by NetGalley

One of the things I struggle with a lot when talking to God is how do I talk to him when I'm angry, when I'm pissed off that just when things seem to be going well the rug is jerked out from under me? And while I've ranted some at him, it always feels like the wrong thing to do. But in this book Ian Punnett talks about how not only is ranting at God in your prayer a good and healthy thing for your life, the Bible actually tells you how. Pulling from multiple sources from all areas of life, Ian leads us on a journey of how people from the Old and New Testaments shouted out to God when they were angry.

Ian writes as if he's sitting there talking with us, as if we're close friends instead of an author/reader relationship, which makes it easier to understand what he's saying. He shares his own experiences with counseling others with their anger and dealing with his own. So instead of like so many other books where the authors just seem to be spouting some new philosophy that they don't believe in, Ian practices what he preaches. The one problem with the book is that Ian sometimes quotes others too much, instead of just letting his own words and experiences do the talking. While the quotes are relevant it is a bit annoying to see such large passages at times.

Overall though this is a great read and one that I'll come back to multiple times. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. ( )