Then he gives us a lyrical picture of a fairly idyllic youth in rural Connecticut, where a ravenously curious young man encounters nature, the sites and legacy of the American founding, and later has a brush with … the creepier side of late 1970s sexual mores. Fish Out of Water lovingly (and sometimes scathingly) recounts his childhood in the quirky, earthy, cigarette- scented world of Greece-obsessed Greeks in Queens. Born to a working-class immigrant parents, Metaxas grew up in Danbury, Conn., and graduated from Yale. Metaxas is a nationally known Christian speaker, thinker, author and broadcaster. Gorgeously written, fun and spiritually enriching, deeply literate and hugely entertaining, it will appeal to everyone from academic scholars to those looking for a great beach read. At once an absorbing confessional memoir, a work of faith, a comedy and a literary achievement, Fish Out of Water by Eric Metaxas is one of the best books I’ve read in 2021.
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