Witness to Hope

Short Review: I listened to the abridged audiobook, which I think was probably a good idea because I would have never made time to get through a 1000 page biography. John Paul II is certainly an interesting person, but the I think the abridgment focused too much on the political issues and less on his direction of the Catholic church. Weigel is certainly a fan, and while he had great access to the Pope to write this, I would want another biography to balance him out. This was also written before John Paul II's death, so it does not really have a good overview of his life and legacy that you would have if it were written now nearly a decade later.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/witness-to-hope/