Review: Hear No Evil

I don't know about you, but when I hear the phrase "hear no evil" I think of little monkeys on a shirt covering their eyes, mouth and ears.
This book was nothing like that. I don't think monkeys were mentioned at all, in fact.
Hear No Evil by Matthew Paul Turner is about...well, unfortunately I am still trying to figure out the point of the book (I did finish it).
I think it was an interesting book giving an account of the author's life as it related to music. There were some things I could identify with, songs and artists I recognized, odd beliefs about what we can't do as "Christians."
I think some readers could get a new perspective of life realizing, "Wow, people actually grow up thinking that listening to rock music will make you go to Hell?" similar to the perspective you would get reading about the life of somebody from a third-world country. I do admit, some of the things the author talked about were surprising to me. Some of the beliefs the author and his family held to reminded me of the verse Colossians 2:8 which warns, "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ."
Another surprising thing to me was how much he admired Amy Grant and her music. I guess coming from a different generation and a different upbringing can change many things based on what we are exposed to. I am sure there are and will be many people who don't and won't understand my enjoyment of certain music or other things.
While this book is somewhat funny and entertaining and might make you think about perspectives, I don't think I would really recommend it to anybody. As I said, I didn't really get the point of it. I wouldn't recommend against it, either. I don't think it's a bad book. I am not sorry I read it, but I most likely would not read it again unless to try to find the meaning of it.
If you would like to get your own copy, you can find it at http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400074723.
This book was provided for review for free by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.