Out of This World
Bill W. King. Opelika, AL: Billy Bob Bo Publishing, 2017, 295 pp. (Paperback).
A young man with a well-deserved reputation for fast cars, drinking and general misbehavior is responsible for his girlfriend’s death. Realizing what he has done the young man repents, turns his life around and later feels called to preach. But it would be a long time before he would preach his first sermon.
This is Bill King’s second novel, a serious departure from his earlier book which featured the humor of his alter ego, Billy Bob Bohannon. For someone who dresses funny and acts even funnier King’s novels are a surprise. The story is riveting, the plotting masterful (there was more than one facepalm moment in reading this one because I didn’t see a plot twist coming!) and the writing and editing are well done.
The gospel story is deftly woven throughout the book providing basic theological concepts and the path to salvation for nonbelievers who might be reading it.
Besides writing books and making appearances as Billy Bob, King is a syndicated columnist and has served as associational mission strategist for the Tuskegee Lee Baptist Association since 2007.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Martine Bates Fairbanks, Ed.D., reviews books and movies for The Alabama Baptist. She is a university professor and retired principal. She is a member of Central Baptist Church, Decatur.
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