Scan barcode
doomchipmunk's review
1.0
As a fan of historical fiction, I was thrilled to find something like this in my church's library. I figured it would be a fast read, something light to finish quickly before I attacked another thick classic. And it was easily read between two or three days' lunch hours at work.
HOWEVER. The language is simplistic to a painful degree, the dialogue is jilted and awkward, and the usage of adjectives- particularly the singular "beautiful"- was so tediously overused that I was ready to scratch the word from the pages with my fingernails. The characters were shallow, one-dimensional creatures that were caught in their sole characteristic, be it the holier-than-thou paster, the I'm-terribly-rebellious non Christian love interest (who has a complete change of character with no foundation in the plot for the change of heart other than to please the aforementioned holier-than-thou), and the completely-sweet-slightly-misunderstood teenager who just desperately needs any random person off the street to love her.
Maybe I exaggerate the lack of dignity this book possesses, but I write this review because it is books like this that make me frustrated. This is a poor way to try to sway a stubborn heart; if I, having been Christian for almost my entire life, feel this kind of displeasure towards a book that is meant to minister, I can't even begin to imagine how much of a joke it might be to someone who is still searching.
HOWEVER. The language is simplistic to a painful degree, the dialogue is jilted and awkward, and the usage of adjectives- particularly the singular "beautiful"- was so tediously overused that I was ready to scratch the word from the pages with my fingernails. The characters were shallow, one-dimensional creatures that were caught in their sole characteristic, be it the holier-than-thou paster, the I'm-terribly-rebellious non Christian love interest (who has a complete change of character with no foundation in the plot for the change of heart other than to please the aforementioned holier-than-thou), and the completely-sweet-slightly-misunderstood teenager who just desperately needs any random person off the street to love her.
Maybe I exaggerate the lack of dignity this book possesses, but I write this review because it is books like this that make me frustrated. This is a poor way to try to sway a stubborn heart; if I, having been Christian for almost my entire life, feel this kind of displeasure towards a book that is meant to minister, I can't even begin to imagine how much of a joke it might be to someone who is still searching.
More...