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A review by emmayvonne
Blind Faith by Ellen Wittlinger
3.0
I can't really decide how i feel about this book, there was just a lot of issues that weren't really worked out.
The whole plot revolves around death, and God. This is a touchy subject for me, it's not that i think the idea of God is stupid, it's just that i have a hard time getting around it, and watching these people literally devote their whole lives to it made me find it difficult to enjoy the story. Liz's mother just made me angry in so many ways, she just disregards everyone else's feelings, i couldn't stand her character at all!
The insta-love was also a huge problem for me. I felt like i never got to know either of the main characters. Both Liz and Nathan were these enigmas, we never knew about their likes or dislikes, we just knew that they were grieving. They fall in love after 4 days or something, and Liz is only 15, I feel like that's way to young to be feeling the things she was.
Although i was quite annoyed with certain aspects, the whole idea of religion was portrayed brilliantly. Not once did the author disregard the idea of God, now did Wittlinger support it. The ideas presented about religion were thoughtful and extremely well written, not once did i feel like i was being forced into a religion. The plot really did make me think about how God affects people's lives, and the way he/she is used to support bad events as well as good ones.
The ending was very anti climatic, and extremely rushed. I was quite disappointed with it, however the whole novel was fairly though provoking, as well as tear jerking. I recommend this to anyone who is interested in grief, and the way religion touches our lives.
The whole plot revolves around death, and God. This is a touchy subject for me, it's not that i think the idea of God is stupid, it's just that i have a hard time getting around it, and watching these people literally devote their whole lives to it made me find it difficult to enjoy the story. Liz's mother just made me angry in so many ways, she just disregards everyone else's feelings, i couldn't stand her character at all!
The insta-love was also a huge problem for me. I felt like i never got to know either of the main characters. Both Liz and Nathan were these enigmas, we never knew about their likes or dislikes, we just knew that they were grieving. They fall in love after 4 days or something, and Liz is only 15, I feel like that's way to young to be feeling the things she was.
Although i was quite annoyed with certain aspects, the whole idea of religion was portrayed brilliantly. Not once did the author disregard the idea of God, now did Wittlinger support it. The ideas presented about religion were thoughtful and extremely well written, not once did i feel like i was being forced into a religion. The plot really did make me think about how God affects people's lives, and the way he/she is used to support bad events as well as good ones.
The ending was very anti climatic, and extremely rushed. I was quite disappointed with it, however the whole novel was fairly though provoking, as well as tear jerking. I recommend this to anyone who is interested in grief, and the way religion touches our lives.