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Fireproof
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Eric Wilson (Goodreads Author)
Inside burning buildings, Captain Caleb Holt lives by the firefighter's adage: Never leave your partner.
Yet at home, in the cooling embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules.
Growing up, his wife Catherine always dreamed of marrying a loving, brave firefighter . . . just like her father. Now, after seven years of marriage, she wonders when she stopped being "
...morePaperback, 284 pages
Published
September 2nd 2008
by Thomas Nelson Publishers
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I loved this book. A super easy read that made me realize how good my relationship with my fiance already is. Possibly, because of us meeting later in life, or because we appreciate and respect each other so much. Either way, this is a good one to keep on the shelf for reference and to share with your significant other.
I loved this book. It was simple, and even a little predictable, but the message was profound. I had a hard time putting it down.
Hark Herald Sarmiento
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Seminary Fathers
This is a very good book indeed. Not only it helps save marriage at the brink of divorce, it also gives tips on how to make it stronger... Everybody, including those who aren't in a marriage relationship, can relate to the lessons it brings...
This will kinda be a spoiler but at least you may have a glimpse of the contents...
"You never leave your partner! Especially in a fire!"
"Caleb Holt: Marriage isn't fireproof.
Michael Simmons: Fireproo...more
This will kinda be a spoiler but at least you may have a glimpse of the contents...
"You never leave your partner! Especially in a fire!"
"Caleb Holt: Marriage isn't fireproof.
Michael Simmons: Fireproo...more
Hannah M.
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Firefighter Captain Caleb Holt has always been good at his job, he never leaves a man behind, but his marriage is another story. After seven years of marriage Caleb and Catherine just aren’t feeling it anymore. Constantly arguing or simply not talking to each other the two are ready to divorce. When Caleb talks to his father about what’s going on he asks his son to wait forty days, because he’s got something to try.
The Love Dare enters the picture. Each day there is a task to try, simp...more
The Love Dare enters the picture. Each day there is a task to try, simp...more
I watched and enjoyed the movie Fireproof at some point in the last year or two. My sister-in-law loaned me the novelization of the movie. Sometimes novelizations of movies are more miss than hit, but this novelization was definitely a winner.
Caleb Holt is a fireman and is captain of his team. While he is a fantastic firefighter and leader, his life at home is falling apart. Caleb and his wife Catherine do nothing but fight or avoid each other. It has gotten to the brink of divo...more
Caleb Holt is a fireman and is captain of his team. While he is a fantastic firefighter and leader, his life at home is falling apart. Caleb and his wife Catherine do nothing but fight or avoid each other. It has gotten to the brink of divo...more
My excuse for reading this book is that the Verizon store is right next to a Christian bookstore, and it took Scott two hours to decide which Blackberry he wanted to purchase. I was already halfway through with it by then and wanted to see how it ended. That said, it wasn't as bad as I thought. There is a lot of proselytizing in the second half as the main character finds God, but he seriously needed to find God. The main character, Caleb, is this firefighter who is a complete bastard to his wif...more
I read this book for my women's bible study. The book was written AFTER the movie "Fireproof" was a success (I never heard of it before, but I guess it's sort of a cult classic with the church groups). I didn't think it was well written, and the background of the characters wasn't developed at all in my opinion, and I know from others who have seen the movie (I haven't) that the emotion from the characters was much more evident in the movie than the book. The story and message is go...more
I found out after I started reading this book that it was written after the screenplay for the movie, rather than before. The book does kind of read like a movie. It doesn't have the deepest dialogue and the characters are not as fleshed out as they normally are in books I read. Normally I don't even enjoy Christian fiction that much because they just seem a little light and don't ring quite true for me. On that note I would have given this book, which was a really quick read, only three stars. ...more
This book teaches you the importance of holding on and doing what is right although it may be extremely hard. If you need ispiration or help with any problem in your life you should definitely pick up a copy of this book and get reading....
Note: There are some references to key plot points in this review. I don't consider them to be spoilers per se—not enough to check the "contains spoilers" box—but it should be noted that you might have a hint at what happens if you pay close attention to my writing below.
Fireproof was an engrossing, captivating book... until I hit the second half, which proselytizes Jesus up the wazoo. After it started proselytizing, the story became merely interesting. It fell into predict...more
Fireproof was an engrossing, captivating book... until I hit the second half, which proselytizes Jesus up the wazoo. After it started proselytizing, the story became merely interesting. It fell into predict...more
This book is a Christian Romance novel, though it's not typical of the category. The romance is portrayed accurate to real life and is mainly from the male point-of-view. I think men would find the book as interesting as women would.
The book isn't terribly preachy and is more a "this character happens to become a Christian" than a "listen up, readers--if you aren't Christian, you ought to be and here's how!" Unless you are vehemently anti-Christian, the Christian ...more
The book isn't terribly preachy and is more a "this character happens to become a Christian" than a "listen up, readers--if you aren't Christian, you ought to be and here's how!" Unless you are vehemently anti-Christian, the Christian ...more
Fireproof is a book about a middle aged couple going through hard times through their marriage and how they deal with it. Caleb is a fireman who works to save lives, but his wife Catherine thinks otherwise, because he's not fireproof enough to save her marriage which is going down in flames.
This book isn't the easiest book to read. Personally I think that boys will not enjoy this book as much as girls would, but everybody has their different tastes. This book is based around love, so...more
This book isn't the easiest book to read. Personally I think that boys will not enjoy this book as much as girls would, but everybody has their different tastes. This book is based around love, so...more
I was surprised by this book. I really wasn't expecting to like it after all the couple in the first part reminded me a bit too much of my previous marriage. I also expected by the end to be wishing that my husband had taken the steps here. That being said by the end I was happy for the couple I was happy for each of their personal growths. I really enjoyed reading this. It shed some light on what my ex might have been thinking and what I can do differently next time around.
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This was hard for me to rate. I gave it three stars because the story is awesome but it is a "novelization" of a movie. Unlike most book/movies, the movie was done first.
That being said the story is awesome. It is a story about a marriage in which the couple had become strangers in the same house. Really hit home for me. Like the couple in the book I was married seven years and things got tough. Caleb listens to his Dad and accepts the "Love Dare" in which...more
That being said the story is awesome. It is a story about a marriage in which the couple had become strangers in the same house. Really hit home for me. Like the couple in the book I was married seven years and things got tough. Caleb listens to his Dad and accepts the "Love Dare" in which...more
I really loved this book. One of the main things I loved about it was that it followed the movie almost to a T. That's so incredibly rare and I usually feel let down if the movies and books don't coincide. While there were some really cheesy parts, I found myself unable to put it down towards the end of the book.
One of the negative sides was that I really didn't feel Catherine's emotions as much as I felt Caleb's. To me it felt as though she was whiny and frigid mostly. There was on...more
One of the negative sides was that I really didn't feel Catherine's emotions as much as I felt Caleb's. To me it felt as though she was whiny and frigid mostly. There was on...more
This was a very personal and touching story for me. I wish this was available 16 years ago. I would have loved to see God do His work in us. Love is such a gift. It's about sacrifice and humbling ourselves and putting others first. It is odd when you think about it... how one can do a job and put so much care and heart in saveing others on the job... yet doesn't have the tools to save ones marriage. I feel anyone thinking about marriage should read this book. Those that are married and strugglin...more
When rating this book I’m not comparing it to other novels I’ve read. I found other novels to have much better stories and yet I gave them lower scores. I give Fireproof a 7/10 because of the message it delivers. Usually Christian novels are extremely phony and lack any semblance to our current culture. This book does a fantastic job illustrating marriage – albeit a nasty side of marriage. It shows how a broken marriage reacts to the “Love Dare”. I appreciated how real the book felt. It w...more
Based on the movie..and very much sticks to it. I knew what was going to happen before it did because I had seen the movie previously so that makes it hard for me to critique it on character development or predictability.
But it was easy to read and follow and the Gospel is clearly presented in it as well. I thought the book was a good representation of a real life couple and their marriage struggles and the message it gives is one of great importance in today’s world.
Caleb does most...more
But it was easy to read and follow and the Gospel is clearly presented in it as well. I thought the book was a good representation of a real life couple and their marriage struggles and the message it gives is one of great importance in today’s world.
Caleb does most...more
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This book was a book club book. I did not really realize what it was about, but was warned that it had a bit of a religious flare to it. The religious part was not over-the-top, but I felt the book would have been fine w/o all of the biblical references, b/c it came off very preachy and, "Veggie Tales" like to me at times. Overall, it was an ok book, an easy read, not a very deep book, I felt kind of talked down to. I found the characters a little bit unbelieveable, esp the wife. ...more
Several people told me this book and the movie are "life changing." I wouldn't go that far, but I will say that the book made me think really, really hard about what it means to keep a marriage solid. I was intrigued that in this book, it's the husband who's wildly trying to re-commit to his relationship with his wife--so often, it's the woman running around trying to keep her husband, so that was a nice change. The challenges of "The Love Dare" remind me a lot of Gary Cha...more
Several people recommended the movie to me but the book was at the library so I picked it up. It was ok - nothing hard to read. It was thought provoking as the husband began to take the love dare and do things for his wife to demonstrate his committment to their marriage and her friends at work caused her to question his motives. A reminder that sometimes our friends don't give us godly advice and to always compare the advice people give us to what the Bible says.Fireproof
HE WHAT'S TO GET BETTER WITH HIS WIFE BUT HE FEEL EVERYTIME COME HOME SHE ALWAY HAS TO SOMETHING VERY MEAN. HE IS ALSO FIREFIGHTER HOW TRY TO HELP PEOPLE AND SAVE THERE PEOPLE. BUT HE FEEL HIS WIFE AND HIS ARE GOING TO BREAK BECAUSE THEY YELL AT EACH TOGETHER TO MUCH THEY THINK AREN'T THE ONE FOR TOGETHER. BUT IN THE LITTLE HE IS WORKING ON THE MARRGIE. HE COMES TO GOD THAN HIS MARRGIE STARTS COMING TOGETHER THE WIFE STARTS TO FIND THE GOOD IN HER HUSBAND. AND SHE SAID I WHAT TO GROW OLD WITH.
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Slow go but really good book!
I read this because my Mom gave it to me and she loved it. I did not love it. It was good, the storyline good, but I didn't love it. I think it was too slanted towards having to be a Christian to fix your life. I didn't like that it was the husband who did most of the work in fixing the relationship, granted it was written for the reader to assume that the wife then owned up to her part but eh, it could have been done better. I have to admit, however, that part of my negativity towards the ...more
Caleb is a hero - a hero, that is, to everyone but his wife.
What has happened lately? Things were so great! When did things start
to change? Now his wife wants out - "fine" he thinks. I'll give her
out!! He seems to be the only one doing anything in this marriage
anyway. He never gets any respect from his wife. Doesn't she see all
he pays for and does in their marriage? She just doesn't get it!!
Caleb's thoughts begin to turn to divorce.
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What has happened lately? Things were so great! When did things start
to change? Now his wife wants out - "fine" he thinks. I'll give her
out!! He seems to be the only one doing anything in this marriage
anyway. He never gets any respect from his wife. Doesn't she see all
he pays for and does in their marriage? She just doesn't get it!!
Caleb's thoughts begin to turn to divorce.
...more
This book (and movie) is so worth the time it takes to read it. The story is very easy to read and quick moving. It is a little cheesy, but has a profound message. It's based on the screenplay that was done by the same christian group that wrote "Facing the Giants" screenplay, another must see. I loved the "love dare" used in the book and Drew and I are actually in the process of doing this 40 day challenge. Anyone who is married (happy or not) I think could benefit from thi...more
I didn't know what to expect from this book when I read it. It seemed like no matter what Caleb tried in his experiment recommended by his dad, Catherine was so cold about it all...couldn't she see he was trying to change? It wasn't until day 45 that she realized what he was doing...how many of us have done this, too. (I raise my hand unfortunately) God can change a heart, and sometimes it is ours that needs changed first. I can't wait to see the movie now.
I love this book. It really made me think about marriage and how to improve it. It even gave hints on how to do so day by day! It is about this couple who are on the verge of divorce and how the father of the man about to be divorced persuades him to save the marriage by giving him a book. A must read even for people who are happily married as it can give hints on how to make a marriage better, even if it is a fiction book. Based on a screenplay too!
I recently rented and watched the video "Fireproof" so then looked for the book in the library. It is amazing the changes that God can bring about in our lives. I also love the words that are so often repeated throughout this book: "You never leave your partner behind." That is so true in marriage and in relationships. The book has me thinking, if I were to take the Love Dare, what are the things I can do for my spouse that I may not already be doing?
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