false 774944 64 male Stockbridge, GA 01/2008 01/2009 4 31 27 true 5790486 read 0 true 1569915 currently-reading 4 true 1569914 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38553503 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51km9XU29RL._SL75_.jpg 774944 Art http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/774944-art Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:06:38 -0800 Katharine wrote: "Art, I was given a copy of this book and was offered another. It doesn't seem like my kind of book- similar to the Left Behind series (which I hated)- where religion is "preached" in an unintellec..."
Hey Kat,
The book did not come across to me as a "preaching" type. Like you, I tend to toss those aside. However, I thought it was very simplistic, offering a view of "salvation" that someone who does not think too deeply could latch onto. That does not negate the view, it just didn't really grab me, and I read it strictly as a far-fetched story more than anything else. I read stuff, sometimes even if it is not very good, just to see what it is like. I read this one after hearing Oprah Winfrey rave about it, and have decided that her tastes and mine are not very close. She has introduced others, however, that are quite good. To answer your question, I don't think this is one you would give high ratings to. Now Baudolino, I thought was superb, but then I like everything Eco has written.

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I loved that little book. It somehow grabbed me and really touched me deep inside. I know that many who read it did not care for it, but maybe I am just different. I am currently reading, The Shack," by William Paul Young, and just finished "You, The Warrior Leader," by Bobby Welch. Not sure how I will end up liking The Shack, but the Warrior Leader is by a minister in Florida who advocates Christians conducting themselves under the same principles as military warriors. He was seriously wounded in Vietnam, and later went into the ministry. He uses many examples of the selfless service of military men and women to serve as models for how others should live and conduct themeselves. It was not bad, and you and your Dad may find it interesting.
Love you,
Art
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