Courageous: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

[image error]Courageous is a novelization by Randy Alcorn of the movie by the same name. I saw the movie and LOVED it. I didn't want to read the book, as I'd already seen the movie. But, the movie was so good, and a friend was dumping guilt on me to read the book so…

The Good:
When Randy Alcorn is the author, you know it can't be bad. There's a lot of back story in the book that makes the movie make more sense. I'd like to see the movie again now on DVD as it will be easier to follow. If you haven't seen the movie, it and the book are great stories of men wrestling with faith, hope, tragedy, and being fathers. Good stuff for any story. It was a fun, super fast read.

The Bad:
I saw the movie first and knew what was coming. That's about it.

The Ugly:
My favorite character in the book, Bronson, was major ugly. Too bad they left him out of the movie - he was fun to read and would have been fun to see. The book, like the movie can be a bit corny, "Touched By An Angel" ish at times.

I'm glad someone challenged me to read the book. It was a fun, profitable, and internally challenging way to spend a few hours. Highly recommended.