Readers Discuss Simon Orwell in ‘Unlimited’
Every Thursday during October, I’m sharing excerpts from reader reviews of Unlimited, which released September 1, 2013. The major motion picture of the same title was released in U.S. cinemas October 16, 2013.
Please click the link next to each reviewer’s name to read their full review.
“With his masterful style fully displayed, and his ability to apply a lesson on several levels, Davis Bunn once again invites you – no, drags you – into another life-altering saga.
The world has always been searching for the unlimited – unlimited wealth, unlimited power, unlimited passion, unlimited health. But they’ve been looking for the unlimited in all the wrong places. While struggling to provide unlimited electricity to an orphanage in Mexico, Simon discovers the Source of the unlimited life.”
-Steve Hilton, Doc’s Doin’s blog
“Unlimited is an age-old story told in a modern day setting. Everything is in a mess, harder to untangle than a wad of yarn. The country is in a mess, the town is in a mess, the orphanage is in a mess, and the one person who seems to chosen to fix everything is a mess…”
-Gary Gilmore, Gary’s Thoughts blog
“…At Unlimited’s center is a broken man. Simon has been disappointed and he has disappointed those close to him; forgiving himself and opening up again are daily challenges.
Add an orphanage bursting with children and believers who surround him with love and compassion, and slowly, gradually, Simon’s unlimited potential is coaxed to the surface.”
-Laura Lee Groves, Outnumbered Mom blog
“The device ‘anchored him [Simon] to a million broken dreams.’ (pg 14) Boy can I relate to that. I am sure there are others out there who feel the same. Will God give us another chance, or have we blown it to many times?? God gives unlimited grace to us. I am so thankful for that.”
-Debbie Phillips, Debbie’s Digest blog
“This book challenged me as a believer. Do I really believe that nothing is impossible with God, that God’s power working in me can achieve what I couldn’t even dream up on my own? Simon’s journey seems to ask the question, just how big is your God. Is He big enough to take your past failures and redeem them, to take our puny efforts and transform them to something amazing? If He’s not, you might just need to have your notions about who God is shattered, just like Simon did.”
-Mary Ann Esque, Reflections of Radiance blog
“Simon is a complex character and this book is about his journey, his growing and learning about life and there is a good bit of adventure along the way. The rest of the cast of characters provides great countering and support and I’m intrigued to wonder what the actors will pull off in the film as to what I’ve seen in my imagination.”
-Margaret Chind, Creative Madness Mama blog
“Simon Orwell, the main character, starts out as the kind of guy that you really want to dislike yet find yourself strangely identifying with.”
-Kattarin Kirk, A Gracious Stumble blog
“The mystery and intrigue of Simon Orwell’s trip to Mexico made me want to read more, and I look forward to reading Bunn’s other books – this was my first but not my last.”
-Joanne Mueller, Amazon
Joanne lives with her husband in Oregon where she enjoys writing and homeschooling their two children.
