Chronicles of Mansoul: A John Bunyan classic

by Ethel Barrett

First ed. published in 1969 under title: Ethel Barrett's Holy war; 2d ed. under title: The great conflict.
An adaptation of John Bunyan's The holy war.

Genres: Christian, Classics

210 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Isaac Hobbs · Rating 2 out of 5]

An entertaining fictional book, it should have been left as that rather then trying to pawn it off as a retelling of the Holy War by John Bunyan. Evidently Ethel Barrett doesn't have enough imagination or creativity to write her own story so she had to stick with rewriting and totally ruining a Christian classic. Barrett totally misses the point of Bunyan's book, turns his story (which was written to specifically display characteristics of the Christian life and struggle against God or sin)into a pure entertainment which with a weird twist. The characters no longer make sense as they are taken out of their proper place, the story is no longer clear, it leaves the reader trying to figure out the point of the book the whole time.
Bottom Line: Not worth reading.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I scrawled kiddie pencil lines over the pages of this book long before I knew how to read. Years later I read it and loved it! This is one of those books from my childhood that will always stay with me.

[Joelendil · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ethel Barrett retells John Bunyan's classic "Holy War" in modern language with a dash of humor. This is an excellent, convicting allegory of the fall and redemption of God's children!