The Last Sin Eater
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Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
Book Type: Paperback
Helpful Score: 6
I saw the movie based on this book, several times as a matter of fact, and was haunted by the story and characters and message for a long while. So, I decided to try out the book as well.
The story was fast-paced without sacrificing good writing and attention to detail. The author pulled you into most of the scenes and made you feel the emotions of most of the various characters. The characters were fairly complex, human, and grew throughout the book.
On the other hand, I felt that the character of the stranger (the preacher who camped by the rivier) didn't ring quite true. My biggest problem was with his dialogue. I could understand that he may have been practicing his Bible if he thought he was alone in his camp. I could even see him speaking the words of the Bible if he thought that he had a hidden audience. And, he did explain that he little experience with children.
But, didn't he know how to speak anything but "Bible"? The best, most evangilistic ministers with whom I had experience knew how to speak to people in their own language and how to draw on their own and others'sexperiences to get the point accross. Even Jesus did that. His Parables are one example.
The story provided a satisfying conclusion. Here, the preaching blended well with the story. I did think it unrealistic that the kids, who had only had two or three sessions with the stranger, could quote the Bible so well. In that area only, I felt that the climax in the movie. The message of salvation and redemption sounded much more natural and childlike.
On the whole, though, I found this to be an excellent book and I recommend it. Setting aside the Christian messege, it is a good historical novel. However, I don't think that the story could have been told without the message of redemption. That was the point.
As for those who have seen the movie or would like to, the movie parallels the book. But, the book delves deeper into the back stories of the characters, fleshes them out, and fills in the holes in the movie's plot.
The story was fast-paced without sacrificing good writing and attention to detail. The author pulled you into most of the scenes and made you feel the emotions of most of the various characters. The characters were fairly complex, human, and grew throughout the book.
On the other hand, I felt that the character of the stranger (the preacher who camped by the rivier) didn't ring quite true. My biggest problem was with his dialogue. I could understand that he may have been practicing his Bible if he thought he was alone in his camp. I could even see him speaking the words of the Bible if he thought that he had a hidden audience. And, he did explain that he little experience with children.
But, didn't he know how to speak anything but "Bible"? The best, most evangilistic ministers with whom I had experience knew how to speak to people in their own language and how to draw on their own and others'sexperiences to get the point accross. Even Jesus did that. His Parables are one example.
The story provided a satisfying conclusion. Here, the preaching blended well with the story. I did think it unrealistic that the kids, who had only had two or three sessions with the stranger, could quote the Bible so well. In that area only, I felt that the climax in the movie. The message of salvation and redemption sounded much more natural and childlike.
On the whole, though, I found this to be an excellent book and I recommend it. Setting aside the Christian messege, it is a good historical novel. However, I don't think that the story could have been told without the message of redemption. That was the point.
As for those who have seen the movie or would like to, the movie parallels the book. But, the book delves deeper into the back stories of the characters, fleshes them out, and fills in the holes in the movie's plot.
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