tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post8891194515333053381..comments2024-03-27T12:04:11.802-07:00Comments on Bloggin' 'bout Books: Christian Novel Surprisingly Raw, Authentic, and MovingSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-41490429933471526692018-08-04T15:32:39.121-07:002018-08-04T15:32:39.121-07:00This sounds really lovely. I am all about friendsh...This sounds really lovely. I am all about friendship stories. Love them! My experience with Christian books has been very positive. They were never religious or as you said, preachy, they were just cleaner (cussing, sex, etc). Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-29904606453852694792018-08-03T13:08:06.668-07:002018-08-03T13:08:06.668-07:00Thanks for being on the tour!Thanks for being on the tour!Heather J @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666308310774835580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-80867145788181221942018-08-02T12:45:18.507-07:002018-08-02T12:45:18.507-07:00This looks really good! And I love the cover.This looks really good! And I love the cover.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809467336527255681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-39395160853361676312018-08-01T13:44:30.227-07:002018-08-01T13:44:30.227-07:00Yes, I definitely see similarities between our two...Yes, I definitely see similarities between our two religions/lifestyles. Peculiar peoples, indeed!<br /><br />PLAIN GIRL sounds like a book I would really like. I'll have to snag myself a copy. Thanks for the rec!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-3214792177567538112018-08-01T13:42:59.564-07:002018-08-01T13:42:59.564-07:00It's definitely worth reading.It's definitely worth reading.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-65592464408056064872018-08-01T10:12:29.941-07:002018-08-01T10:12:29.941-07:00P.S. Had to go look up this book online! It's ...P.S. Had to go look up this book online! It's called PLAIN GIRL by Virginia Sorenson and was published in 1955! I had no idea it was an old book when I read it in the 70s! Of course, the Newbery-winning author Virginia Sorenson wrote it! I read a lot of her books growing up. Kimberley Griffiths Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269829969442171522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-17243408709515039482018-08-01T10:06:11.232-07:002018-08-01T10:06:11.232-07:00Just put a hold on the book at my library, it soun...Just put a hold on the book at my library, it sounds wonderful. I've always found the Amish people to be a very intriguing people. Maybe it's because Mormons can relate to feeling like outsiders at times - a peculiar people. One of my favorite MG books that I read when I was about 10-11 years old was about an Amish girl who becomes friends with a Christian girl at school and they end up trading clothes because the Amish girl wanted to know what it feels like to wear the beautiful pink dress her friend owns. The entire story was about family and faith crises. Her older brother leaves home for "the world" and comes back home at Christmas like a prodigal son and it's also (in the background) about the Amish girl's father's growth and change as he accepts his children for who they are and their questions about their life and faith, etc. That book has to be from the 70s and yet it has always stayed with me. Kimberley Griffiths Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269829969442171522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-43276243795392633702018-08-01T07:37:58.666-07:002018-08-01T07:37:58.666-07:00Great review! It sounds amazing and wroth adding t...Great review! It sounds amazing and wroth adding to the TBR. And the cover is great!Grace @ RebelMommyBookBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129217535499024513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-15894799705672642972018-07-31T14:32:49.200-07:002018-07-31T14:32:49.200-07:00Totally! I've also read Amish novels (and Morm...Totally! I've also read Amish novels (and Mormon novels, come to think of it) where the characters are pretty much perfect and never struggle with their faith or any really big problems, which is totally insincere and unrealistic. I liked this one so much because the characters' problems felt true-to-life. I could relate to them in so many ways!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-7701747176852903762018-07-31T14:31:00.224-07:002018-07-31T14:31:00.224-07:00That's why I loved this one so much. It didn&#...That's why I loved this one so much. It didn't feel like a typical Christian novel, although it does have religious themes.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-52796876310335550432018-07-31T14:30:19.464-07:002018-07-31T14:30:19.464-07:00I really enjoyed it, so much in fact that I just o...I really enjoyed it, so much in fact that I just ordered an Amish historical novel trilogy by Younts. I can't wait to read more from her!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-51178344554199715872018-07-31T12:38:10.973-07:002018-07-31T12:38:10.973-07:00Great review! And I agree with Jenny. Preachy nove...Great review! And I agree with Jenny. Preachy novels can feel so insincere sometimes. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-89302154128324925692018-07-31T11:17:43.851-07:002018-07-31T11:17:43.851-07:00It is rare indeed for a religious novel not to be ...It is rare indeed for a religious novel not to be preachy. I love the cover too! Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-75835202740277820572018-07-31T07:27:24.518-07:002018-07-31T07:27:24.518-07:00This one does sound good. I'm going to sugges...This one does sound good. I'm going to suggest that my library acquire it. :-)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.com