tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post1732497009652889368..comments2023-12-09T00:33:24.572-08:00Comments on Novel Matters: The KeepersBonnie Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-47541493985076584372011-11-20T16:36:32.005-08:002011-11-20T16:36:32.005-08:00I just finished "Snow Flower and the Secret F...I just finished "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See. A wonderful story about the sin nature dressed up as respectability, about forgiveness and the real nature of love.Kathleen Popahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682046279211463305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-27978933062658409772011-11-19T12:35:16.673-08:002011-11-19T12:35:16.673-08:00I thought The Kite Runner was redemptive. At least...I thought The Kite Runner was redemptive. At least, it was about a person finding their own redemption through an act of sacrificial bravery. The journey from cowardice to courage is a compelling one.<br /><br />It's an interesting thought that the humanist ideal is that we are capable of redeeming ourselves....Karen @ a house full of sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787916466155321686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-72433113223038301802011-11-19T07:40:32.190-08:002011-11-19T07:40:32.190-08:00Oh to be worthy of the description:
Reader be awar...Oh to be worthy of the description:<br />Reader be aware, God's love is found in this book. ! Oh the tragedy of those who have already turned away from it and therefore would turn away from a book with it as the theme. Or those who think only one theme (what they want) is all that is necessary in the world. We need books of all endings and themes. We are all so different. And our needs are different as we progress. It is the search for uniformity that shackles creativity. <br />Yes, I'm responding to earlier posts because I have given my list of redemptive non-christian fiction in even earlier responses. Just call me 'better late than never'.Henrietta Frankenseenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-37209033067154081992011-11-18T13:34:10.314-08:002011-11-18T13:34:10.314-08:00Megan and Susie, I have loved Steinbeck, too. I w...Megan and Susie, I have loved Steinbeck, too. I was geek-fully excited when I went to Monterey and saw Cannery Row and Doc's lab. And I agree about 'Of Mice and Men.' Powerful, moving story. Not a happy ending, but satisfying. <br />Nicole, I feel the same about Ray Bradbury's fiction. The strangeness and beauty moves me and I come away awed, not depressed.<br />You have all suggested great reading and I'll be adding them to my list.Debbie Fuller Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174333267329587740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-48264486275707641582011-11-18T12:57:38.856-08:002011-11-18T12:57:38.856-08:00Definitely WD Kinsella's Shoeless Joe (aka Fie...Definitely WD Kinsella's Shoeless Joe (aka Field of Dreams)...because I'm a mad believer in the redemptive power of dreams. That book is one of the most inspiring and most beautiful I've ever read.<br /><br />Susie I haven't read enough to be a Steinbeck freak, but I love love love Of Mice and Men, and the memory of that tragic, sacrificial act at the end makes that book a real keeper. Oh, and I went through a Communist phase too - first year of College...just for one Semester : )Megan Sayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410068162701570057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-84690591525208929642011-11-18T09:33:52.928-08:002011-11-18T09:33:52.928-08:00Debbie, our bookshelves are practically twins! Not...Debbie, our bookshelves are practically twins! Not much of a surprise there. <br /><br />A few books I've read in the last year (and I promise not to mention The Dry Grass of August again)that I found redemptive and/or reassuring are: <br />The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig<br />Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier<br />Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine BrooksPatti Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575415697841348226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-13055465922760397262011-11-18T08:59:57.914-08:002011-11-18T08:59:57.914-08:00One thing that you need to know about me: I'm ...One thing that you need to know about me: I'm a Steinbeck super freak. No, I'm not seeking therapy and yes, I went through a phase in life when I wondered if socialism wasn't a good idea (it was college...just one semester).<br /><br />Anyway, I find that The Grapes of Wrath is FULL of redemption and beautiful stories of people putting others first. One of the most striking things is that most of these stories are based on real people that Steinbeck encountered when reporting on the migration. <br /><br />Grapes reminds me of the good that humans have in them (because they are made in the image of The Good Shepherd) despite terrible circumstances. It very much is a "brother's keeper" type of book.Susie Finkbeinerhttp://www.susiefinkbeiner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-22659218480917348482011-11-18T07:07:13.230-08:002011-11-18T07:07:13.230-08:00I admit there's nothing definitively redemptiv...I admit there's nothing definitively redemptive in the spiritual sense in Vince Flynn novels, but there is often the kind of justice that reminds me that the One who is always just will prevail. And I need that. His best, IMO, is Consent to Kill where his larger than life character Mitch Rapp exercises justice with mercy. I've read that scene multiple times and actually wept at its beauty. Maybe that's just me. Anyway, I love my ABA Vince Flynn novels. Every. Single. One.Nicolehttp://hopeofglory.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com