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Summary: A real look at Christian ethics
Review: Francine Rivers takes the topic of rape and abortion to our doorsteps. It makes you stop and think about your true beliefs. There is a challenge in this book for the Christian community, if crisis hits close to home do we practice what we preach?
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Summary: A realistic book for today's generations.
Review: Francine Rivers has done it again! I picked up this book almost 4 years ago and finished it in one sitting! I reread it 2 weeks ago and got even more out of the story. The story primarily focuses on a young Christian women in college, who got raped when she was walking home from work. Her fiancee does not know how to relate to her anymore and she is feeling pressure from several sides to have an abortion... something she feels strongly against. The book goes through her walk and has a surprise ending. You will LOVE it!
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Summary: Too perfect for real life
Review: Making Dynah a saintly adored girl, does make us question why God would allow a Christian girl to be raped, but at the same time, isn't the rape of ANYONE disgusting and horrible, regardless of whether they are a beautiful saint, or an ugly homeless person?We never feel how her "best" friend or boyfriend feel, only Dynah. We never see the rapist prosecuted, or even see the police TRY to find him. We never see Joe even angered at the fact that this woman he has supposedly been in love with since day one, has been brutalized. Bad things happen even to saints. Ms. Rivers needs to get a little more reality based. This was a huge letdown after reading Redeeming Love.
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Summary: A touching story about a controversial topic
Review: This book touches the heart of all who read it.Francine Rivers took a risk when writing this book because of the controversial material being presented. Francine Rivers not only talks about the awards of being prolife but the forgiveness and healing offered to those who choose prochoice. Mindy
I am Mindy or so it seems
im wrapped in this bubble ,its dark but it's clean My mommy feeds me all the right foods
she exercises daily and reads to me at noon
I can't wait to come out and see her soon
I hope she loves me,I hope she approves I have this great plan,once im out
to tell moommy i love her i'll jump and shout
Mommy u are the best ,there is no doubt..... I'm scared mommy those tools did hurt
I thought u loved me,why did u abort
please answer for im with dirt Goodbye mom i really did care
mabey in heaven u will explain to me there
P.S God offers healing and forgiveness,just ask!! If u would like to reach me i am at:[e-mail address]
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Summary: Another GREAT book by a great author
Review: Another "Can't put down book" by a great author. A great story that will make you smile and cry. It is a great story for our current society.
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Summary: Judgemental and One Dimensional
Review: I am a big fan of several other Francine Rivers books, but this one was a total disappointment. Ms. River's own bias comes through very quickly in the book, preventing her from treating the subject of abortion as a complex personal decision and the subject of rape is glossed over as if it really is not an important factor in the plot. Because of the author's bias she never really deals with both sides of the issue in a realistic way. Within the first few chapters it becomes predictable and clearly judgemental. This book could actually be hurtful to a woman who had experienced such a situation. The characters are one-dimensional and quickly portrayed as perfect or evil depending on their stance on abortion. This is a soap-box book and nothing more. It is certainly lacking the quality of her other books.
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Summary: A Wonderful Story About Faith and Courage
Review: In a word . . . amazing. This book was incredible to read, not only because of the vivid and touching characters, but also because I think this book reaches out to both Christians and non-Christians. In today's world, abortion has become such a natural part of living and Francine Rivers does an amazing job of letting us know, through her words and characters, about both sides of the issue while being a part of the story. Dynah is such an incredible character - she had a perfect life set out for her, but after her traumatizing ordeal, she finds out who really is as a person. Her faith was tested in so many ways and this book went a long way in showing you that no matter how much tragedy happens in your life, God is so much stronger than anything you have to face and He will always be guiding you. And along with Dynah, I fell in love with Joe as well. Who wouldn't? He's sweet, charming and incredibly loyal. This is a book that I know I will read over and over again, and I know others will feel the same way.
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Summary: Truth
Review: I believe this book is a good read for Christians and non-Christians alike. It gives you a glimpse inside the world of abortion, but it doesn't have a judgemental tone. And for Christians, it is an amazing testemant to a relationship with Christ instead of just having Sunday Morning religion. I started it yesterday and have only a few pages left. I can't put it down.
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Summary: Senior high school student.
Review: This novel about a young lady in college who had everything in her life,togeather, her handome and adoring fiance, her college life, her job and her faith which had a sudden down turn. She was raped. Out of this rape she became pregnant. She is faced with the choice of abortion because of horrible circumstances. Will she continue to trust God and grow in her faith through this emotinal turmoil? I found Atonement Child, awsome. In a world of today with low morals and freedom of sins, this book plays a great role. Seeing as rape and abortion is a huge issue today, This book fits right in! Being in highschool or and having abortion as a simple solution given as an option for any mistake you would call it, shows how low we have become to justify our low moral living. In these circumstances of rape, we try to justify even more! But what right do we have to control life? Who is to say who dies or lives? This is a silent holocast that is treated lightly in our days.These questions are addresed in this book. This is where God Comes in! He is the master and controller of all life? This book shows how important one piece of tissue as some would say, but a real child is to God. This book shows how important a little one is to God no matter the circumstances that one is concieved in!
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Summary: Heavy-handed
Review: I love Francine Rivers' books. However, this one, besides being my least favorite, made me stop reading her for a time. Unlike her other books which focus on the glory and power of God, this one is largely about the evil of abortion. And while not all of the Christian people are pure good (the Christian school forcing her to either announce her rape or leave) the ones who are strictly against abortion are pure good. By contrast the pro-choice people are just morally disgusting humans. I found this to be a little heavy-handed, not to mention unrealistic. God takes a backseat to Ms. Rivers' stance on abortion in this book and the result comes off as self-righteous and judgemental. I was keenly disappointed.
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