Darien: Guardian Angel of Jesus

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Summary: At risk of being deleted...
Review: As I have never attempted this before, I just now stated that the reader from Sacramentos review was helpful to me. I thought I would then be able to explain my resoning behind this. As I could not then, I will now. I am a Roman Catholic who adores her faith, and as such I follow the Church's teachings. I am pro-life, and do not believe in homosexuality as a valid life choice. This does not mean by any standards that I am "homophobic" or that I consider myself holier than others or more righteous. I follow the belief of "love the sinner, hate the sin." The review I am speaking of has given me cause to read this book, because it sounds like something I will like, rather than the liberal writing I had thought it would be from the synopsis. Thanks and God Bless you!

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Summary: Peace and Charity
Review: I am the reviewer from Sacramento.I was a little distressed when I read my review sparked their interest: She agreed with its right wing Christian viewpoint. I am also a devout Christian who reads the Bible with "Heart and Mind" to quote Peter Gomes. God loves all of her children. I felt like my review was used to give aid and comfort to the enemy. I hope another progressive writer will take the theme and show Jesus' and humanity's real enemies: racism, classicsm, poverty, meanspirited, and homophobia. May the Peace of the Lord be always with you!

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Summary: Good doctrine taught, but needs to allow the reader to think
Review: I read this book within a three day period. I own the Angelwalk trilogy and another great book by Elwood, Wise One, and I was an avid supporter of Roger Elwood's writings in my teenage years.

The way he writes is beautifully unique in itself and his ideas follow the Sound Doctrine of the Bible. Abortion, homosexuality, and other controversial issues always come up in an Elwood book, and he takes the same stand upon these issues parallel to the Bible. He always knows how to create such beautiful imagery that one's mind churns when reading certain passages.

The book, Darien, is mediocre and seems to try to make the reader become emotional, which almost always fails. The first book of the Angelwalk series (appropriately named Angelwalk) and the other book, Wise One, evokes emotion from the simplicity of the circumstances the characters are put through. Darien tries to use the same tools, but they seem like gimmicks, and it seems repetitive. It, however, goes into certain interesting situations not mentioned in any Biblical literature, but it is still interesting to read the author's interpretation and allow him to tell some other stories of Jesus.

In other words, if you are looking for a quick read, read Angelwalk, if you want a good book, read Wise One, and if you want a combination of the two with some water added, read Darien.