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Summary: Small, but powerful
Review: A wonderful, thoughtful journey that the reader is fortunate to be a part of. Of special significance to me is that places of his grandfather's youth are near my hometown! Readers who like this book should consider reading The Holy Man by Susan Trott.
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Summary: Heartfelt, touching and timely
Review: Choice to Cherish is a heartfelt and timely book we could all use more of. While its not a book I would normally read its one that Im glad I bought. It takes the reader on a journey we all need, not just at this time of year but always. Its a welcome journey of the heart. Worth reading if you want to be moved.
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Summary: A GREAT STORY FROM THE HEART
Review: I bought this book on a whim a year ago and I just got a chance to read it and I was very delighted in how the small story turned out. This story was about 185 pages long and the pages were packed with strong emotion as well as suspense. The author was interviewed and it was thought by some in the literary world that this book was autobiograpical. He used his name in it and has insisted the story is fiction. I say, the reader will come away thinking different on this issue. The story deals with a grandfather wish for his grandson to find the truth about their estrange family relationship.Enough said here Tripp
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Summary: Very touching
Review: I thought this book was beautifully written. It is a very touching and emotional story. I read it in just a couple of hours one afternoon because I didn't want to put it down. It is a book that should be read and reminds us how short life can be and that we all need to learn forgiveness and exam our relationships with God, our family and friends.
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Summary: A Choice to Cherish
Review: I was loaned this book to read a year ago and then determined I would buy some this year for high school graduation gifts. That is what I am doing now! Reading this little novel is just like you are there living every moment of it.
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Summary: Just outstanding!
Review: I've read a string of short novels lately and this one was the best of the bunch (and if you look at my other reviews, you'll see I've read some good ones!). It's refreshing to have poignant Christian fiction written by a man. The two main characters in this story are also men. Most Christian fiction seems to be aimed at women, unfortunately, so this was freshing. Another reviewer mentioned that he was going to purchase copies of this book for high school graduation gifts, and I think that's an excellent idea! The story begins when almost 20-year-old Alan reluctantly agrees to spend a week caring for his dying grandfather in a small town in the mountains of Montana. There has been some distance between Alan's father and his grandfather, and during Alan's stay, he learns the reasons for this through a series of 8 stories his grandfather has written, to go along with 8 gifts that are under the tree. Grandpa has told Alan he can choose one as his Christmas gift. Maki's depiction of these characters is outstanding. You really know these characters. It's wonderful to see the young man in the story grow in compassion through this book. Their relationship is precious. This book isn't predictable or sugar-sweet. It's just perfect and I highly recommend it. Don't wait til next Christmas - read it now - and while you're at it, get in some early Christmas shopping and buy a few copies for friends and family! You might want to check out my other reviews of Christian books and music!
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Summary: Just outstanding!
Review: I've read a string of short novels lately and this one was the best of the bunch (and if you look at my other reviews, you'll see I've read some good ones!). It's refreshing to have poignant Christian fiction written by a man. The two main characters in this story are also men. Most Christian fiction seems to be aimed at women, unfortunately, so this was freshing. Another reviewer mentioned that he was going to purchase copies of this book for high school graduation gifts, and I think that's an excellent idea! The story begins when almost 20-year-old Alan reluctantly agrees to spend a week caring for his dying grandfather in a small town in the mountains of Montana. There has been some distance between Alan's father and his grandfather, and during Alan's stay, he learns the reasons for this through a series of 8 stories his grandfather has written, to go along with 8 gifts that are under the tree. Grandpa has told Alan he can choose one as his Christmas gift. Maki's depiction of these characters is outstanding. You really know these characters. It's wonderful to see the young man in the story grow in compassion through this book. Their relationship is precious. This book isn't predictable or sugar-sweet. It's just perfect and I highly recommend it. Don't wait til next Christmas - read it now - and while you're at it, get in some early Christmas shopping and buy a few copies for friends and family! You might want to check out my other reviews of Christian books and music!
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Summary: A heartwarming Christmas story.
Review: If you liked Paul Evan's "The Christmas Box" Series, you'll be right at home with Alan Maki's "A Choice to Cherish." It is a wonderful read for all ages. Maki takes the readers into a family's heart and shows the life-long damage that can be done to every member of a family when foregiveness is withheld from just one person. Like Evan's message in his Christmas Box Series, the message in this book needs to be retold over and over. It is a good read for anyone, but especially poignant for anyone who has ever struggled with forgiving someone and has just not been able to do it...or who has forgiven and been blessed by it...or who has seen families or friends separated by the withholding of forgiveness. The way Maki shows the ramifications that spread through generations from just one unforgiving heart is awesome. Sometimes you feel like you're the dying grandfather; other times you feel like you are the grandson who has been estranged from this wonderful old man through no fault of your own. You'll share both the heartbreak and the joy as these two men are brought together by appoaching death, finding each other in time to break down the wall that has kept a whole family apart for a lifetime. Well worth reading and sharing with a friend or family member. A book I'll reread. A message I hope I'll always remember.
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Summary: A Choice to Cherish
Review: The simple, but very poignant, story of this grandson and grandfather made the rounds of many of my family members and stirred up wonderful conversations that had a lot of meaning for some struggling with bitterness and forgiveness issues. Thanks so much, Alan Maki, for writing this book!
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Summary: Most touching ever
Review: This is quite possibly the best book I have ever read. The characters are not real although, Alan Maki, brings such life to them it causes one to desire to seek the town and people out. The stories that George writes, about his most cherished momentos, will make you laugh, cry, and contemplate your own life and what you will leave behind for others to cherish as much as they cherish you. It causes one to ask, "What will the sum of my life come down to...?" "A CHOICE TO CHERISH" also examines relationships and how sometimes we forget the importance of choosing our battles carefully, especially with loved ones. The lack of forgiveness sometimes carries a hefty price that pride sometimes won't allow us to see clearly past and humble ourselves into forgiveness. Alan Maki examines this human trait in a most poignant manner. My copy is autographed and carries a newspaper clipping from a local Montana newspaper that tells about Mr. Maki and "A CHOICE TO CHERISH". It was a Christmas gift from my mom and I will truly cherish my copy for all time!!
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