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Sweet Jesus (2012)

by Christine Pountney(Favorite Author)
3.32 of 5 Votes: 2
ISBN
077107123X (ISBN13: 9780771071232)
languge
English
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publisher
McClelland & Stewart
review 1: Meaningful characters tied together on a journey thinking about their own relationships as well as their relationship to each other. On top of all that thinking - they also assess an evangelical church and why some people believe and others do not. Overall, I liked the characters (especially Zeus)and was interested in what they learned and found the wry humour here and there saved it from being heavy.
review 2: Charming characters, beautiful descriptive sentences and paragraphs, real life conflicts. Siblings on a journey together with Mom on the outskirts. Each character has their baggage, and I am not sure that all were resolved. I found I had to keep focusing during the reading, when I would expect to be able to simply follow the flow. The lack of quotat
... moreion marks for dialogue was most distracting. Form the glowing recommendation I had for this book, I expected more. less
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kim
An intriguing novel which describes the impact of religion on the lives of three siblings.
genaaa
I loved this book! It is easily one of my favourite reads this year!
embrionized
Found in lacked much of a climax or ending.
GabrielShen
too depressing
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