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The Narrow Path (2000)

by Gail Sattler(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

142670237X (ISBN13: 9781426702372)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Abingdon Press

review 1: This is actually my second time for reading this book, and both times I have found it to be just an okay read. My main problems with the book revolve around Miranda. She is an outsider coming into a Mennonite community that is vastly different from her own, and through it all she comes across as very disrespectful of their culture, even though she says that she respects it greatly. I understand that this is a book about keeping an open mind and to let God guide you on the path He sets before you, but I didn't see much of that in Miranda. She kept trying to change everything around her, and when she couldn't change it, she steamrolled over it, like she did with the red adornments on her proper Sunday clothes for the Old Order Mennonite Church. I also had a hard time bel... moreieving that Ted would set all of the changes and upheavals that she created aside and looked at her in such a way that he could fall in love with her. Granted, working in such close proximity could grow an affection between them, but he's willing to uproot his entire life to be with her, while she sacrifices nothing. I speak from personal experience when I say that there would be a good possibility that he would come to resent her for it eventually. All in all, this was a way to while away a day, and I'll probably look to read the sequel at some point, but I won't be purchasing it.
review 2: I really wanted to love this novel; especially it was in the Amish genre without being actually Amish. Randi with an "i" is from Seattle from a Modern Mennonite Church. Ted is from an Old Order Mennonite Community. From there the story line gets predictable. One could easily read the first three chapters and skip to the last one and knows what went on and did not miss much; except food dishes name and how many times Randi and Ted disagree. So here is the break down, and yes this is the whole conversation most part throughout the book and it's references to scenarios. 1. Randi loves Red. Red Cell Phone, Red Boots, Red Tennis Shoes, Red Lipstick, Red Purse, and when she compromises and wears a skirt that is not thigh high- it has to have big Red Buttons. 2. It rains a lot in Seattle, so she is surprise at all the snow in Minneapolis (or somewhere around there). 3. Ted and Randi disagree. Yet Ted Compromises and sees good value in women to start wearing pants to keep warm in winter in his community and wives and husbands (with their families) should sit together in church during worship. 4. Randi has to keep explaining internet and web-camming to everyone and her new modern lingo she brought into the community is welcomed and appreciated. 5. Randi and Ted fall in love. 6. Food is everywhere in the book. Thus Randi decides to learn how to cook and bake; especially cinnamon rolls - hence that is Ted's favorites. 7. The Christmas Pageant is a Success! Despite, Theresa, the Virgin Mary for the play, runs off with a single man in the community because Theresa is pregnant and they are not married. (This was the juicy part of the book and I thought alas we are digging into deep stuff). Then Randi has a confession to Ted, (here I thought more juicy stuff). She was gossiped as being pregnant (let down, Randi may be immodest sporting gal with technology and savvy of the world, but her purity and virtue is still hard-core Mennonite and no sinning on her part). But it was her period was out of whack. She never could be pregnant. After that is back to the same ole rote in my points 1-6.Each to their own, but if this was not a Free Kindle Book..I would ask for my money back! less

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