I'll certainly try another book by this author. Of course, it seems there was an actual historical figure behind the fiction, and if that's the case, perhaps the author felt justified in the simplified version if it's all the history gave him. Otherwise, it just feels like a cheap choice. There was deep work and life that tore the character's Faith from him, and if he is really to reclaim it in any significant way, I guess I'd want to experience that same depth of life and experience. I was a bit disappointed at the end when the character just "fell back into" faith through what felt to me like a cliche of Christian doctrine. One thing it did well was to share the main character's struggle with Faith - from a high to a low. There were times it was a 5-star book for me, and times it was a 2-star book for me. Material type: materialTypeLabel BookSeries: Harper fiction. There were times it was very dry and slow, and other times when the author did a great job of building and engaging characters. I vacillated a lot during the reading of this book.
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