Riven
by Jerry B. Jenkins
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Author: Jerry B. JenkinsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-23
ISBN: 141430904X
Number of pages: 558
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
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Book Review: Slow paced novel for Christian readers
Summary: 3 Stars
"Riven" is aimed at the Christian maket, so I may not be the best person to review it, but since I've read it, I will give my opinion.
The novel opens as a Death Row inmate is taken to his execution. Rewind 17 years, the story alternates between high school kid Brady Wayne Darby as he struggles, growing up in a trailer park with a bad mother, and Reverend Thomas Carey, who seems to fail at every new job.
I liked reading about Brady Darby (anagram, see?) and I wished there was less focus on Carey. His story is less interesting and I found it difficult to like him and his wife Grace. They're very judgmental against their daughter and son-in-law. They don't seem to care much about them, except that they want them to become Christians. The parallel storylines make the novel a bit too slow. Less focus on the Careys would have distracted less from the more interesting story about Brady and made the novel less slow paced.
"Riven" is a Christian novel, and needless to say, much of it, especially in the second half, is about religion. Since I'm not a Christian, I didn't find this as inspirational as most Christian readers no doubt will. Recommended for Christian readers who don't mind slow paced books. Christian readers may want to add one star to my rating. Not recommended to non-Christian readers.
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