Reviews - The Pilgrim's Progress

457 reviews for:

The Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan

3.54 AVERAGE

vivi19's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

lishiak's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eclecticlittleadventures's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

c8_19's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

carriedoodledoo's review against another edition

3.0

The original allegory. The radio station my family listens to played this every autumn as a radio drama--and the actors mispronounced the Slough of Despond every time and it drove us nuts! (It is supposed to be pronounced "slew" as in "he slew his brother, there was a whole slew of evidence, the dagger went right through his heart" NOT "I'm gonna plough the back acre pa, the old sow is feeling better now").

On rereading this the only thing that drove me absolutely bonkers was the lack of chapter divisions. This is a great example of puritan literature but I like having marked places to stop! Also, I remembered that Bunyan spelled the S. Of Despond "Slow" which might have something to do with the radio narrators pronunciation!

Completed 10-29-19, removed from Dates Read to avoid skewing graph.

siglerbooknook's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I appreciate this book because it's the foundation for Little Pilgrim's Progress which is a favorite of mine since childhood. I did find the old English of the adult version difficult to follow in places and often had to reread a paragraph to fully understand what was being said.

I found it interesting that the religious turmoil of the age in which this book was written were very evident in the story.
I couldn't quite figure out whether this book was meant to be an allegory, or a story. It fell oddly in the middle in a way that was a bit jarring.

Over all, I still love the story and it was interesting seeing a more mature version of a childhood favorite. It was definitely worth reading, but I can say honestly that Little Pilgrim's Progress is my clear preference when I decide to reread this story again.