Reviews - The Pilgrim's Progress

457 reviews for:

The Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan

3.54 AVERAGE

jfcoombs's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Surprisingly engaging for a hundreds year old book. The first part is much better than the second.

dc14's review against another edition

3.0

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

anna_karenina5's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

becaboo24's review against another edition

5.0

I took pleasure in reading this metaphorical novel. The whole idea that this book is centered around is the fact that the pilgrims never lost hope or faith in their Lord and kept to Scripture during the tough times. This book has showed me how the pilgrims were diligent and persistent to get to the Celestial City. I think anyone who agrees with John Bunyan’s teachings would appreciate taking some time to enjoy The Pilgrim’s Progress.

mdrose's review against another edition

1.75

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lux_ludicro's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

redjoshj's review against another edition

4.0

A must read for every Christian. It's a fantastic book filled with allegories for every stage of the Christian life. Many of my friends read this when they were children for the action and battles, but now read it for the encouragement of going through hard trials that Christian (the main character) experiences. It accurately depicts that the Christian journey is filled with hardships along the road to glory.

Mind the translations though. I read the original text (1600s language) and there were many words that I didn't know and had to look up. There are many versions of this written in modern tongue though, and some even edited for childrens' reading level. Pick which ever suits you.