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I read this when I was a pre-teen. It has lived with me ever since.
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You can read my full review of The Pilgrim's Progress on Keeping Up With The Penguins.
The Pilgrim's Progress reads like a part-poem, part-play, part-story. The narrator recounts a dream that he had in jail about a pilgrim – Christian – who abandons his wife and children to hike to Heaven. Well, as best I can tell, he read the Bible and he freaked out (don’t all good pilgrimage stories start that way?). He’s weighed down by a “great burden” (the knowledge of his “sin”), and he convinces himself he’ll sink on down to Hell if he doesn’t get his shit together – so off he goes!
Then there’s a second part about his wife and children following him, which I thought was kind of nice. If only all authors had dedicated sequels to the forgotten wife!
The Pilgrim's Progress reads like a part-poem, part-play, part-story. The narrator recounts a dream that he had in jail about a pilgrim – Christian – who abandons his wife and children to hike to Heaven. Well, as best I can tell, he read the Bible and he freaked out (don’t all good pilgrimage stories start that way?). He’s weighed down by a “great burden” (the knowledge of his “sin”), and he convinces himself he’ll sink on down to Hell if he doesn’t get his shit together – so off he goes!
Then there’s a second part about his wife and children following him, which I thought was kind of nice. If only all authors had dedicated sequels to the forgotten wife!
The first half--Christian's pilgrimage--was pretty good, but his wife's pilgrimage just kind of seemed like the same thing twice.
Has been on my to-read list for years. This 500 year old fable, written in the usual old English but narrated so impeccably by Steve West, is a fascinating and yes still convicting half a millennia later. Some humor, at times a little melodramatic (of course such is the Christian's life), amazing writing and imagery by Bunyan. Mine was the Amazon classics edition, which included part two which told his wife's story, and admittedly felt like I wasn't ready for a sequel just yet. never thought I'd recommend an old English metaphorical yarn about a Christian's walk and struggle, but I do, yeah verily.
I re-read this classic after first experiencing over 30 years ago. The modern language version makes the plot much easier to follow and allows the reader to be drawn into Christian then Christiana's journies to the Celestial City. The book is essentially an allegory of the spiritual pilgrimage of a man, and later his wife and children, who have chosen to become disciples of Christ. The references to the Scriptures are abundant. I don't just highly recommend this title. It is a must-read for any believer in Jesus today. It is truly a classic, only deepening and becoming more engaging as time passes.