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3.86 AVERAGE
Francine Rivers is absolutely my favorite Christian fiction author because she delves deeper than the usual romantic fare.
Her most well-known book is Redeeming Love, which is also great, but my favorite book written by her is "The Last Sin Eater". The story is told through the eyes of a young girl who is struggling with issues far too heavy for her age: grief, neglect, guilt, eternal destiny, sin and loneliness. Thanks to the help of her invisible friend (an angel?) and an itinerant preacher, she finds the answer to all her troubles and draws her community, still enslaved to the Shamanism of their ancient Scottish culture, to spiritual freedom that is only found in Jesus Christ.
Her most well-known book is Redeeming Love, which is also great, but my favorite book written by her is "The Last Sin Eater". The story is told through the eyes of a young girl who is struggling with issues far too heavy for her age: grief, neglect, guilt, eternal destiny, sin and loneliness. Thanks to the help of her invisible friend (an angel?) and an itinerant preacher, she finds the answer to all her troubles and draws her community, still enslaved to the Shamanism of their ancient Scottish culture, to spiritual freedom that is only found in Jesus Christ.
I loved it-of course, I like all of Francine's books, but this book was amazing and sooooo real. I mean, you could convince me it really happened.
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"And as the first thread in the tapestry loosened and came undone, the dragon awakened."
Set in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1800s, immigrants from Scotland and Wales followed a custom in which a man was chosen by lottery to “eat” the sins of those who have passed on, so that they can enter heaven cleansed and pure. He was scorned and isolated for fear that some of the multitude of sins that he carried would spill over and taint anyone who touched or even looked at him.
Set in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1800s, immigrants from Scotland and Wales followed a custom in which a man was chosen by lottery to “eat” the sins of those who have passed on, so that they can enter heaven cleansed and pure. He was scorned and isolated for fear that some of the multitude of sins that he carried would spill over and taint anyone who touched or even looked at him.
Cadi Forbes is only ten years old, but the weight of guilt and sin that lies on her shoulders is more than she can bear. In desperation, she seeks out the sin eater and asks him to remove her sins now so she does not have to live with them for the rest of her life. The favour he asks in return will lead to the transformation of not only Cadi, but her entire valley as its decades of secrets are brought to light, and they discover the truth about the only One who is able to forgive sins.