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3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
A könyv érdekes betekintés egy zárt közösség, kelta babonákon alapuló hiedelmeibe. Vallásos olvasóknak könnyebben elfogadható, az az erős megvilágosodás, ami az író szándéka szerint felrázza a közösséget a prédikátor érkezésekor és felszínre hozza az eltitkolt múltbeli közös bűnt. Ha az olvasó elfogadja a nem leplezett vallási propagandát (itt nem annyira direkt, mint William Paul Young A Viskó című könyve esetében) azon túllépve egy igazán érdekes és szép történetet olvashat. A főhős Cadi Forbes pedig igazán eltalált szerethető karakter, talán mint Heidi az ismert gyerekkönyvből.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I read this years ago, in the late 1990s. It was set in Appalachia in the 1800s. It is quite intriguing, and there is evidence that this was once practiced.
This book was especially interesting to me because it is about people from the Scottish Highlands and I am part Scottish. The people had come to America to settle near a mountain. One of the customs they brought with them was the use of a Sin-eater. The person was chosen by lot to take on the sins of the others after they died so they could go before God free of sin. The dead was laid out at the cemetery with a try carrying wine and bread. They believed the sin of the dead was absorbed into the food. At the end of the ceremony the people all turned their backs to the grave and the Sin-eater would come and eat the bread and drink the wine and then say a quick statement absolving them of their sin. The children were all warned not to look at the man or some of the sin in him might come upon them. The people all shunned the man and he had to live in the mountain all alone, alienated from his family and friends. When Cadi's grandmother died and she was at her funeral, Cadi heard sadness in the man's voice and couldn't resist looking. He looked like a normal man. She had a terrible guilt on her conscious since the death of her younger sister and decided she needed to find the Sin-eater and ask him to eat her sins now, before she died, to ease the burden of her soul. Her mother was only cold to her and she knew it was because she blamed Cadi for the lost of her favored child. At the same time a preacher of God came to the area and she heard him talking by the river. Cadi and an older boy went to see what he had to say even though they were told to stay away by the clan leader.
This story was interesting but I have a hard time believing the girl (Cadi) was only 10 years old. I think of kids of that age and this girl seemed so much older. Also, the things the preacher was saying was so scattered and it was all difficult language from the bible. I had a hard time following it but this 10 year old was able to understand and repeat it to others so that they understood as well. It really sounded like he was a crazy old man spouting nonsense but these two kids took it as gold and never questioned anything he said. That was difficult to believe but I did like the story anyway. I enjoyed the story about the cave and what they found there and how that story unfolded.
This story was interesting but I have a hard time believing the girl (Cadi) was only 10 years old. I think of kids of that age and this girl seemed so much older. Also, the things the preacher was saying was so scattered and it was all difficult language from the bible. I had a hard time following it but this 10 year old was able to understand and repeat it to others so that they understood as well. It really sounded like he was a crazy old man spouting nonsense but these two kids took it as gold and never questioned anything he said. That was difficult to believe but I did like the story anyway. I enjoyed the story about the cave and what they found there and how that story unfolded.
Really good book. I've watched the movie before but this was the first time I've read it.
Fascinating book. I continually tried figuring the Sin Eater’s true representation in the beginning; however, there is so much more to this book. The last bit of the book did seem to drag out more than I’d like, but overall, it was a good read!
This book was very very very slow. It didn't pick up until at least chapter 10, but after that point, things moved quite rapidly. The last 2 pages of the book were an odd way to end things and left me confused. The book had a great story line once the plot got rolling. This is a book filled with spirituality, truth, love, and loyalty.