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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Got halfway through before realizing the City of Mansoul is *not* pronouned "mahn-sool." The book is basically a 17th century version of Inside Out.
If John Bunyan had never written the Pilgrims Progress, then this book would be held in just as high regard. The book tells the story of the battle over the city of Mansoul. Filled with allegory that hits over the head, it’s easy to follow. Like Pilgrims Progress it causes you to ask questions about your own faith or perhaps your own “Mansoul”. I felt as times the story drug on too long, at one point I felt like the story should have ended, but it was only half over. Overall, this is a good read and could be fun to read with an older child as it will challenge them to think of the allegory and provides easy fodder for faith conversations.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read the “Old English” version, which made some parts a little bit tedious to follow along with. That being said, it was a really good book! Many interesting thoughts and lessons contained. The characters were very analogically styled, as Bunyan usually does. It was interesting to see them change for the better or worse, and the warnings they give for each of us!
Set in the town of Mansoul, it follows the taking over of the city by the wicked Diabolus, the redemption by Emmanuel, and the city weakened and besieged again, before a victorious end to the battle.
Set in the town of Mansoul, it follows the taking over of the city by the wicked Diabolus, the redemption by Emmanuel, and the city weakened and besieged again, before a victorious end to the battle.
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If you expect another Pilgrims Progress beware. This is not that. PP has a literary quality that this book lacks. Still I rated this well because I think that the theology and the analogies are clear and helpful, perhaps even more than PP. What the book lacks as literature it gains as a transparent device to teach theology.
A analogia contida nessa história é muito boa, e os personagens muito bem escritos e os desenhos dentro são muito lindos
I just didn’t enjoy it. I think listening to it for 9 hours on audiobook was part of my problem.
A vivid allegory for the Christian life, from the Fall of Man through to being conquered for Christ, the backsliding and lukewarmness, and the repentance and holy zeal.
I especially liked how Bunyan painted the love of Christ in everything Emmanuel did.
It's written in a KJV-style English, so there's plenty of thee's and thou's, and sentences turned inside out. I'm not particular bothered by that, but I have great respect for the narrator for flawlessly rendering it all as if he spoke it every day.
I especially liked how Bunyan painted the love of Christ in everything Emmanuel did.
It's written in a KJV-style English, so there's plenty of thee's and thou's, and sentences turned inside out. I'm not particular bothered by that, but I have great respect for the narrator for flawlessly rendering it all as if he spoke it every day.