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A review by lykkes_laeserier
The Sun Singer by Coti De Laine
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
“The Sun Singer” follows American journalist Ethan Tellinger’s dealings with ‘Denim Guy’ – also known as The Forever Man - who he struggles to accept as Jesus returned to Earth. Tellinger is invited to follow Denim Guy around for a year and has permission to report freely on anything he sees or hears. Denim Guy seeks out the lowly and the poor everywhere, performs miracles and spews forth a lot of word-salad about what it means to be his follower. This quickly becomes rather tiresome as it is purposefully veiled in mysticism and very contradictory. The author is obviously himself a person of deep faith; yet, he still manages to give the impression that to be a true follower of Christ is the most tedious business imaginable.
After a lot of waffling, what I eventually gathered from “The Sun Singer” (which in my opinion should have been titled “Denim Guy”) is that following Jesus equates to being an ethical person with good moral values, no faith necessary. This, I’m sure, is not the author’s intent as evidenced by the ending of the book, which I will refrain from spoiling in this review. Though, to be fair, the author does reject most of the churches currently purporting to practice Christianity. This is also when it becomes most obvious that the book is written by an American author for an American audience. However, I do wonder if “Coti de Laine” is a pseudonym as I have been unable to unearth any information about the author whatsoever. Perhaps in the expectation of controversy upon publication?
All in all, I sadly did not particularly enjoy this book but suspect I am not in the target audience so that’s alright.
After a lot of waffling, what I eventually gathered from “The Sun Singer” (which in my opinion should have been titled “Denim Guy”) is that following Jesus equates to being an ethical person with good moral values, no faith necessary. This, I’m sure, is not the author’s intent as evidenced by the ending of the book, which I will refrain from spoiling in this review. Though, to be fair, the author does reject most of the churches currently purporting to practice Christianity. This is also when it becomes most obvious that the book is written by an American author for an American audience. However, I do wonder if “Coti de Laine” is a pseudonym as I have been unable to unearth any information about the author whatsoever. Perhaps in the expectation of controversy upon publication?
All in all, I sadly did not particularly enjoy this book but suspect I am not in the target audience so that’s alright.