A review by librarianna81
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

2.0

This was an interesting story...one that I'm glad I audiobooked, because I think it would have been quite tedious to read. I was not so into the religious aspect of it, but I found it much more enjoyable once I reminded myself to look upon it not like a tract, but rather like The Odyssey, which was also the fantastical story of a journey, fraught with many dangers such as giants and maliciousness intent upon keeping the hero from his ultimate destination. So was this much like that - there was much "magic" to this story, which I would never have thought. Blatantly allegorical (characters had names which declared what they were, i.e., Mr. Timorous, Mr. Little Faith, Mr. Valiant, etc.), but amusing in its own way, which I do believe Bunyan intended to an extent. He wanted to entertain the common people he expected would read the story, while teaching them. And boy, did I learn more about the Bible from this book than I ever have! Hah.