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franquie 's review for:
No Graven Image
by Elisabeth Elliot
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
If you’re looking for a story with a happy ending, this isn’t it. Elisabeth Elliot was a realist in real life, and she carried that realism even into this novel.
In several biographies I’ve read about Elisabeth, they’d written that even in her own day, when this book came out it did not go over well and that many Christian bookstores even refused to sell it.
I can see why it wouldn’t have been popular as a work of fiction, because it’s much too similar to real life.
When someone is reading a work of fiction, they likely want to escape from reality. They want a story with a happy ending and, as implausible as the situation may be, for it to be wrapped up in a nice, neat, tidy little bow.
Perhaps this is why Elisabeth only wrote one novel, and then went back to her strong suit of writing books to help people learn how to live strong Christian lives. Those are the books I most admire her for.
While I’m glad to have read this book (it’s my goal to read all of her books), it’s not one that I will likely revisit.
With that said, I heartily recommend everything written by this amazing woman of faith, and I look forward to one day meeting her in heaven :)
(I know the 4 star review on a book I’m not that crazy about sounds weird… But I just cannot bring myself to give it a low rating. I’m biased because I love Mrs. Elliot way too much!)
In several biographies I’ve read about Elisabeth, they’d written that even in her own day, when this book came out it did not go over well and that many Christian bookstores even refused to sell it.
I can see why it wouldn’t have been popular as a work of fiction, because it’s much too similar to real life.
When someone is reading a work of fiction, they likely want to escape from reality. They want a story with a happy ending and, as implausible as the situation may be, for it to be wrapped up in a nice, neat, tidy little bow.
Perhaps this is why Elisabeth only wrote one novel, and then went back to her strong suit of writing books to help people learn how to live strong Christian lives. Those are the books I most admire her for.
While I’m glad to have read this book (it’s my goal to read all of her books), it’s not one that I will likely revisit.
With that said, I heartily recommend everything written by this amazing woman of faith, and I look forward to one day meeting her in heaven :)
(I know the 4 star review on a book I’m not that crazy about sounds weird… But I just cannot bring myself to give it a low rating. I’m biased because I love Mrs. Elliot way too much!)