A review by fightingmarc
Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

 'On our travels, Saul, on the road, that's where I understood. We were without work or family or coin, we had no property or children or belongings, and yet we were all happy. And we were generous and we were fulfilled. That's why I think Yeshua is my Saviour, Saul: with him we were in Eden. We were walking in the garden of the Lord... That I saw, brother, that I witnessed, that miracle occurred. I was in the beauty of the world, I knew it as the Lord knows it. The colours of it, friend, the creatures in it, the light within it, the sky that is endless and the sea that rolls to the end of Creation. I gave thanks for the friendship and the love and the sympathy contained within it. This world can be the kingdom, can't you see that?'

A really interesting story about the creation of the christian church! I think most of it went over my head, but there's some really beautiful moments staged in it.