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stephikat 's review for:
The Shunning
by Beverly Lewis
To be fair, this is one of Beverly Lewis's earliest works. She had undoubtedly grown as an author since. That said, I found this read to be a bit frustrating.
The characters were inconsistent and flat and the plot was extremely predictable. It isn't easy to relate to any of the characters-- especially Katie. The notion that she isn't a good Amishwoman because she wasn't born Amish (despite the fact that she was raised Plain from birth) doesn't make sense to me; her character and plight would be much more plausible if she were written younger, not as a woman in her twenties.
I am intrigued by the Amish culture and dialect, but Lewis's explanations were clumsy and forced. Sometimes her descriptions would detract from the story at hand; for example, any tension Lewis tried to build during the wedding scene (will she go through with her marriage to Bishop John?) was lost in the over-written description of the traditional foods and table settings seen at an Amish wedding.
If you're looking for a fluffy, lighthearted Christian read, look no further. If you want a book with a decent narrative, check out some of her later works. But I have absolutely no desire to continue with this particular series and would not jump to recommend this book to any of my patrons.
The characters were inconsistent and flat and the plot was extremely predictable. It isn't easy to relate to any of the characters-- especially Katie. The notion that she isn't a good Amishwoman because she wasn't born Amish (despite the fact that she was raised Plain from birth) doesn't make sense to me; her character and plight would be much more plausible if she were written younger, not as a woman in her twenties.
I am intrigued by the Amish culture and dialect, but Lewis's explanations were clumsy and forced. Sometimes her descriptions would detract from the story at hand; for example, any tension Lewis tried to build during the wedding scene (will she go through with her marriage to Bishop John?) was lost in the over-written description of the traditional foods and table settings seen at an Amish wedding.
If you're looking for a fluffy, lighthearted Christian read, look no further. If you want a book with a decent narrative, check out some of her later works. But I have absolutely no desire to continue with this particular series and would not jump to recommend this book to any of my patrons.