A review by heatherer
Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage by Carey Wallace

4.0

This book is worth it for the illustrations alone. They are just incredible. I enjoyed many of the stories of the saints lives. While I know many of the saints by name, their stories are less familiar and this is an excellent short introduction. I do find some of them quite odd and even sometimes uncomfortable (anything that rewards participating in violence, for example). The only actual complaint I have is the description (twice) in Maximilian Kolbe’s chapter that priests were treated worse than other prisoners in concentration camps. That’s quite a bold claim to make and adds nothing important to Kolbe’s love and compassion. Given the Church’s history with Judaism, it would be better if that bit had been left out.