tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200182518456814683.post5341733554065239056..comments2023-05-17T02:28:51.480-06:00Comments on Val's Vicinity - Book Reviews, Christian Fiction and More: Review: A Thing of Beauty by Lisa SamsonValeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07032246643807564957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200182518456814683.post-67199847688230956912015-01-20T14:44:07.053-07:002015-01-20T14:44:07.053-07:00This book has been getting attention via a critica...This book has been getting attention via a critical review at The Christian Manifesto (which raised a lot of the same concerns as you have raised), then over at Mike Duran's blog.<br /><br />Personally, I thought it was excellent because of the way Samson was able to write such a broken character as Fiona, and see her come to some acceptance of her past after years of denial. That kind of thing isn't going to happen overnight. <br /><br />Yes, it could have been approached from a more Christian angle, as you suggest, and that would have made it more "Christian fiction". Would that have made it better? I don't know. It depends who their target reader is: current Christians, or people on the journey to Christ.Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.com