I picked this up because I was looking for some new reading material and Amazon recommended it to me. The writing is great and the story is intriguing. I didn't realize that it was extremely Christian, though. People like me who are not Christian should consider not purchasing this book. Christians should know that, while the book may be great for believers, it will not help convert non-Christians. While it's a great read, it's quite offensive.
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It portrays non-Christians as people who have dry, cracked, stinking skin and dead gray eyes (I'm not exaggerating!). They are in constant pain and don't know joy. The only way to alleviate these conditions is to discover the love of Elyon (God) and Justin (Jesus) and either having Elyon's water poured on them or literally drown in Elyon's water to be reborn. The non-Christians, called Scabs, are evil, live in the desert, chop down any trees they find and are afraid of water. Their only purpose seems to be to kill the Christians ... or Justinians, I suppose. Also, if they worship any god, they worship Teeleh (Satan). In the "real world" in the book, France is the center of all evil, the most evil people portrayed are Muslim and Swedish and the protagonist is an Atheist who finds God and becomes a superhero with super-strength, able to do amazing acrobatic feats. There are plenty of other Biblical references, but these are the main themes that will disturb and offend any Atheist or Jew or Hindu who reads this book.
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