[bookshare-discuss] Re: Christian Fiction
- From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:19:26 -0500
Hi, Dave and Cindy! Christian fiction is basically fiction that attempts to
convey a Christian message of some sort. Usually, several of the characters
are Christians and embrace the Christian lifestyle.
I tend to prefer the Christian books that include characters that are very
human and who don't talk in what I call Christianese. <Smile> I scanned a
series called The Orphan Train recently for Bookshare. These books are
Christian in nature, written by Al and JoAnna Lacey. Not too long ago, I
read the first one, and while I enjoyed the story, I really didn't like the
fact that many of the characters spoke in such spiritual terms that they
didn't seem like real people. I also found the style of the writing to be
very wordy, but I've found that problem in non-Christian books, too, at
times.
You can find all types of genres, everything from mysteries to westerns to
romances. If you're interested, a good on-line source for Christian fiction
is
http://www.christianbook.com
which happens to be one of my favorite places to shop. <Smile> It's also
fun to visit a Christian bookstore sometimes, just to see what they have.
Hope this explains things a little better! Take care!
Jana
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:55 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: what's everyone reading?
> Thanks for asking. I've been wondering, too. The one
> Jan Karon book I validatedwas about a minister and his
> community and family -- I think it was part of the
> Mitford series, and so I'm assuming that that fits
> into the category. I' started to validate one
> Catherine Cookson which I had to reject because it had
> so many errors and I wasn't interested in the story.
> I've started to do another one that I've temporarily
> put aside, but these both seem to be about lower-class
> English of long ago. I thought of them as historical
> novels. I do plan to get back to it, but I'll release
> it if anoyone wants it. I also have two Grace Hill.
> These are books that were sitting untouched on the
> download list for months and months and had been
> released by many people before I took them -- but
> again, I'll release them if someone else wants to try
> them. They're txt and were scanned by the person that
> people complain submit books that are not in good
> condition.
>
> Cindy
>
>
> --- talmage@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> The topic of this thread, and in particular the
>> subject of the series
>> mentioned in the previous message, caused me to
>> wonder, what exactly is,
>> and what constitutes Christian Fiction?
>> I can understand the "Left Behind" series, but I am
>> left wondering what
>> decides whether or not a book falls into such a
>> category.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 01:59 AM 6/14/2005, you wrote:
>> >Hi, Pshon! you might enjoy The Zion Covenant, by
>> Brock and Bodie Thoene.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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