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I hate to say this because I know a lot of people who loved this book, but it just didn't cut it for me.
I picked up this book because it was compared to the likes of Forgiving Ararat (by Gita Nazareth) and The Lovely Bones (by Alice Sebold). I was a little disappointed.
Personally, I would suggest readers to pick up Forgiving Ararat to see for themselves, Nazareth's use of death as a platform of love and forgiveness. Compared to The Shack, I find that Forgiving Ararat was more touching and thought-provoking.
Would love to know how other readers feel.
The Lovely Bones will premiere tonight in Sydney, and I can't wait.
This movie reminds me very much of a novel (and upcoming film) that I loved and am anticipating, Forgiving Ararat. Both stories centered on the concept of life-after-death. Because of Forgiving Ararat, I'm full of hope for Lovely Bones.
If you've read and loved Lovely Bones, you'll love Forgiving Ararat.
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Forgiving Ararat is Gita Nazareth’s first novel aiming to educate readers on love, justice and forgiveness.
The novel is heavy with issues on war, religion, politics, law and history. It would have been a dread to read if not for Nazareth’s smart and playful choice of words. Her work touched me with beauty, sadness and forgiveness.
For a first publication, this novel left me pondering and questioning long after the last pages, and I’d definitely recommend this to anyone who’s looking for an intelligent read speckled with vivid imagination.
Forgiving Ararat is Gita Nazareth’s first novel aiming to educate readers on love and justice. As the title suggests, this novel is about forgiveness. Forgiving the wrong and right; the friend and foe; the love and justice; and most importantly, forgiving oneself.
Although the story starts when Brek’s life ended, this novel is full of the precious aspects that make up life. By delving into her past life, Brek discovers many lives before hers that intertwined with her own, the branch of history that determined her life, or rather, death. Nazareth cleverly blurs the line between dream, life and death; and leaves one to question if these realms might not be so different afterall.
The novel is heavy with issues on war, religion, politics, law and history. It would have been a dread to read if not for Nazareth’s smart and playful choice of words. It is fascinating how she engages readers through the significant subjects and touches us with beauty, sadness and forgiveness.
In this novel, there’s not just one story, but a collection of stories from different people. Each life brings with it the beautiful, the injustice and ultimately seeks the forgiveness that they deserve. Each life affects readers as they read, creating a bigger and complete picture, that is, the life as we know it. During the course of a lifetime, we’ve met and bonded with numerous people and created our own stories. By taking a step back, one will see how many lives they have touched, hurt and changed.
Nazareth also mocks the religion as an intellectual and challenges the possibility of anyone who would actually know what happened years before even the great ancestors were born? In opening our eyes and mind, Nazareth allows us to accept how different each of our perspectives is.
Furthermore, by using death as a platform, Nazareth strengthens her idea of forgiveness. For nothing else matters in death except forgiveness. No matter what wrong and bad a man has done, as long as one is willing to look through the man’s eyes, one will always see reason and learn to forgive.
For a first publication, this novel left me pondering and questioning long after the last pages, and I’d definitely recommend this to anyone who’s looking for an intelligent read speckled with vivid imagination.
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The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
BookLoverST, December 9, 2009
I hate to say this because I know a lot of people who loved this book, but it just didn't cut it for me.I picked up this book because it was compared to the likes of Forgiving Ararat (by Gita Nazareth) and The Lovely Bones (by Alice Sebold). I was a little disappointed.
Personally, I would suggest readers to pick up Forgiving Ararat to see for themselves, Nazareth's use of death as a platform of love and forgiveness. Compared to The Shack, I find that Forgiving Ararat was more touching and thought-provoking.
Would love to know how other readers feel.
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
BookLoverST, December 9, 2009
The Lovely Bones will premiere tonight in Sydney, and I can't wait.This movie reminds me very much of a novel (and upcoming film) that I loved and am anticipating, Forgiving Ararat. Both stories centered on the concept of life-after-death. Because of Forgiving Ararat, I'm full of hope for Lovely Bones.
If you've read and loved Lovely Bones, you'll love Forgiving Ararat.
(2 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
Forgiving Ararat
BookLoverST, December 9, 2009
Forgiving Ararat is Gita Nazareth’s first novel aiming to educate readers on love, justice and forgiveness.The novel is heavy with issues on war, religion, politics, law and history. It would have been a dread to read if not for Nazareth’s smart and playful choice of words. Her work touched me with beauty, sadness and forgiveness.
For a first publication, this novel left me pondering and questioning long after the last pages, and I’d definitely recommend this to anyone who’s looking for an intelligent read speckled with vivid imagination.
Forgiving Ararat by Gita Nazareth
BookLoverST, December 9, 2009
Forgiving Ararat is Gita Nazareth’s first novel aiming to educate readers on love and justice. As the title suggests, this novel is about forgiveness. Forgiving the wrong and right; the friend and foe; the love and justice; and most importantly, forgiving oneself.Although the story starts when Brek’s life ended, this novel is full of the precious aspects that make up life. By delving into her past life, Brek discovers many lives before hers that intertwined with her own, the branch of history that determined her life, or rather, death. Nazareth cleverly blurs the line between dream, life and death; and leaves one to question if these realms might not be so different afterall.
The novel is heavy with issues on war, religion, politics, law and history. It would have been a dread to read if not for Nazareth’s smart and playful choice of words. It is fascinating how she engages readers through the significant subjects and touches us with beauty, sadness and forgiveness.
In this novel, there’s not just one story, but a collection of stories from different people. Each life brings with it the beautiful, the injustice and ultimately seeks the forgiveness that they deserve. Each life affects readers as they read, creating a bigger and complete picture, that is, the life as we know it. During the course of a lifetime, we’ve met and bonded with numerous people and created our own stories. By taking a step back, one will see how many lives they have touched, hurt and changed.
Nazareth also mocks the religion as an intellectual and challenges the possibility of anyone who would actually know what happened years before even the great ancestors were born? In opening our eyes and mind, Nazareth allows us to accept how different each of our perspectives is.
Furthermore, by using death as a platform, Nazareth strengthens her idea of forgiveness. For nothing else matters in death except forgiveness. No matter what wrong and bad a man has done, as long as one is willing to look through the man’s eyes, one will always see reason and learn to forgive.
For a first publication, this novel left me pondering and questioning long after the last pages, and I’d definitely recommend this to anyone who’s looking for an intelligent read speckled with vivid imagination.