Forgiven (Firstborn Series-Baxter 2, Book 2)
by Karen Kingsbury
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Author: Karen KingsburyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-23
ISBN: 0842387447
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
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Book Review: Typical Contemporary Christian novel
Summary: 1 Stars
Two people recommended Karen Kingsbury to me as an author. So I checked "Forgiven" out of the library.
I found it hard to finish. I ended up skimming through the last half. The dialogue was uninspiring to say the least: "Hey, how are ya?" "Hey, you doing okay?" "think I'll go hang out with so-and so", etc.
There seemed to be too many characters: the only difference in most of them is that some were "Baxters" and some weren't. I couldn't feel sympathy for any of them because they weren't developed by the author. She calls Katy "beautiful" but doesn't really describe her. Peculiarities, mannerisms and personality traits of any of these people are not really fleshed out to enable the reader to connect. The same applies to the physical settings in which the story takes place. There is no description of the church where the children practice, or the countryside (except a nature trail when it rained) or anything else that would add a realistic "recognition" dimension to the story. Rather, the author depends on up to date technology,(her characters spend a lot of time flipping open their cell phones, clicking their computer mice, etc.) current buzzwords, movies, plays (like mentioning the musical "Wicked") and world situations to give her story "authenticity".
Katy spent an inordinate amount of time practicing her little play with the children - to the point of yawning repetition.. ( And by the way, I wondered why she felt so "called of God" to do plays like "Annie". Harmless little piece of course, but what's so spiritual about it?)
Then, in the end, the "movie star" goes back to his Hollywood world, even after his life-changing "commitment", and Katy continues her "sacred calling" of directing her little theatre.
I've read too many "Christian" novels like this: with colorless characters, plodding dialogue and contrived situations that are supposed to bring a lump to the reader's throat.
This is just another one of them.
Summary of Forgiven (Firstborn Series-Baxter 2, Book 2)
Karen Kingsbury has skyrocketed to the top of the CBA charts. With Forgiven, she brings readers the second book in her life-changing Firstborn series.A-list Hollywood actor Dayne Matthews wrestles with the shocking information he learned about his past in Karen's best-selling novel Reunion. Now Dayne must come to terms with the reality of his situation and find both forgiveness and family along the way.
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