Looking Back... In an effort to transfer my book journal entries over to this blog, I'm going to attempt to post (in chronological order) an entry every Friday. I may or may not add extra commentary to what I jotted down in these journals.
Fiction
2000 Multnomah Publishers
Finished on June 9, 2001
Rating: 3/5 (Good)
Publisher's Blurb:
In the fictional small town of Harmony, Indiana, Sam Gardner becomes the pastor of his hometown church, Harmony Friends Meeting. In this delightful, first-person novel, Sam describes in a warm, down-home style the moving and humorous adventures he encounters his first year home to Harmony. Bestselling author Philip Gulley tackles the sticky issues of grace, faith, and forgiveness through skillful storytelling -- subtly introducing lessons on the power of relationship with each other and with God. Come to Harmony -- where the characters are wise yet fallible, the mishaps familiar yet funny, and the moral of the story is always heartwarming and faith-inspiring.
My Original Thoughts (2001):
This reminded me a lot of Jan Karon's books, which are much better and less preachy. I didn't realize Home to Harmony is Christian fiction until I was almost finished reading the book. Not terrible, but too sentimental for my liking.
My Current Thoughts:
I'm surprised I finished this book. It doesn't sound like something I'd normally read.
It may have been this author that sent me running away from anything labeled Christian fiction. I flee from fiction that is overly sentimental and has unearned happy endings.
ReplyDeleteDeb, I enjoyed some of the early Mitford series books, but this was just too much.
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