![]() The characters are dull, the protagonist seems to think and do whatever the plot needs him too, the plot itself is messy (at times it reads like the most Christian acid trip ever), and the writing style is overly pandered to Christian readers. No non-believer would ever enjoy this and neither would anyone with some appreciation for good writing. The only reason it's so well reviewed is because believers like to read a story that confirms what they already know. All it does is hammer it's message into your brain. This book on the other hand is not doing anything new at all. Simply put, they wrote good stories, not sermons. Admittedly, Lewis also used allegory to some degree (and too much for my taste), but what he and Tolkien did was present some Christian themes in new and exciting ways that could inspire believers and non-believers alike. Lewis insulting, because clearly the author completely misunderstood what they were trying to do in their writing. The story is so painfully obvious in its message and so wholly unoriginal it is infuriating. He is constantly torn between the two but eventually chooses the right path I presime. He also meets the Woodsman (aka Jesus) and this dark man who is obviously the devil. He meets some people on the way, some who want to deceive him and others that want to lead him on the right path. They're not called Heaven and Hell in the book, but that doesn't really matter. He ends up one day in a "fantasy world" that is divided between the red path leading to Heaven and a bunch of grey paths leading to Hell. The protagonist is your typical egocentric atheist that you find in nearly every overly Christian book or movie, because Christian media can't handle the idea that a non-Christian character could be a decent person. The story is a paint-by-numbers allegory of the gospel. I've read only a third so far, but I'm not going to fight my way through to the end like I did with Pilgrim's Process, because that was a complete waste of time and this is pretty much a carbon copy of that book. Walking between two worlds, Nick Seagrave prepares to make decisions that will change his life forever, as he stands on the Edge of Eternity.more Pitted against flying beasts, a monstrous web that threatens to hold him captive, an evil, brooding intelligence, and undeniable evidence of a spiritual world, Nick must finally consider the God he claims not to believe in. At the same time, he’s enabled to see, hear, taste, and smell the realities of both heaven and hell–realities that force him to face dangers and trials far greater than any he’s known before. Suddenly he’s confronted with profoundly clear views of his own past and personality. Now, at a point of great crisis, he unbelievably and inexplicably finds himself transported to what appears to be another world. While You’re Still Alive.Ī disillusioned business executive whose life has hit a dead-end, Nick Seagrave has lost loved ones to tragedy and his family to neglect. Suddenly he’s confronted with profoundly Imagine Being Pulled Into the Hereafter. A disillusioned business executive whose life has hit a dead-end, Nick Seagrave has lost loved ones to tragedy and his family to neglect. ![]()
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