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- Jessica Smith
- 01-07-14
Haunting
This wasn't a light read. It's definitely a haunting book that will stay with you for awhile. I will likely have to read it again at some point in my life because it makes some pretty profound points when it comes to claiming to be a religious person.
It tells of an early Christian missionary in Japan at a time when Christianity was banned. The main character was a pious Christian priest and takes us through the ups and downs of believing something with our whole hearts.
An idea that was shared at the beginning of the book and haunted me through the rest was that we all one day come to see us become like Judas. It points out that we need to constantly need to guard our testimonies and that they are a lot more frail that we would like to admit.
Well worth the time but is really heavy.
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- Aaron Cairo
- 10-25-16
Interesting story!
An intriguing look into Japanese culture, and the seldom talked about persecution of Christianity. The more things change, the more they stay the same Japan has a similar attitude with Muslims today (minus the torture and executions). They require assimilation into their society, and do not tolerate immigrants trying to force their religion and culture on the indigenous peoples. They also do not allow mosques to be built or call to prayer to be played over loud speakers.
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- Antje K.
- 03-17-17
Dense and demanding story, very well read.
Occasionally a bit lengthy, interspersed with description of nature - which adds a Japanese flavour. Some Japanese terms were not explained and I was left to guess. Nevertheless: definitely wort a listen. Interesting insights and much food for thought and discussion. Narrator did a very good job. Recommended.
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- L. Elliott
- 09-19-16
Great book
Loved this haunting story. Very convicting and thought provoking. Have just discovered this writer and plan to read more of his works.
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- Eric Moore
- 07-29-18
Very captivating
after the first chapter I got pulled right in and enjoy the book thoroughly it makes you think the narrator did an excellent job and his tone and the way he presented the book I thoroughly enjoyed it
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-04-18
One of the best books ever written.
It left me on the edge of my seat, and it also caused me to do a lot of introspection. It was everything I had hoped!
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- MikeTheStone
- 08-06-18
Powerful, poignant, human story
This wonderful work explored and captured one of the key elements of a life of religious faith so beautifully: doubt. The characters were rich and authentic, the drama was engaging, the narration did not obscure the story in any way. I could not recommend this book more highly.
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- Daniel J. Pimienta
- 08-03-20
Inconsistent translation but beautifully written
This book is an exploration of faith and humanity. A narrator who is steadfast in his faith but encountering a situation so outside his ken that he doesn't know how to reconcile all that conflict. Brilliant Brilliant story
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- Anonymous User
- 01-05-23
interesting
would I apostatize?
a good book I wonder where Christ was and what he would really have us do
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- Max
- 02-01-16
Excellent read for Christians and nonchristians
Excellent story that explores the problem of evil and the silence of God. recommended for Christian and nonchristian readers alike. audio narrator was fantastic though his pronunciation of a few Japanese words was quirky to me as a native speaker.
definitely would recommend anyone and everyone read this at least once.
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