100 Book Challenge—Book #5: Joshua by Joseph F. Girzone
I started this book as a 6th grader in Sr. Ellen’s
class. She loaned it to me, but I had to give it back before I finished it. I
had wanted to finish reading it for some time and when I found it in the St.
Vincent de Paul booth at UDCM 2011, I knew it was time.
I’m glad I did finally finish reading it. It’s not the best
writing ever read and not as fulfilling as I would like, but it delivers a good
message and certainly provides a lot to meditate over. The main character,
Joshua, is actually Jesus (I’m not spoiling anything here, it’s pretty obvious
from the beginning) and he is visiting a small town. The meditations over the
Church and the clergy as well as religion in general make the book worth
reading, although I find it frustrating that the author is so focused on the
problems without giving us any suggestions for solutions. I was also frustrated
because I feel like the author must have some personal problems with the Church
in their background that they kept bringing in. The big problems that Joshua
was talking about in the Church are not the issues that most people have with the
Church and I was getting a bit annoyed by the end because the author was
putting his agenda into Christ’s mouth (which is really never a good idea).
All things accounted for, I think it’s a good book, but not
a perfect one. It’s worth reading if you have some spare time.
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