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| Original Title: | Like Dandelion Dust |
| ISBN: | 1931722854 (ISBN13: 9781931722858) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Karen Kingsbury
Paperback | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.23 | 8842 Users | 556 Reviews
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| Title | : | Like Dandelion Dust |
| Author | : | Karen Kingsbury |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2006 by Center Street |
| Categories | : | Christian Fiction. Fiction. Christian |
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This novel had come highly recommended from a friend who had recommend quite a few great novels to me before and the synopsis of the novel sounded good so I was expecting good things from Like Dandelion Dust. I had also seen an advert for the movie on TV and it looked interesting so I went ahead and brought the book from Amazon without researching the author. Big mistake!But the truth was, the plot was very predictable, irritatingly repetitive, contrived and not very well-written. The concept of the story was interesting but the author is not a good enough writer to pull it off. This novel was simply too formulaic, too sweet, too predictable, too simplistic, too everything I don't like.
The characters were all under developed and stereotypical - the adoptive family were nauseatingly perfect, and the birth mother is poor so she has to be sleeping around right?! None of the characters seemed to be realistic - especially the four-year-old boy that talked and acted like a 40-year-old adult. The entire novel had that 'la-la-land' feel to it.
To make matters worse, I wasn't expecting this novel to be overly religious. Normally I don't mind if the characters are religious but on every page the author wrote paragraphs about god, the bible, how people who don't go to church and believe in god are going to hell, etc. The religious preaching really overwhelmed the story. At times it felt like the author was trying to force her believes down my throat which I certainly did not enjoy.
I kept reading it until I reached the end, hoping it would get better, but it never did. This was the first novel I've read by Karen Kingsbury and I don't think I'll read another novel by this author ever again. How on earth did this poorly written novel manage to get published, go on to become a bestseller and get made into a film???
The book was very disappointing and a waste of my money and my time. Don't make the same mistake as I did, avoid this novel and author at all costs! One star!
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Ratings: 4.23 From 8842 Users | 556 ReviewsPiece Epithetical Books Like Dandelion Dust
ugh. too much religiosity.
Jack & Molly Campbell adopted Joey at birth. He is almost five years old now and they have been told that the adoption was fraudulent as the birth father never signed the release papers. Molly's sister Beth and her family try to help them through this terrible time with faith in the Lord. Wendy Porter, the birth mother, wrestles with her love for Joey and issues of his safety. As always, Karen Kingsbury creates an emotional, sometimes devastating, but uplifting message.
It's not often that I say this about Christian fiction, but this book was just too preachy for my tastes. I proudly say that I'm a born-again Christian and lover of Christian fiction, but the way that the Christian aspect was woven into this story came across as forced and unrealistic in places. I really wanted to enjoy this book as I'd read glowing reviews of it and cried when I'd watched the movie trailer. I've only read one of Karen Kingsbury's books before, a Christmas novella, and while I'd
This novel had come highly recommended from a friend who had recommend quite a few great novels to me before and the synopsis of the novel sounded good so I was expecting good things from Like Dandelion Dust. I had also seen an advert for the movie on TV and it looked interesting so I went ahead and brought the book from Amazon without researching the author. Big mistake! But the truth was, the plot was very predictable, irritatingly repetitive, contrived and not very well-written. The concept
Someone recommended this author (and book). She sounds like a good Christian writer. However, I was a little skeptical when I read about this book. It seems a little far-fetched that the adoptive parents have so little parental rights. But then I thought about the situation and how heart-wrenching it would be to loose one of my kids, and I thought this might be a good read. We'll see... I'll keep you updated.OK, I just finished this book. While at times the authors style of writing seemed a
I just finished this book tonight, and while I understand the complaints towards the religious aspects of the story, I kind of feel the need to defend the book.Let me start out by saying that I myself am NOT a religious person. I can count the number of times on one hand that I've been to church in my life. Religion has never, and probably will never, play an important part in my life. That said, I still respect that others find it comforting and important. The back of this book warns you about
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