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Mixed feelings

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All in all, I thought this was a good book. It kept me very engaged and I read it very quickly. I agree with what some others said, in that I was shocked that after hearing about Dynah's Christ centered and wholesome upbringing, her parents marriage and very character so very quickly disintegrated. It was clear that it was not just Dynah's pregnancy that was the cause, these issues have been around for years, and the amount of anger and resentment that so quickly surfaced was just...unbelievable for a family of Christ followers. Not that Christians are perfect of course...but this was a bit, okay a lot, much. I also had mixed feeling on Francine Rivers' clearly trying to push the idea that any birth control at all is wrong. I was really shocked and put off by that. Dynah's thought process when she refuses the morning after pill, and the rest of the book make clear that Rivers' doesn't believe that any form of birth control is ever acceptable. I find that ascertation shocking and dangerous. I can not believe that any one would fault a rape victim for taking the morning after pill. And Rivers' states that birth control pills are abortificants. I find that a bit much. The abortion clinic director is certainly portrayed as a monster with no heart. And finally, when Granny is discussing abortion with her friends, and one shares that her granddaughter had one, because the pregnancy was 6 months sooner then planned, I kind of wanted to throw the book across the room. While that MAY happen, I think its incredibly hard to believe that a happily married couple who looked forward to having children someday would actually abort b/c it was sooner then planned. I do not believe that people really believe the rhetoric about it being 'just tissue' to that extent.

A must read!!	Customer Rating:
This is a must read. It is a difficult subject but denying it does not help the problem any. We need to stand firm and pray!

Just Okay

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As a fan of Francine Rivers' Biblical fiction, I hate to write anything less than complimentary but I have to say honestly this is not her best work. It seems like every other character in the book has had an abortion. I can think of other ways to drive home the point that abortion is a devastating experience other than having multiple characters disclosing their own personal stories about the exact same thing over and over again throughout the plot. The book was overall engaging, but a bit tiresome.

very real!

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I loved this book! Working at a crisis pregnancy center as well as knowing girls who have gone through this situation themselves, I thought the book was acurate. As a Christian I thought the struggles between, her and God were very accurate too. Being a Christian doesn't mean happy all the time, but through struggles we question God, we doubt, we hurt, yet we trust in God to answer those prayers and trust Him enough to go to him when we are hurting the most. I thought the book was greatly written and the characters portrayed great. Ethan is a real guy...I see all the time. Her roommate thinks she knows the best for her but doesn't. Her parents want the "best" for their daughter yet they forget to deal with their own feelings and past. It was very real and I loved the book!

Atonement Child

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Atonement Child from Francine Rivers is a pivotal book dealing with the issue of abortion. At times, it has been criticized for not being realistic enough, but to those who've said that, they've missed the point. Though it was written in 1997 and some of the references might seem a bit dated, the message stays the same. If you were stripped of all your comforts; home, friends, future . . . would you still serve God? I read this book when it first came out, when Christian Fiction with issues was a new genre. I decided to read it again when it tumbled from my book closet. I'm glad I did.