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The Rapture of Canaan (Oprah Book Club #6)

The Rapture of Canaan (Oprah Book Club #6)

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    A young girl, raised in a religious cult founded by her grandfather, struggles to obtain freedom and independence of mind during
 
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    A young girl, raised in a religious cult founded by her grandfather, struggles to obtain freedom and independence of mind during her adolescence.
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      I suggested this book for my book club members. Although we haven't yet met to discuss the book, 80 percent of the members have called me to say how much they enjoyed the book and finished reading it in record time. I personally enjoyed the story because I am an agnostic. It was fascinating to see how the character Herman Langstron misused the Bible to lay a foundation his own religion with a propensity for violence, and how most of his "believers" followed and supported his actions without question. The few who did not fully believe, followed any way, or used their teachings for their own purposes like his granddaughter Ninah. The book was well written and ended well. Because of its religious overtones, it is not a book for everyone because it is somewhat on the dark side, but I enjoyed it immensely.

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  • In this gritty portrait of a young girl who battles repression in a rural Southern religious community, Reynolds (Bitterroot Landing) once again showcases a compelling narrative voice that's simultaneously harsh and lyrical. The narrator is Ninah Huff, granddaughter of Herman Langston, the founder of a Pentecostal sect in rural South Carolina. Herman is a strict disciplinarian, to say the least: he forces one congregant found guilty of drinking to sleep in an open grave. Because of the Pentecostal group's rigid attitudes, Ninah and her peers are frequently scorned and mocked at school. But her real problems start when she becomes pregnant by her prayer partner. Ninah's subsequent rebellion and the tragic aftermath of her tryst threaten to tear the community apart, particularly when the despotic Herman interprets an ordinary, curable birth defect in her infant son, Canaan, as a sign that she has given birth to the new messiah. While many of the issues Reynolds deals with are coming-of-age staples-teen rebellion; the standoff between adolescent expression and religious repression; the morality of the individual vs. the morality of the group-her gift for characterization ultimately transcends the material as Ninah's strength and resilience enable her to move beyond benighted religiosity toward a true and lasting faith. Literary Guild featured alternate selection. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
 
 
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