Shelf life: Looking at secular books

Sarah Allen  |  Features  |  Secular Shelf Life
Date posted:  1 Feb 2008
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THE BOOK THIEF
By Markus Zusak
Doubleday. 584 pages (but the print is very big and there are some pictures…). £10.99
ISBN 978-0-385-61147-3

Here is a book narrated by Death. It’s a story about children in war, about loss and mortality, as well as the power of words. Wow! What more could an evangelical want?

Isn’t this the perfect book to discuss with our neighbours with all the topics we want to raise? Well, yes, this is a good book, which will provoke interesting discussions, but as you’ll see below, it is not perfect.

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