What I'm reading Wednesday...

Forty-fourth challenge finish of the year.  

I finished this last night.  Heard good things about this.  Waited on reserve list for ages.  Had high hopes.

I liked most of it, but I didn't love it.  Felt like it took forever to make progress.  It lagged, and could have used more editing.  The main character was likable and kind, but his true identity, most of his personal history, and motives were kept secret from the other characters and the reader until the last couple of chapters.

Now is where this description and review get difficult for me.  There were a few (pretty few) references to Christianity throughout the book; and at the end of the book they became more frequent and overt.  

I am a Christian, let me say that right out.  Still, I am not crazy about fiction that does not let people know that the book is written from a Christian viewpoint right from the beginning.  It somehow seems disingenuous to me to find that out halfway through the book.  I feel like people of other faiths, should be aware before investing money and time reading something that may not interest them.  

I realize that Christian fiction is one way to reach out to people.  I personally usually find it written for a lower level of reader, and I imagine that that is done to reach a wider audience of people who may need to 'hear the message.'  I just feel that people's right to choice should be respected, and that they should know from the outset what they are embarking on.

I know, and love, people who have a different point of view about this.  I continue to love them.  I hope they continue to love me.

Now I have until Friday morning to finish this month's selection for book club.