Pros: Good story, easy read, wonderful message Cons: Some may see it as controversial
"The Rapture of Canaan" is a wonderful and engaging story about a young girl and her battle with blind faith. In her experiences as part of the Church of Fire and Brimstone and G-d's Almighty Wind, she -- by virtue of being forbidden to do so...
Pros: Easy reading and captivating Cons: Aberrant religious practices
I found "The Rapture of Canaan" to be captivating and moving. The author brings you inside the mind of a young girl who is struggling to grow up. I read this book in one evening, unable to put it down. Although the characters, and their...
Pros: Wonderful writing style, create real attachment to characters Cons: Too short, no sequel!
"The Rapture of Canaan" is one of the best books, in all honesty, I have ever read. The author does an incredible job of painting the picture of this little girl's life. She expresses the confusion and complexities of her lifestyle, living...
This is one of the best of Oprah's books in my opinion. I have always been fasinated by fanatic religious groups. I really felt for the main character and how trapped she was in her family and how much she had to suffer in the name of religion. She...
I enjoyed this book. It explores what it means to be under the control of someone else's doctrine and beliefs. Yet in the end Nina realizes that she is only controlled because she let herself be.
Nina's struggle between the need to express her...
Pros: Poignant, Powerful, Passionate... You won't be able to put it down! Cons: Ending didn't leave me with any closure
From the very first page, you will be enraptured into the world of a young girl trying to make sense of it all as she comes of age - yet still holding onto her religious beliefs... or is she? It's as if the words are lifted right off the page as the...
Pros: A story worth keeping ~ Both beautiful and devastating. Cons: None
A cult is defined as a small religious group regarded as strange or as imposing excessive control over its members. Before reading The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds, the first thought that would pop into my head when I heard the word “Cult” was ...
Pros: Excellent character devlopment, engrossing plotline Cons: Ending does not tie everything nicely
Somewhere in America, I am sure that the place where this book takes place exists. We don't want to see it, or believe it, but it's there. Sheri Reynolds writes of a young girl, Ninah Huff, living on her grandfather's religious commune, The Church of...
Pros: Fast reading, keeps your attention for page after page Cons: The fact that things are still happening like this in every day societies
Who are you really? Are you your own person, or are you what society molds you into?
The Rapture of Canaan is a book I have read over 20 times, and I still cannot get enough! It is a story of a young girl growing up in what some might call a...
Pros: beautifully written, excellent writing style Cons: sometimes graphic, disturbing (typical oprah club intensity)
This book describes the evolution of a girl named Nina.
Nina is a young girl who is (unwillingly) a member of the Church of Fire & Brimstone -- a strict religious sect that doesn't allow smoking, drinking, the cutting of hair, wearing...
Pros: Great story with controversial topics. Cons: Some mature parts.
The Rapture of Canaan is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It deals with issues that are still pertinent to the average person today such as life and love. I especially found it encouraging to me, as a teenager. It seemed to send the...
Pros: Great reading, hard to put down Cons: needed more at the end
Sheri Reynolds gives us a book that lets us get a glimpse into what religious cult living is like. Sheri Reynolds’ writings make you feel like you are there living and doing as the characters in the book are living and doing. Sheri Reynolds paints, ...
Pros: style of author, interesting storyline Cons: weak beginning
wow! this is the one of the first books that i have really been interested in and enjoyed reading! i immediately took a liking towards Sheri Reynolds and her style, with enough detail to get the point across, but not boring you to death, rambling on and...
Pros: Easy reading and captivating Cons: Aberrant religious practices
I found "The Rapture of Canaan" to be captivating and moving. The author brings you inside the mind of a young girl who is struggling to grow up. I read this book in one evening, unable to put it down. Although the...
I initially read this book for a college religion class I was taking. We got to choose a book from a list of books that all dealt with a religious experience. So, I chose this one not knowing anything about it. I was so into the book I finished it ...
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