Recommended Reads
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Today I'm going to recommend three awesome books that you should definitely put on your reading list.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
This is one of the most touching, phenomenal books I have ever read in my entire life. While I was reading this story, I literally felt traumatized when the women were being traumatized. I actually cried while reading this book. It's just... amazing. I love it. I love every single moment of this book, even the moments that are heartbreaking and terrible. A Thousand Splendid Suns brings to light the abuse and difficulties that Muslim women in Afghanistan have to endure every day.
Rating: PG-16
Quick Summary: A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years... that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, wearing personal lives... are inextricable from the history playing out around them... It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.
Violence/Sex/Cussing: There was some minor violence, a few rape scenes with some details that someone under sixteen probably should not read, and a few minor cuss words.
Get this book on Amazon.
Deadline by Randy Alcorn
I read this entire thick book in about two days. It had me floored. Randy Alcorn is a phenomenal writer who painted a beautiful and frightening perception of the afterlife and Spiritual warfare. I still talk about this book, years after I read it for the first time. Deadline is thought-provoking and truly captivating, which is what I enjoy most about Christian fiction. It was an amazing read.
Rating: PG-13
Quick Summary: "His body hung suspended between two friends, his soul between two worlds." When tragedy strikes those closest to him, award-winning journalist must draw upon all his resources to uncover the truth about their suspicious accident. Soon he finds himself swept up in a murder investigation that is both complex and dangerous. Unaware of the thread to his own life, Jake is drawn in deeper and deeper as he desperately searches for the answers to the immediate mystery at hand and- ultimately- the deeper meaning of his own existence. Deadline is a dramatic and vivid novel of substance, filled with hope and perspective for every reader who longs to feel purpose in life.
Violence/Sex/Cussing: Because this book is Christian fiction, it's fairly clean, although it has some mature thematic content and deals with subjects such as Spiritual warfare and death.
Get this book on Amazon.
The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne
I don't read a lot of nonfiction, but I was highly recommended to read this book. It was honestly revolution-inspiring. The pages of the book were creatively designed and lovely. The Irresistible Revolution was controversial, and at times, I disagreed with what Shane Claiborne was saying, but mostly, his words truly touched me and renewed my fire and passion as a child of God. I recommend all young Christians to read this book with an open mind, so long as you remember that this was written by man. Irresistible Revolution encouraged me to stand up for my faith, change my generation, and live on the edge, just like Jesus did. It's a very inspiring book.
Rating: PG-13, not because of mature themes, but because of the maturity needed to understand the content
Quick Summary: In The Irresistible Revolution, Shane Claiborne invites you into a movement of the Spirit that begins in the heart and extends through our hearts into a broken world. Using examples from his own unconventional life, Shane Claiborne stirs up questions about the church and the world, challenging you to live out an authentic Christian faith. This book will comfort the disturbed, disturb the comfortable, and invite believers to change the world with Christ's radical love.
Violence/Sex/Cussing: None. This is Christian non-fiction.
Get this book on Amazon.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini This is one of the most touching, phenomenal books I have ever read in my entire life. While I was reading this story, I literally felt traumatized when the women were being traumatized. I actually cried while reading this book. It's just... amazing. I love it. I love every single moment of this book, even the moments that are heartbreaking and terrible. A Thousand Splendid Suns brings to light the abuse and difficulties that Muslim women in Afghanistan have to endure every day.
Rating: PG-16
Quick Summary: A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years... that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, wearing personal lives... are inextricable from the history playing out around them... It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.
Violence/Sex/Cussing: There was some minor violence, a few rape scenes with some details that someone under sixteen probably should not read, and a few minor cuss words.
Get this book on Amazon.
Deadline by Randy AlcornI read this entire thick book in about two days. It had me floored. Randy Alcorn is a phenomenal writer who painted a beautiful and frightening perception of the afterlife and Spiritual warfare. I still talk about this book, years after I read it for the first time. Deadline is thought-provoking and truly captivating, which is what I enjoy most about Christian fiction. It was an amazing read.
Rating: PG-13
Quick Summary: "His body hung suspended between two friends, his soul between two worlds." When tragedy strikes those closest to him, award-winning journalist must draw upon all his resources to uncover the truth about their suspicious accident. Soon he finds himself swept up in a murder investigation that is both complex and dangerous. Unaware of the thread to his own life, Jake is drawn in deeper and deeper as he desperately searches for the answers to the immediate mystery at hand and- ultimately- the deeper meaning of his own existence. Deadline is a dramatic and vivid novel of substance, filled with hope and perspective for every reader who longs to feel purpose in life.
Violence/Sex/Cussing: Because this book is Christian fiction, it's fairly clean, although it has some mature thematic content and deals with subjects such as Spiritual warfare and death.
Get this book on Amazon.
The Irresistible Revolution by Shane ClaiborneI don't read a lot of nonfiction, but I was highly recommended to read this book. It was honestly revolution-inspiring. The pages of the book were creatively designed and lovely. The Irresistible Revolution was controversial, and at times, I disagreed with what Shane Claiborne was saying, but mostly, his words truly touched me and renewed my fire and passion as a child of God. I recommend all young Christians to read this book with an open mind, so long as you remember that this was written by man. Irresistible Revolution encouraged me to stand up for my faith, change my generation, and live on the edge, just like Jesus did. It's a very inspiring book.
Rating: PG-13, not because of mature themes, but because of the maturity needed to understand the content
Quick Summary: In The Irresistible Revolution, Shane Claiborne invites you into a movement of the Spirit that begins in the heart and extends through our hearts into a broken world. Using examples from his own unconventional life, Shane Claiborne stirs up questions about the church and the world, challenging you to live out an authentic Christian faith. This book will comfort the disturbed, disturb the comfortable, and invite believers to change the world with Christ's radical love.
Violence/Sex/Cussing: None. This is Christian non-fiction.
Get this book on Amazon.
Tags: a thousand splendid suns, christian fiction, deadline, khaled hosseini, randy alcorn, recommended reads, shane claiborne, the irresistible revolution
I'm in the midst of reading this right now, it is AMAZING. Highly recommended for people who want to change the world in a new kind of way. [:
Oh my goodness! I absolutely ADORE "A Thousand Splendid Suns"! It's one of my favorite books of all time. I had to read it over the summer and do a report on it for Honors English class at my high school, which I honestly wasn't looking forward to at first. But I ended up not hating the report so much. I couldn't put down this book; I was captivated from the first page.