Bible Passages

[Nikolas Farmakis]

I think they add value to the text, as Bible verses always create a sense of motivation and encouragement.

[Nikolas Farmakis]

The Bible verses also engage the Christian readers in the story more, grasping their attention.

[Diana Lowery]

I don't know much about the biblical passages. They were definitely foreshadowing some events in the chapter, but I would've liked the book as much without them.

Good point. I can't decide if they added to my enjoyment or understanding, but it was an interesting technique.

[Diana Lowery]

I think they add value to the text, as Bible verses always create a sense of motivation and encouragement.

The verses did capture my attention.

[Diana Lowery]

I think the author did a good job of selecting Bible passages that were relevant to each man mission. I think the author might be Christian or Jewish and he wanted to add some religious depth/perspective to his stories.

I hadn't thought about the author's religion. I was focused on the narrator and his persona. Since he used quite a bit of profane language, I thought the verses were a bit out of character.

[Diana Lowery]

I enjoyed the quotes from the Bible, It made me feel like the author was putting scripture that meant something deep to him. I did think it was kind of weird the language that was used throughout the story paired with the scripture at the beginning. But all in all I think adding the scripture was good.

Nice analysis.

[Diana Lowery]

Out of place. Nowhere did the characters touch on anything religious.

Maybe the author's message was that the characters should have heeded biblical advice.

[AntonelaMaria]

Do you think that those quotes benefited the story and were an add that helped the reader "get" the plotline better?
I personally don't mind the quotes...

[Megapede]

Personally, I am not religious. But I felt that the author adding both a famous quote and a biblical quote before each mission made the story a bit more personal to him. I wasn't affected or bothered by it a bit. I feel like if one is adamant about not reading biblical passages, they could opt to only read the famous quote above it and receive the same message.

I agree. The quotes in my opinion were an interesting literary device that served to deepen immersion through foreshadowing.

[adamgreenrock]

While I'm not really a religious person, I found those passages to be fitting with the theme of the book.

[djr6090]

Out of place. Nowhere did the characters touch on anything religious.

Maybe the author's message was that the characters should have heeded biblical advice.

Maybe. Or maybe they should have taken some consolation from the beautiful surroundings.

[Diana Lowery]

Out of place. Nowhere did the characters touch on anything religious.

Maybe the author's message was that the characters should have heeded biblical advice.

Maybe. Or maybe they should have taken some consolation from the beautiful surroundings.

[Diana Lowery]

While I'm not really a religious person, I found those passages to be fitting with the theme of the book.

I agree with you, but I did wonder if the passages were fitting with the profane dialogue used in the book.

[adamgreenrock]

While I'm not really a religious person, I found those passages to be fitting with the theme of the book.

I agree with you, but I did wonder if the passages were fitting with the profane dialogue used in the book.

It really depends on your view of that specific religion. While I don't know if swearing is considered a sin in the bible, the passages themselves are more of how you take it to heart or how the characters' actions are fit in those passages.

[Diana Lowery]

Hmmm, I don't know if swearing and using profane language is a sin, but most "religious" people I know, don't do either. Of course, I have never been with a group of males on a man mission trip. lol