Has anyone run into the genre known as Christian fiction? Classically, nothing on the cover blurbs, the title or about the first 50 pages suggests the book's true nature. Then wham, the perfectly interesting romance or drama is suddenly all about converting the reader--sort of a bait and switch. At a large regional library I asked why these could not be designated with a symbol (like a cross) as is done for mysteries, westerns, SF and the like, and was told (in the public reply board) that there was no need. From then on I took the books to the religion section of the library, and basically hid them behind the books meant to be there.
"Christian fiction" is a redundancy.
I think 50 shades of Jesus is just too popular for it to be hidden.
@DavidDuhon Its already been written. Mel Gibson made a film on it. Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
@DavidDuhon See, written that Jesus is a servant. Many people are against the alternative BDSM life style of Dominants and slaves. But, as what is written, Jesus was a submissive. Matthew 20:28 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, ...
Yep, found that out many a time, it looks good, get a few pages/chapters into it and WHAM, out comes the religious crap.
Had that happen to me a few times in a local Bookshop as well as the Library and copped an earful from the Bookshop Owner when I asked her " Why wasn't this trashy material placed where it should be, under Religion and not just fiction?"
And I'll also 'fess up' to turning religious books around on the shelves at my local library so the spine of the book faces the back of the shelves from time to time.
Oh, and I'd better 'fess up' to this as well while I'm at it, I also put little notes into religious books at libraries, etc, that say things like, " God does NOT exist, you've been taken for a ride," etc.
So, okay I'm ready for it, lay some penance upon me people....LOL
Three lashes with a wet noodle.
Your penance is done, drink the beverage of your choice and keep up the good work!
@CarolinaGirl60 Aw, I love eating noodles, can I do penance some other way, maybe 3 lashes with a feather instead perhaps? LOL.
@Triphid ok, peacock feather.
I know, I know, I’m such a taskmaster
@CarolinaGirl60 No peacock feathers here, would a budgie feather do instead? LOL.
@Triphid What on earth is a budgie?!
@CarolinaGirl60 A small Australian member of the Parakeet species nothing at all to do with Ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott's swimming attire also known as 'Budgie Smugglers' so named for the VERY small size of the 'lump' found in the front of them.....LOL.
@Triphid and is it venomous? I see you’re in Australia.
Here in the South, they raise ostrich and emu. Those things are scary; I’m short so some of them are taller than me. Most definitely can outrun me, lol.
@Triphid Ah, a teeny little birdie. I’m sure that can be arranged! No way could I catch an ostrich and extract a feather.
As a voracious reader since a child, I skip the parts that focus on religion.
Have been an atheist since age 13.
Sort of like what some posters do on here....the old "bait & switch"
I really hate shit like that.
My cousin wrote a book recently and of course, tried to sell it to all and sundry. Deeper into the description, it comes to light that the female protagonist is ‘saving herself for marriage’.
Nah, cousin, I’m good in my sinful heretic ways!
I bumped into a Christian Sci-fi movie about 18 years ago. Early Sunday morning, I'm up before the rest of the family - give wife breakfast in bed toast for our daughter, let cats in/out, then settle down to watch something off a movie channel while I do the ironing.
The story was a Victorian scientist who leapt through time to 2002 in LA. He entered debate with the modern people about do you need to God in your life to be good and saw the demise of belief. He then traveled back and told his friend about the modern godless world and its wonders. His friend later tried to leap some time past the demise of Christianity, only to find he couldn't - God of course having given man free will, saw his children desert him, so in tantrum destroyed it all.
Moral of the story, believe or be destroyed as you can evil and live or good and die... It was bollocks! Warned family not to bother watching it once they got up. Further investigation showed there is a pile of vile Christian sci-fi out there.
Oh man. Have you seen that awful ‘Left Behind’ movie???
If you haven’t: don’t. Spare yourself!
I'm of the opinion that ALL "Christian writing" is fiction. I once took a book back to the store and demanded my money back for being cheated like that. (I didn't care for the ending.) I didn't get a refund, but, Hey! I was 24, and it made me feel better. Confused the hell out of the poor clerk.
Sounds like when I started reading "left behind". Forgot reading material and grabbed it at one of those magazine shops at the airport. First couple chapters looked ok and the it got religious. I could not keep going, left it in the seat pocket when I departed.
i guess so? i was really into christian fiction as a teen, and now that i think about it, i’m sure people could pick up some of those books without realizing what the message would be. i read mostly from authors i already knew or looked up the books online, so i knew what was coming lol
I don't mind any kind of fiction....as long as it's done well. Problem is most Christian fiction doesn't respect the modern reader, including christians. They never read such novel and whenever I mention such novels they quickly admit they hate those novels.
They are poorly written as Harliquin pamphlets.