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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
I don't much care for anything labeled Christian and I don't know why, except that I have read some and they seemed dull overall. Probably lots that aren't but my impression has been formed for a good many years.
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My problem with most fiction labelled as Christian is that it invokes God as a literal
deus ex machina. Since I've been told by others that they specifically enjoy that aspect, I can only assume that it's intentional rather than lazy (as would be the case in most other genres) and I'm just not a member of the target audience.
I enjoy some Christian fiction very much, though.
The Chronicles of Narnia series is wonderful, even if the allegory is heavy-handed.
Lamb is an entertaining, if not exactly orthodox, take on Jesus' youth and
The Last Temptation of Christ is one of my all-time favorites.
I so badly wanted
Left Behind to be good that I read it twice. But it just isn't.