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and okay book. Its a lot of religious things because the stories about a teen who is a devote Catholic and prayed on the steps of an abortion clinic after school.
You will in the story hear pros and cons of peoples abortion opinions, The girl gets herself mixed up in a situation while trying to help a pregnant girl out and gets raped and hurt pretty bad but that wasn't all that happened.
A story that might make you change your opinion on abortion, The book held my interest the whole way through, There was good human drama, and from a very Catholic perspective,
What I found distracting was the persistent overuse of question marks where they didn't belong,
While not a perfectly written book some things not entirely believable, it is well worth the read due to the subject matter, There aren't many fiction books like this that treat life issues from an authentically Catholic point of view, What a powerful witness message, For the wood is dry in today's world, It is also just as the title suggests, VERY Catholic, and just a little bit edgy it avoided going too far into torture porn, thankfully, I am also glad that the author
didn't delve too far into the Greek tragedy roots of the genre, and let his characters at least the main protag, it quickly switches POVs each chapter get a fair resolution.
This was a great catholic thriller, I love how the girl followed her faith to the very end, It really shed some light on prochoice and the effects it can have on women, I chose this book because it was presented as an edgy Catholic thriller, Unfortunately, it did not live up to this promise, It was obviously rightwing prolife, which I had no problem with, as it did make several good points, However, the characters lacked depth, the plot was a little simplistic and Cillo could have used the services of a proofreader, It had several misspellings and grammatical errors, Plus, I don't understand the fascination with blueeyed characters, Jesus came from the Middle East, so He probably had brown eyes, This is my personal bugaboo, I know, When The Wood Is Dry includes three parts: Call of the Innocent, Crucifixion, Resurrection, This fictional story is one of ProLife vs ProChoice and I found it to be an interesting read, Warning: This book has violence, murders, rape, and other triggers,
I read and reviewed a copy of this book with no obligation, Welcome to the edgy worlds of Joseph Cillo, Jr, Joseph Cillo, Jr. writes edgy fiction in a variety of genres, Whether its a supernatural thriller like his graphic novel, Blind Prophet or a comedy like theIllumination Book Award Bronze Medal winner, Merry Friggin Christmas: An Edgy Christmas Comedy, his work features unexpected plot twists, unique characters, and the highest of stakes.
The added dimension of the supernatural infuses his work with stakes that go beyond life and death, and into the eternal, There is a basic, Catholic moral viewpoint behind his work that gives a solid foundation to what might otherwise be seen as purely fantastical, The reading experience can at times be unnerving, as the reader is drawn to consider Welcome to the edgy worlds of Joseph Cillo, Jr, Joseph Cillo, Jr. writes edgy fiction in a variety of genres, Whether it's a supernatural thriller like his graphic novel, 'Blind Prophet' or a comedy like theIllumination Book Award Bronze Medal winner, 'Merry Friggin' Christmas: An Edgy Christmas Comedy', his work features unexpected plot twists, unique characters, and the highest of stakes.
The added dimension of the supernatural infuses his work with stakes that go beyond life and death, and into the eternal, There is a basic, Catholic moral viewpoint behind his work that gives a solid foundation to what might otherwise be seen as purely fantastical, The reading experience can at times be unnerving, as the reader is drawn to consider whether the mystical nature of his tales is nearer to reality than the plainly material experiences of life.
The eternal consequences of choices made by characters and spiritual dimensions of actions made clearly visible are mindbending and thought provoking, Joseph Cillo, Jr. classifies his writing as "Edgy Catholic Fiction, " Edgy Catholic Fiction is generally written for adult audiences, at minimum teens and up, The grouping crosses genres and includes a perspective that is generally consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church, which may include rather dramatic supernatural elements, as in "The Exorcist," or other less dramatic religious elements, which could be as simple as characters relying on prayer.
The religious elements may not be overt and could well lie only in the author's general perspective or a character's perspective that there is a God, and a moral, immutable foundation to the universe.
For information, please check out sitelink www, edgycatholic. comExamples of Edgy Catholic literature lie strewn throughout genres which no one has grouped together, Literary masters such as Graham Greene, Flannery O'Connor, J, R. R. Tolkien, and even, C. S. Lewis, who though not Catholic, was consistent with the Catholic perspective in his fiction, wrote works that fall into the Edgy Catholic domain, Dean Koontz, whose supernatural and suspense thrillers are written from a Catholic perspective and are quite edgy, is a contemporary example of an Edgy Catholic author.
Joseph Cillo, Jr. is the fourth of seven children, born within a year of his older sister in a most unplanned and yet welcome way, Having the great blessings of a loving family, however, did not prevent his drift into a sort of foolhardy extended adolescence for many years, broken only by suffering and illness, in a rather miraculous fashion.
He now lives a life of quiet prayer and diligent work, For on Blind Prophet, check out sitelink www, blindprophetcomic. com sitelink.