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Ok pro tip the second edition of the story later in the book "The Lay of Lethien" is a way way cooler version of the story than the first one

Huan clutching the 1v1 with Sauron is a legendary achievement

Great - except for the parts that are really, really bad.

He clearly has an agenda against certain types of Christianity that he is jamming into chapters and it's annoying. It's not relevant to the actual point of the book, and on top of that he does a bloody awful job of arguing it anyway. 🙄

Uh...overall a good message, he frustrates me though by trying to make God seem like a teddy bear.

God doesn't punish people, he only disciplines? Uh, yeah, he absolutely does punish. Canaanite conquest?!!

It's unfortunate people convert because they're afraid of God? Uh, no, that's awesome. Fear BEGINS wisdom.

God's not a teddy bear. Aslan is not a tame lion. God is way bigger and better than that.

This some weak sauce atm...define your terms my guy.

Also the first 3 chapters have such an obvious logical contradiction he doesn't acknowledge.

I guess we'll see if bro locks in...

reading challenge here I come😤

Reading challenge here I come...

Phenomenal. Philosophically & theologically strong. No fluff, to the point. Clear and humorous. Doesn't patronize the reader with pages of personal anecdotes, unnecessary explanations, and ridiculous over-illustration.
Mr. Brant Hansen you dawg.🫡

“To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” - Albus Dumbledore

Aight I'm over it. The book starts by promising and adventurous romp, and then the rest of the book they literally SKIP all the romping and then just exposition dump HARD about literary & media criticism.

It's basically the same as if the book wasn't in a dialogue framework at all. I feel like the only thing accomplished by the framework is that now I feel cheated of what sounded like an interesting book.🤷

"Clearly fame... isn't... everything....is it, Mr. Potter?"🪄

Wait wow I'd forgotten how clever the writing is...the way she's cultivating curiosity in the reader by only showing half the picture every scene is amazing 🤩