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"Stephen could remember an evening when he had sat there in the warm, deepening twilight, watching the sea; it had barely a ruffle on its surface, and yet the Sophie picked up enough moving air with her topgallants to draw a long straight whispering furrow across the water, a line brilliant with unearthly phosphorescence, visible for a quarter of a mile behind her. Days and nights of unbelievable purity. Nights when

I am skeptical of this book, to say the least. Any book about Christ that is "popular with both believers and non-believers" gives me pause, because nothing about Jesus is attractive to the non-believer. But it is lyrically written so far, and Parini is a professed Christian, so I look forward to seeing what he has to say.

Just can't put it down!

Really, really enjoying it so far - King's writing is punchy and elegant at the same time. The characters are a little difficult to keep separate in my head, but it's not enough to keep me from really getting into it.