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"you know as well as i do that the saints are a nightmare to live with"

clever bit of writing, and i wonder if it foreshadows the ending. ferdia, as drawn out in memory by jay, is proving to be a complicated boy just like any other person would be. is it right to wash away the totality of him in favor of sainthood? if we're charting this passage onto the question, the answer would be yes. but ferdia also urges jay to consider her own answer. what would it mean for jay's character, her...

what an interesting and thought provoking book. it had me hooked from the very first line. jay's just read an email from her brother debating the merits of factuality in early christian writings. he says in part: "or is it more important that the stories capture the spirit of god's word even if we can't exactly prove every detail. i think it's probably the second one. but i'd love to hear what you think" this is a...