A fabulous classic featuring revenge, love, and identity switches, The Count of Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a lusciously written story. While it is not without grim and slow-paced scenes, this book contains some fantastic observations about the darkness of the human mind. Introducing a handsome, hardworking young sailor, Edmond Dantès, with a loving…
There is a significant amount of controversy surrounding this book. This is understandable. In The Shack by William Paul Young, the story begins with Mack Phillips, still wallowing in a “Great Sadness” that occurred a while ago. The book then jumps back in time to explain the brutal, tear-jerking, and traumatizing abduction of his six-year-old…
Greta Thunberg and her army of environmental activists have, so far, succeeded in raising awareness about the consequences of climate change. The media has quickly picked up the call for action: our planet is dying; what will you do about it? Contemporary fiction has similarly branched its way into environmental advocacy. The Overstory by…