Book reviews from a Christian perspective?
Filed in Book Reviews on Aug.19, 2009
sg93 asked:
Is there a website for reviews of books from a Christian perspective? I have teenagers that love to read but I cannot and do not want to read all the books that they want to so I need a way of ensuring that the books are appropriate.
I trust my kids every bit. However, sometimes a book may look and sound okay but is really very inappropriate. It’s not that I don’t trust them ,it’s that I don’t trust the books.
Oswaldo
Is there a website for reviews of books from a Christian perspective? I have teenagers that love to read but I cannot and do not want to read all the books that they want to so I need a way of ensuring that the books are appropriate.
I trust my kids every bit. However, sometimes a book may look and sound okay but is really very inappropriate. It’s not that I don’t trust them ,it’s that I don’t trust the books.
Oswaldo
August 21st, 2009 at 4:33 pm
George
Some people say just to read YA books, but many of those are worse then adult books.
So how about you trust them to know whether they should be reading something or not?
Just be happy that they’re reading. Do you really want them to just watch TV and movies because you know the rating system?
ADD: If you trusted them then you’d trust that if they encountered something inappropriate in a book they wouldn’t read it anymore. Besides, books don’t have images in them. It’s not like they are going to accidentally run across porn.
If you are sending your teens to a public high school they are probably going to read books you would find inappropriate anyway in their english/lit. class. In fact, some of the books I read in school were drastically worse then anything I’ve ever read of my own accord.
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Stefan
is a great website for finding books….
August 24th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Braydon
You’d have to define “Christian Perspective” as there are many varieties and flavors of Christianity, ranging from the supertolerant “If you can’t say anything good about something, keep your mouth shut” to the Paranoid Fundie Book Burning “my faith is so fragile I can’t read a book that doesn’t overtly support it” nutjobs.
Sadly, most of the “Christian Book Review” sites I’ve seen are run by folks trending towards the latter.
August 27th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Martin
They’re teenagers. They’re old enough to begin to make their own decisions and conclusions. Censoriing their reading material isn’t the answer. Have them discuss what they’re reading with you so you can help them put it in perspective. If you tell them not to read certain books now, those will be the first they read when they’re 18 and away from home. It’s better if they begin to be introduced to more controversial literature now while you’re there to discuss it with them.