The Death of a Pope by Piers Paul Read

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Permalink Reply by Pamela Lichtenwalner on May 6, 2010 at 7:25pm

Arwen,
Is it fiction or non-fiction? I am always looking for something good to read. Can you give more details?? Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Arwen Mosher on May 6, 2010 at 8:17pm

Pamela -

It's fiction! A Catholic thriller, in fact, which was a genre I didn't even know existed. I posted more about it over on the Faith & Family Live blog: http://www.faithandfamilylive.com/blog/a_catholic_thriller/

If you read it, I hope you enjoy it!

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Permalink Reply by Judith Gibbons Riordon on May 20, 2010 at 1:45am

I felt cheated somehow by this book.
I would love to discuss it with others who have read it because I was really bothered by several things and am wondering what I'm missing because it is getting tons of press.

1. Did anyone else feel that the priest's decision not to defend Church teaching on sexuality to his niece more strongly was a missed opportunity to teach through fiction?

2. Did the "surprise" ending really surprise anyone?

3. Did anyone else think the ending was just gratuitous?

Sorry to be so negative. There are good points and things that I enjoyed, but I was disappointed after all the hype. I guess I'm just more of a Michael O'Brien sort of gal.

I really would like some more discussion to help me see if I'm missing something that would make more sense of the story.

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