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Can You Learn from a Novel that Makes You Squirm? Read Magda Revealed
Novel by Ursula Werner
I was flattered that a book promoter who had seen my review of Sue Monk Kidd’s The Book of Longings contacted me to see if I’d be interested in reviewing a new Christian fiction book. When deciding if I would spend the time reading the book and reviewing it — all a task without any monetary recompense and squeezed in among my day job, my caregiving responsibilities, and the many other daily chores now resting solely on my shoulders — I debated the value of being obligated to someone else, yet another job in a world where I don’t have enough hours in the day.
But doing my due diligence, I started researching the author and read a blog on Ursula Werner’s website entitled “Blowing Jesus’ Mind.” The premise of the article is that the current political diatribes of revenge and retribution, along with the past actions of Donald J. Trump, our current president, are not demonstrative of Christianity.
“Well,” I thought to myself, “I agree. I don’t know that I’d have the guts to say it quite that boldly, but I think she’s right.”
So I decided to accept the free copy of the book Magda Revealed by Ursula Werner and review it. My experience reading the book made me consider a completely new question: Can you learn from a novel…
