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Book Review : The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyon

Genre : Fantasy / Religious Allegory Format : E-book Pages : 338 Published : 1678

“If that thou wilt not read , let it alone ; some love the meat , some love to pick the bone .”

Summary : A man named Christian ( formerly Graceless ) has dreams of his city and his family being burned . He informs his family as well as whomever in the city will listen that they need to leave or they will be destroyed . He is largely mocked and he leaves encountering the Evangelist . The Evangelist informs Christian that he needs to take a pilgrimage to the Celestial City on Mount Zion on the narrow path . Along the way he encounters many threats and temptations trying to divert his path .

” Sir , I perceive , by the book in my hand , that I am condemned to die , and after that to come to judgement , and I find that I am not willing to do the first , nor able to do the second .”

Review : The main plot is surprisingly simple yet powerful . The language is beautiful . The message carried in this book from 400 years ago rings as strong today as it was when it was made . A true classic . Read it folks ! Half of the fantasy genre grew out of this story .

” Therefore Mr.Worldly Wiseman is an alien , and Mr. Legality is a cheat ; and for his son Civilty , notwithstanding his simmering looks , he is but a hypocrite , and cannot help thee .”

Recommendations : Books

  1. King James Bible
  2. Silence by Shusuke Endo
  3. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
  4. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
  5. Werewolf Cop by Andrew Klavan
  6. The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker
  7. Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
  8. Dilvish , the Damned by Roger Zelazny
  9. The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  10. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Songs

  1. To Be A Pilgrim
  2. Who Would True Valour See – Maddy Prior
  3. Healing Rain – Michael W. Smith
  4. Help ( The Slough of Despair ) – Judy Rogers
  5. Vanity Fair – Our Pilgrim Songs
  6. Watchful’s Song – Ralpg Vaughan Williams
  7. I Will Sing Unto The Lord – Judy Rogers
  8. Ruler of the Nations – Judy Rogers
  9. Pilgrim’s Progress – Judy Rogers
  10. Faithful – Judy Rogers

Movies

  1. The Pilgrim’s Progress (2019)
  2. Pilgrim’s Progress (1979)
  3. The Pilgrim’s Progress (2017)
  4. Christiana (1980)
  5. The Fellowship of the Rings (2001)
  6. The Lion , the Witch , and the Wardrobe (2005)
  7. The Road (2009)
  8. The Postman (1997)
  9. Silence (2016)
  10. The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Lesson : Just keep to the narrow path .

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