The Other Side of Darkness

from olegalCA

I've grown to expect the unexpected from Melody Carlson and this time she does disappoint a bit. Her characters, even the "good guys" seem one-dimensional and architypical. Basically people who break away from accepted church denominations are bad. Where there is smoke, there is usually fire. Chr...

from bookalover89

Very realistic and compelling novel.

from dasuzuki

I would really rate this more of 2.5-3 stars. I can't say I enjoyed this story but I did find it deeply disturbing and had to keep reading to find out what eventually happens to Ruth, her husband and their children. While reading I kept looking to see how many pages were left because it was reall...