I have come to the decision that there are very few (if any at all) good/talented Christian authors. There are of course exceptions, like Tolkien and Lewis, but there are precious few. I wonder why that is. Maybe it's because they're too... Christian-ey? I dunno.
Now I'm not saying this because I think Christian authors don't have enough violence and language and whatnot... They just don't have skill. They're either too corny or too sentimental.
The reason I say this, is so far, I have not been entranced with any of the Christian authors I've read (I suppose that must be pretty obvious). And a couple days ago, I got a book from the library called Deep Storm, by Lincoln Child, a non-Christian author. For the first time in a very long time, probably like five years, I wasn't able to put the book down. Don't you love it when that happens? Well, I do at any rate. The story was quite entertaining, and I was quite pleased that the author kept the obscene stuff to a minimum (a couple gory scenes and a sprinkling of obscene words. Not even a single kiss... which was of course good). Today I got another book by the same author called Death Match, and after the first thirty pages it promises to be as entertaining as the first.
POST SCRIPT
My parents both read this post, and say that I should clarify that I'm talking about fiction writers. OK. I did that.
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Hum.I disagree.(OF COURSE!!).Have you ever read Frank Peretti?Now he is really good.Or Ted Decker?3?Blink?The Visitation?Percing the Darkness?This Present Darkness?All very good books by very good Christian authors.True they might not have as much lore as you seem to like(judging from your chocies of Tolkein and Lewis)but, they are all very good books.My dad does not like to read like at all.The only books he likes are The Monster (Frank Peretti), This Present Darkness (Frank Peretti), The Visitation (Frank Peretti), and Peircing the Darkness (Frank Peretti).Anyways I just though I'ld give some good examples.You should check those books out and read them.
oh and holy cow.How can you say that a book without a single kiss is good!!???!!!You my friend need to read Mara - Daughter of the Nile now that is a good book...well I suppose you would be a little gay if you liked it...it or kissing.lol.One day Caleb you will like kissing.Oh gosh I cannot believe I said that.Did you know that the lips are the most sensitive part of your body?(Yes now I'm just trying to creep you out,but it is true.)
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