Silent Sinners, Silent Saints

An elegant telling of a tale of a community through the eyes of the participants', intertwined and overlapping stories, reminiscent of Baxter's "Feast of Love". The author has great compassion for his characters' complex and difficult lives. You should read once fast, twice slowly, and maybe once aloud.

I really liked the stories in the book. They were very interesting. I liked how all of the stories were intertwined. I was very fortunate to have met the author. He is as interesting as the book.

This was a unique read. The cadence of the first chapter was a bit difficult, but as each chapter is written in the "voice" of a different individual, the rest of the book did not follow this pattern. The stories were individually interesting, but the intermingling of characters and circumstances had me straining to remember all details of each story so as not to miss out on anything. Very good story for all types of individuals. The themes of the short stories focus range from the good to the bad in the world and help the reader to focus on all of the blessings in his or her life. I can't wait to read it again.