Official Review: Let The Children Come by Tom Fay

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Official Review: Let The Children Come by Tom Fay

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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Let The Children Come" by Tom Fay.]
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4 out of 4 stars
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As a teenager, George Müller and his father were always at loggerheads over his waywardness. It seemed that the only thing George wanted to do with his life was to party, smoke, and drink. And even though he was bitter that he wasn't by his mother's side when she breathed her last, her death didn't change his lifestyle. In fact, it drew him closer to his best friend, Beta, who was his partner in waywardness.

After George found out about his father's plan to send him to military school, he pretended to be a good son at home while still living his unruly lifestyle at college. On one of his visits back home, George's father told him how much he was proud of him and happy he would soon be a legal practitioner like him. However, George's life seemed to be heading in a different direction after seeing his friend, Beta, again. Beta shocked George with his newfound faith and even invited him to join a Bible study group. Will George forsake his old ways to live a new life in Christ? What are the challenges he must face and things he could accomplish if he accepted Jesus? You have to read Let The Children Come: The Life of George Müller by Tom Fay for the answers to these questions and more.

This book follows the life of the main protagonist, George Müller. Through the use of the third-person point of view, the author tells a compelling story of redemption, faith, love, and total submission to the will of God. Even though some of the events in this novel broke my heart, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I think readers who dislike reading about the death of loved ones might find some of the descriptions in this book disturbing. However, I love how the characters accepted death as a transitional phase into God's kingdom.

I enjoyed Tom Fay's writing style. His narrations flowed seamlessly, and there wasn't any part of the book that got me confused. Since the author's descriptions were easy to understand, I could easily imagine the pictures he wanted me to see. I also had no problems with following the progression of events because it was linear. The dialogues are praiseworthy. I like how the characters' conversations show their empathy, confusion, embarrassment, and other qualities that make them lifelike.

Another aspect of this novel that I appreciated is the author's sense of humor. The tragedies in the book make the bits of humor in it very welcome. I found myself chuckling at some of the funny conversations in the book. Nevertheless, I had a little issue with the characterization. While I must commend the author for not dwelling on characters that didn't contribute much to the plot, I wished for more elaborate backstories of the main ones. Overall, this issue is negligible because it didn't detract from my enjoyment of the novel.

What I liked the most about the book is its reviving message. Readers will appreciate the author's points on the efficacy of prayer and trusting in God to provide for all their needs. My favorite lesson is that we should accept and be at peace with the will of God despite the outcome of events.

In conclusion, I am happy to award Let The Children Come: The Life of George Müller four out of four stars. The issue I had with the book's characterization is not enough to rate it any lower. The novel seems professionally edited, even though I found a few errors in it. I recommend it to readers who enjoy historical fiction books with inspiring messages about repentance, faith, and total submission to God's will.

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After a wayward life, redemption comes in through the backdoor. A typical but always interesting plot. Great review too
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I have heard a lot of testimonies of people who turned their lives around after accepting Jesus. I wonder what became of George! Intriguing review!
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The books seems interesting, but I am not sure about reading it. However, I enjoyed discovering your thorough review. Nice job!
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The story seems interesting. I am curious to know what will George do. Thanks for your brilliant review!
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George appears to have Coconut head. I wonder if his shortsightedness will make him heed to his friends idea of joining a Bible study group
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I'm always a fan of Christian literature. I guess I will enjoy this as well.
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Nqobile771 wrote: 25 Jan 2021, 04:08 I have heard a lot of testimonies of people who turned their lives around after accepting Jesus. I wonder what became of George! Intriguing review!
raluca_mihaila wrote: 25 Jan 2021, 09:27 The books seems interesting, but I am not sure about reading it. However, I enjoyed discovering your thorough review. Nice job!
Honest-reviewer wrote: 25 Jan 2021, 09:52 The story seems interesting. I am curious to know what will George do. Thanks for your brilliant review!
GreatReviews wrote: 26 Jan 2021, 09:22 I'm always a fan of Christian literature. I guess I will enjoy this as well.
Excel 2021 wrote: 25 Jan 2021, 00:44 After a wayward life, redemption comes in through the backdoor. A typical but always interesting plot. Great review too
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This sounds like a very classic plot line in the Christian fiction genre. It sounds like the author did an excellent job of presenting a fresh story of a unique character though. Sometimes we all need to be reminded that someone we love who has been living a bad lifestyle for a long time can still be redeemed and turn everything around for good.
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The title of this book piqued my interest . I would love to read the book so that I can find out if George changed his ways. Good review!
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I guess i will enjoy this as well
The title of this book piqued my interest i will love to reading book .this book good review!
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I first thought the book was about how to bring children to Christ. However, your review said otherwise. It showed the book had more to inform the reader. I love religious books and this one is very thought provoking and highly recommendable for people who wish to come to Christ.
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This book doesn't seem to be my type of book so I don't think I'll be giving it a shot. Thank you for this lovely review, though!
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Thanks for your review. George Müller seemed to be a quite uncontrollable person before he found his faith in God. Unfortunately, this genre doesn't appeal to me, so I'm going to skip the book.
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This sounds like a captivating book. I wonder how George took his best friend's change. However, this doesn't seem like the book for me.
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