Review of Love Letters to the Virgin Mary

[Moo Reny]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Love Letters to the Virgin Mary" by David Richards.]

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4 out of 5 stars

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Love Letters to the Virgin Mary: The Resurrection of King David by David Richards is divided into five books. The book begins with a preface that talks about how imagination is more powerful than knowledge and about how the major religions exist based on each other's knowledge, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. It goes on to explain that a belief cannot be forced on anyone. This book is a love letter between King David and the Virgin Mary.

The author is someone who struggled to surrender his life to Jesus totally, and in the book, there are two narrators, one of whom talks about writing to Mariah, a woman he loves but who seems to be dead. This narrator is a Spanish soldier, full of admiration for his late lover; he writes letters about his life since the last time they saw each other and about events that reminded him of her; as a kid, the narrator played a lot of war games; and the second narrator, as a child, seems to have an imaginary friend in his head, Jesus, who he seems to talk to; what became of the first narrator after his wife and son were murdered? Did he seek revenge? How did both narrators find their way to Christianity and know Christ? Read this book to find out.

This book taught me many things, including how the Romans learned the art of war from the Greek Marcus, an emperor who is a man of foresight, and how enhanced sight and visualizing the battle ahead of time can help commanders discern their opponents' aim. One lesson I learned from this book is that "what we focus on, we become." I like how the author was open about his struggle with his faith and how feelings were expressed sincerely in this book.

The way the author painted the narrators discovering their faith is so beautiful; there was no rush at all, and we could see how their lives progressed until that point. The author's writing style is skillful and brilliant, and though the first chapter may feel confusing, as you read along, the whole book takes on a form and becomes engaging. It's amusing how the author combined a romance story, grief, and information about soldiers' daily lives.

There are a few things I didn't like about this book. The headings of the chapters and the grouping seemed a little confusing as well, switching from the Roman soldier perspective in the Spaniards to the life of David, who might be the one writing the letters. It took me a lot of time and patience to understand the book. The book seems to have been professionally edited, as I only spotted a few errors while reading it. I rate it four out of five stars.

I recommend it to readers who love the military or love reading about wars and the lives of soldiers in general. They will be fond of this book because it contains much information that centers on the lives of soldiers and warriors; there are also mentions of quantum physics in the book. Christians and non-Christians who are open-minded and don't mind reading about Jesus and the Christian faith will also like this book.

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Love Letters to the Virgin Mary
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[Jay David Randall]

When it comes to knowledge and imagination, I don't agree with the author that imagination is more powerful than knowledge, I think they both work coherently to give the best results. Nice review, by the way, I love how the reviewer talked about King David and the Virgin Mary.

[Hazel Mae Bagarinao]

This is one of my favorite quotes as well, "what we focus on, we become." I like how you summarize the book. It was clear what the book is all about. I would love to read all the letters to Virgin Mary. Thanks for your wonderful review!

[me_the_devil_princess]

Here there are 2stories about the King David and Mary and Jesus such a good story.

[Mozi Ken]

I do not understand what this book is about. But I think some will do so. However, I think I'll pass over this one. Good review.

[Flourish Sunday]

One thing that picked my interest in this book is the title. I want won't find out from the book who wrote letters to the virgin mary. Good job.

[Hazel Mae Bagarinao]

This is one of my favorite quotes as well, "what we focus on, we become." I like how you summarize the book. It was clear what the book is all about. I would love to read all the letters to Virgin Mary. Thanks for your recommendation and the wonderful review!

[Temi Book]

This is an interesting book. It doesn’t sound like it’s a Christian book though there are the instances of Jesus and the Bible. I’ll love to read it. Great review!

[Agbata Trust]

In as much as you review was well detailed and explained, I still had a hard time in trying to understand what the book is about. I believe reading the book would help me better get the story.

[Judy O]

I had a quite a difficult time grasping the concept of this story. On one hand, you talked about Mary and King David, on another you talked about spanish man and his lover. It seems the book has a complex plot. Interesting review.

[Oluchi Samuel]

This book seems like a beautiful and knowledgeable read. I liked the part about the Spanish soldier writing to a woman. Thanks for the review.

[Joyce Nwaogazie]

I'm a Christian by religion and faith, and I'm highly convinced this book would make so much sense to me. Thanks for the well written review.

[Oyedeji Funmilayo]

I agree with the author that belief can't be forced on anyone. The book title is catchy to me and I look forward to reading the book.

[Uche Active]

A love letter between David and Virgin Mary? I am confused. However, if there's anything I like about this book. It's the fact that it includes some history. Thanks for the review.

[Oluwa Tomisin]

I like that this book sounds historical and Christian as well, and I like that the dangers if bad companionship bad advice and bad friends can bring to our lives. Sounds like a book one must read carefully to understand. Welldone