Erich Segal
Paperback | Pages: 560 pages Rating: 3.89 | 3973 Users | 139 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Acts of Faith |
| ISBN: | 0553560700 (ISBN13: 9780553560701) |
| Characters: | Daniel Randall, Timothy, Deborah Portman |
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They met as children, innocents from two different worlds. And from that moment their lives were fated to be forever entwined. Timothy : Abandoned at birth, he finds a home--and a dazzling career--within the Catholic Church. But the vows he takes cannot protect him from one soul-igniting passion. Daniel : The scholarly son of a great rabbi, he is destined to follow in his father's footsteps. And destined to break his father's heart. Deborah : She was raised to be docile and dutiful--the perfect rabbi's wife--but love will lead her to rebellion. And into world's the patriarch would never dare imagine. Reaching across more than a quarter of a century, from the tough streets of Brooklyn to ultramodern Brasilia to an Israeli kibbutz, and radiating the splendor of two holy cities, Rome and Jerusalem, here is Erich Segal's most provocative and ambitious novel to date--the unforgettable story of three extraordinary lives...and one forbidden love.Identify Regarding Books Acts of Faith
| Title | : | Acts of Faith |
| Author | : | Erich Segal |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 560 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 1993 by Bantam (first published 1992) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Contemporary. Drama |
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Ratings: 3.89 From 3973 Users | 139 ReviewsCritique Regarding Books Acts of Faith
This is one of the most poorly written book I have read in a long time. It could have been written by a young reader in a creative writing class. This is fiction, not literary fiction. I was mostly interested in the story of Deborah. She had the most dimensions. Tim was a good person and humble, but he never truly interested me. It shows how the two religions have their own set of beliefs, moral compass and personal "demons." Although we have much in common, there are many things that set usThis is a wonderful book! So interesting to read about two faiths and how they relate to and perceive God. Since I have always been Protestant, I learned a lot, but am left with questions. The character development was well done. Since this is an older book, I am almost certain I read it many years ago. It is a book worth rereading!
Great story, amazing detail of the faiths...at times, a little too much detail. But not too much as to distract from the story. Or the connection you feel with the characters. Definitely kept me wanting to get back to my book, and not put it down. A great read, just like Doctors.
Life is not always a straight road for everyone and all the caracter portrays that. Danny folllowing his father food steps closer to becoming next Rabi, finds himself in rather different school of thoughts. Tim on the other hand from being a very mischievous child with pure dedication and hard work becomes archbishop at Rome but still desires for his love of life, while serving the gods. There will always be conflict between one thing or other and what always prevails is love and the most
Yes, clichés and facile presentations of Jews and Catholics abound in this novel, but I don't care - I love a good defrocked priest story and this was a good one.I just loved everything about the relationship between Timothy and Deborah - the way it began, the manner in which it was consummated, and their eventual reconciliation. I did wish Erich Segal had done a better job showing how Deborah and Tim went from barely acquaintances to a romantic attachment for each other. I felt the author did a
Such a great book !!! This book is such a great story of a timeless love between faith and between two humans. You feel their struggles as the learn to live their lives apart and together.
Yes, clichés and facile presentations of Jews and Catholics abound in this novel, but I don't care - I love a good defrocked priest story and this was a good one.I just loved everything about the relationship between Timothy and Deborah - the way it began, the manner in which it was consummated, and their eventual reconciliation. I did wish Erich Segal had done a better job showing how Deborah and Tim went from barely acquaintances to a romantic attachment for each other. I felt the author did a
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