I read this decades ago and found it very moving - despite the fact that I am not (and was not) very religious (to put it mildly). I only post it now because it came up recently in a conversation. I have no idea how it would read for me today, of course - and I have no plans to find out.There is so...
I recommend treating the introduction as an afterword. Save it till after you've read the novella. There's so little story to be told in this tiny book, and the introduction gives it all away. Shame on the publishers. This happens so often in classics that I've learned not to go near intros. Spoiler...
I thought this was one of those books that comes with a “guarantee.” But of course no book comes with a blanket guarantee. Still, I’d read only glowing reviews and boy was I ready for a “triumphant experience.” But on p. 26 I couldn’t make heads or tails of what I was really reading about. On p. 54 ...
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