The Pilgrim

I chose this rating because I could not stop reading it once I started. It has wrung an emotional response from me which has surprised me. It has enabled the strengthening of my faith. This book is bound to affect any person reading it with an open mind.

As with all the books of Davis Bunn,it is an excellent one,and I would recommend it to everyone.BF.

The Pilgrim is a brief novel (165 pages) Helena, a wealthy Roman noblewoman who was cast by her high ranking husband. In accordance with her heaven-sent visions, she travels to Judea where she could be executed for being a follower of Jesus Christ. As assassins tail her and her small group, other followers and believers of Jesus join up with her and her army slowly grows. The setting is the Holy Land during the 4th century. This small but powerful novel is about the courage and faith of Saint Helena and the forgiveness of sins. It is a tale about the True Cross, told by a master storyteller who knows how to engage the reader with his simple, but powerful prose. With each page, Davis builds tension with dangerous circumstances and fascinating characters. This unforgettable story is highly recommended!

I really enjoyed this book. Not surprising, I usually like his books. This one was great. It fed the need in my soul to be lifted up in faith. Really encouraging.

This was a good book but not Davis Bunns best. I enjoyed it but there was just something missing. Unfortunately I can not identify specifically what bothered me. I think maybe if felt too contrived.

A most enjoyable no el. It may hz ve been totally as far as this particular story went but there were elements that were of some historic value.Didn't take long to read but that didn't take away from the storyline. In essence the same challenges to believers remains - you have to keep focus and face the challenges head on.

Investigation is where I need it for

I have read many Bunn books and love his early stuff. I think he has gotten too prolific, and find a certain sameness or shallowness in some of his books that his poetic and descriptive language cannot adequately overcome. His more recent offerings seem stale in comparison to much of his earlier work. No one has ever compared him with Hemingway or Dickens, but he has the ability to paint a pretty picture at times, and give some character development that seems to have been ignored these days. You cared about the central figures in the earlier books, even one such as Imposter, which was way outside of anything he had done, in my view. Now, everything seems flat and two dimensional. Not that I could do better, mind you.