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Title: Our Lady of the Lost and Found: A Novel by Diane Schoemperlen ISBN: 0-14-200132-5 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 30 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.25 (28 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Holy Family On a Raft!! This was good!
Comment: I'm a lapsed Catholic but have always had a curiosity about the history of Mary, alleged Virgin
mother of Jesus of Nazareth. Erroneously I thought the book was a fictional account of a made
up visit between a non-catholic unsuspecting woman and the mother of the Devine savior. I found
quickly that it was that and more! Schoemperlen weaved an intriguing tale that left my imagination
to wander. Several times she had me convinced, because of excellent historical research and clever
writing that indeed Mary did come to visit and refresh herself at the authors home!
Perhaps it was slow at times, but only served to let me recover between giggles of delight.
I've recommended this to all of my Catholic and Non-Catholic (especially recovering Catholic)
friends.
Rating: 2
Summary: How does it all fit together?
Comment: "How does it (life) all fit together?" seems to be the theme of "Our Lady of the Lost and Found." Yet Schoemperlen doesn't seem to be able to put it all together. In part, this idea is the point of her book--she intends for readers to think about the ambiguity of life and to become more comfortable with the postmodern concept best summed up as "both, and." Nonetheless, this idea is not particularly well done in this book, as Schoemperlen vacillates between a fictional story of a Mary visitation, a recounting of Marian visions throughout history, and a sort of didactic meandering through weighty thoughts on life. The author mostly ends up dwelling on this latter point, one which we all consider for ourselves--and I didn't pick up the book looking for some stranger's thoughts on the meaning of life/faith/prayer/time/fiction/truth, etc. My other "least favorite" about this book is the attempt to link quantum physics and religion. It's not well done, and in my opinion, the author should have left this business to scientists and clergy. As she states in the endnotes, she is neither scientist nor Catholic, and I feel these points should have led her to realize that writing about this topic was futile in her case.
That said, there are two redeeming points of this book. First, Schoemperlen's semi-historical accounts of Marian visions are fascinating. Second, she makes the very important point that God is not waiting for any of us to do away with our doubt before searching for Him. Similarly, she notes that one cannot read, write, or think one's way to faith. "Our Lady of the Lost and Found" is an interesting, but dispensible, read for those interested in Christian history.
Rating: 1
Summary: Almost turned me into an atheist
Comment: Proof positive that an interesting idea can make a mundane, tedious book. The real miracle here? That I finished it....
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Title: In the Language of Love: A Novel in 100 Chapters by Diane Schoemperlen ISBN: 014025238X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Household Saints : A Novel by Francine Prose ISBN: 0060507276 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke ISBN: 0345406958 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 05 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchan ISBN: 0670032069 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 10 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Then Sings My Soul : 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories by Robert J. Morgan ISBN: 0785249397 Publisher: Nelson Reference Pub. Date: 05 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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