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Customer Reviews for Bethany House Danny Gospel
Bethany House Danny Gospel
Once he had performed in his family's gospel band, but now most of his loved ones have passed on. Still known as Danny Gospel, he is living a sedate, quiet life as a postman in a small Iowa town. Soon his tranquil existence is broken open by, a dream, a vision, a sign? a beautiful woman he is sure is his "beloved."
Logic and sense tucked safely out of harms way, Danny launches a quest to find his true love. Always good-natured, he is a hero on a journey-dreaming impossible dreams and, no matter how much he must suffer, pursuing romance and heavenly glory. But is his quest really for a vision of beauty, or is it a journey through pains too deep to name and emotions too raw to feel?
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2 out of 1513%customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Danny Gospel
Review 1 for Danny Gospel
Overall Rating:
Not as good as I expected
Date:March 6, 2013
readerb
Location:tennessee
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
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Not as easy to follow plot line as I expected. Not a good book to just sit down & enjoy
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Review 2 for Danny Gospel
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Date:November 22, 2012
Quality:
5
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Value:
5
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Danny lived a simple life with his family; singing in their gospel band to the point that the public referred to them as the "Gospel" family. He had it easy with his loving family around him, keeping him from harm and life's harder lessons. But as the years progress Danny's family members die off one by one, leaving only his brother.
Amid the tranquility of the small town in Iowa, Danny is a postman leading a rather disappointing life. Missing his family, the band, the farm upbringing, and haunted by memories of a happy past, he dreams a dream that changes everything. He dreams he is kissed by a woman in white, and he is enthusiastically sure she is his wife-to-be. Danny begins his quest to true love, sifting through the memories, trying to find his purpose in life and find where his future lies. But is he searching for something that can never truly be recovered? Or have the answers to life's difficult questions been before him from the beginning?
I didn't realize until I was part way through the book that there was something wrong with Danny. I won't spoil it for anybody, but he truly was a character I will never forget. The simple, yet complex way that he viewed the world was endearing, and made me want to slow down and smell the roses. Despite the loss of nearly all his family members, Danny endures; trying to salvage the good memories of the past and learning from the bad times. I really enjoyed this novel, despite the fact that I wished it would have been a little longer and less abrupt at the end. A good read overall.
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Review 3 for Danny Gospel
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Date:July 20, 2012
goodnews
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Value:
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When I purchased this book, I thought the book was about a gospel singer (Danny) who had experienced pain, but had learned to find hope and joy through Jesus (gospel inference). After reading the book, in my opinion, Danny is a mentally troubled man who probably is Schizophrenic and did not receive help. I do not feel that the ending is one of hope. However, I was impressed with the author's writing ability. I would not recommend this book unless it's for deeper discussion and teaching purposes, with guidance and understanding of the content.
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Review 4 for Danny Gospel
Overall Rating:
like living in a crazy person's mind
Date:July 16, 2012
Marilynn Lindahl
Location:Orinda, CA
Age:Over 65
Gender:female
Quality:
1
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Value:
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as confusing and nonsensical as a nightmare.
one never knows where he is coming from, just like an untreated mentaly ill person.
total waste of time with no redeeming feature.
one never knows where he is coming from, just like an untreated mentaly ill person.
total waste of time with no redeeming feature.
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Review 5 for Danny Gospel
Overall Rating:
TERRIBLE
Date:June 27, 2012
Robin
Quality:
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This is the worst book I have ever read. It is nothing but senseless rambling. A total waste of time
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Review 6 for Danny Gospel
Overall Rating:
Terrible
Date:December 10, 2011
Cindee
Location:Mt. Sterling, IL
Age:45-54
Gender:female
Quality:
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Value:
2
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1
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This book was very confusing. It jumped all over the place and nothing ever seem to fit. It was just simply odd and like another reader, I didn't know if the main character was in a dream like state or reality. Nothing ever made sense. I would not read this author again.
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Review 7 for Danny Gospel
Overall Rating:
Confusing
Date:October 21, 2011
Caroljo
Location:Farmington, MO
Age:Over 65
Gender:female
Quality:
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Value:
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I could not make any sense of this book at all. I'm still not sure if it was all a dream, a hallucination or what. I expected it to make some sense at the conclusion but was still confused. One of the worst books I have read.
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Review 8 for Danny Gospel
Overall Rating:
Ridiculous!
Date:September 9, 2011
Mom 2 many
Location:Bakersfield, CA
Age:Over 65
Gender:female
Quality:
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Value:
1
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Actually I ordered this not knowing anything about it, just liked the name. There is neither rhyme or reason for this book. My husband read it because the setting is Iowa, my husband's home. He wasn't as critical but did not really care for it either.
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Review 9 for Danny Gospel
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Date:June 7, 2011
asburose
Quality:
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Value:
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What a strange book. It did not end on a positive note, which is something that I like. It was a roller-coaster of imagination.
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Review 10 for Danny Gospel
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Date:May 16, 2011
Joann Darnell
Location:Ronda, NC
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
3
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Value:
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2
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The story line was just ok. I just was disappointed with the how the story shaped up throughout the book. It just did not meet my expectations.
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Review 11 for Danny Gospel
Overall Rating:
not my cup of tea
Date:April 21, 2011
Bonnie Bell
Location:Hartsville, SC
Age:Over 65
Gender:female
Quality:
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Value:
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did not hold my interest. was hard to follow and understand if he was living in the vision or real life???
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Review 12 for Danny Gospel
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Date:March 13, 2011
Quality:
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Value:
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okay... so it wasn't a book like any other I've ever read, but it wasn't all bad.
It was fun to read, a bit mysterious at times, and totally not predictable.
I actually found a nice and somewhat inspirational person in the special character of Danny Gospel even through his weird behavior and the unexpected storyline of this book.
I actually find that the author gave his book a lot of thought and a lot of symbols and messages are hidden between the lines and throughout the story of Danny.
Although the end kept me wondering, it was overall a good and original book and it was refreshing to read such a book after the oh-so-predictable books that authors write these days...
It was fun to read, a bit mysterious at times, and totally not predictable.
I actually found a nice and somewhat inspirational person in the special character of Danny Gospel even through his weird behavior and the unexpected storyline of this book.
I actually find that the author gave his book a lot of thought and a lot of symbols and messages are hidden between the lines and throughout the story of Danny.
Although the end kept me wondering, it was overall a good and original book and it was refreshing to read such a book after the oh-so-predictable books that authors write these days...
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Review 13 for Danny Gospel
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Date:March 5, 2011
Meets Expectations:
1
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I did not casre for this book at all. In fact, I never finished it.
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Review 14 for Danny Gospel
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Date:March 2, 2011
Quality:
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Value:
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Is he having a dream or is it real? Could there really be a woman in white standing in his room? So starts the journey of Danny Gospel.
Danny grew up in a singing group that includes his family. His family is in turmoil a lot of the time and the story shows how he comes to terms with it. There are many twists and turns to get you to the conclusion but you will learn why Danny is the way he is. The author takes you back and forth in Danny’s life so sometimes you are in the present with him and other times you are living with him in his past.
You will find him being a postman at the time of this dream and will watch as he searches for this woman in white. You will have to read the book to see if he ever finds her but the journey itself will keep you guessing each step of the way.
I was given this book by christianreviewofbooks.com to review
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Review 15 for Danny Gospel
Overall Rating:
horrible
Date:November 6, 2010
Quality:
1
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Value:
4
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Meets Expectations:
1
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This is one I cannot recommend. I kept reading it hoping it would improve, but this was very strange and weird and I felt as if I wasted my time. I noticed another reader loved it and referenced CS Lewis, whom I love, but I cannot equate the author of Danny Gospel to CS Lewis - sorry.
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Review 16 for Danny Gospel
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Date:August 24, 2010
Mrs Manoi Adair
I have ordered dozens of books from Christian Book. This is the first one that I cannot recommend. It really fit with the title of the company!
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Review 17 for Danny Gospel
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Date:April 10, 2008
Mark
If Danny Gospel were a painting, it would have the imagery of Flannery OConnor, the depth of Fyodor Dostoevsky, and the hue of C.S. Lewis all in one piece of art. Wow, outstanding read!
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Review 18 for Danny Gospel
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Date:March 26, 2008
Jeff
Strange, strange read. As one reviewer put it, I did "walk away scratching my head."
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