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Review by _hime -- The Narrow Gate by John Servant
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Narrow Gate" by John Servant.]
The Narrow Gate by John Servant is a story of a successful politician and the awful truth behind his success story. The book tells you that how a person can go beyond his human aspects, moral qualities, and family affection for only his self-gain. This is also a story of a person who finds peace by trusting in God and returns his passage to God.
The story starts with a reporter named John Kelly, who was tasked with covering the story of the once-famous Senator, Joe Jay. Despite his reluctance, John goes to the hospital to interview Joe, who is on his deathbed. There he encountered a praying nun named Sister Francis. He asked her some basic questions and left from there. Now here appears the main story.
Joe Jay belonged to a poor and troubled family. He could not pay off for the tuition. So he finished his high school with the support of Sister Francis. Sister Francis was the principal of Joe’s high school. She was an extremely generous person and helped many people. Joe later attended law school and became a lawyer. After becoming a lawyer, one day Kevin Coley, the head of a local political party, offered Joe a job as a district attorney. He accepted the proposal. Thus he hoped in politics. Only becoming district attorney did not bring him peace. He tried his best to be more successful. In the intoxication of success, he had lost his all human qualities. But he didn’t care. He was on his path to achievement. He then became a senator. But it cost him a lot. He lost his family for his own success. He lost all the moral qualities which he held once.
Joe didn’t care about his son either. He did not notice that his son was drug addicted. He became involved in corruption and extra-marital affairs. Sister Francis had noticed everything from the beginning. She warned Joe. But Joe was beyond his conscience. He didn’t stop, neither he listened. But at some point his greed for success was the reason that his downfall occurred. He lost his family and all of his powers. Then came sister Francis to save him. She brought him back to the path of religion. Joe finds himself by believing in God. He devoted his life to other people and to God.
The author introduced the characters nicely and established the relationship between them. I also liked the fact that the story is very simple but has a powerful impact. A troubled soul can find its way to home by reading this book. That is why I like this book. Though there is only one principal character, but I think Sister Francis played a vital role in this story. So I gave her character no less importance than the major character. I really recommend this book.
The only thing I didn’t like about the book is that I think there should have been more story about reporter John Kelly. Not too much. It would be nice to have some information about his background at the beginning. I was very disappointed because the first scene was so short. But the author later explained its deep meaning with his expertise. So I am not counting this as a negative aspect.
I am rating this book 3 out of 4. I didn’t give it a 4 stars because of the reason I explained before. I didn’t find any error. So it seems the book is professionally edited. However, there are a suicidal case and some mild sexual related topic. So I don’t recommend this book for children.
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The Narrow Gate
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The Narrow Gate by John Servant is a story of a successful politician and the awful truth behind his success story. The book tells you that how a person can go beyond his human aspects, moral qualities, and family affection for only his self-gain. This is also a story of a person who finds peace by trusting in God and returns his passage to God.
The story starts with a reporter named John Kelly, who was tasked with covering the story of the once-famous Senator, Joe Jay. Despite his reluctance, John goes to the hospital to interview Joe, who is on his deathbed. There he encountered a praying nun named Sister Francis. He asked her some basic questions and left from there. Now here appears the main story.
Joe Jay belonged to a poor and troubled family. He could not pay off for the tuition. So he finished his high school with the support of Sister Francis. Sister Francis was the principal of Joe’s high school. She was an extremely generous person and helped many people. Joe later attended law school and became a lawyer. After becoming a lawyer, one day Kevin Coley, the head of a local political party, offered Joe a job as a district attorney. He accepted the proposal. Thus he hoped in politics. Only becoming district attorney did not bring him peace. He tried his best to be more successful. In the intoxication of success, he had lost his all human qualities. But he didn’t care. He was on his path to achievement. He then became a senator. But it cost him a lot. He lost his family for his own success. He lost all the moral qualities which he held once.
Joe didn’t care about his son either. He did not notice that his son was drug addicted. He became involved in corruption and extra-marital affairs. Sister Francis had noticed everything from the beginning. She warned Joe. But Joe was beyond his conscience. He didn’t stop, neither he listened. But at some point his greed for success was the reason that his downfall occurred. He lost his family and all of his powers. Then came sister Francis to save him. She brought him back to the path of religion. Joe finds himself by believing in God. He devoted his life to other people and to God.
The author introduced the characters nicely and established the relationship between them. I also liked the fact that the story is very simple but has a powerful impact. A troubled soul can find its way to home by reading this book. That is why I like this book. Though there is only one principal character, but I think Sister Francis played a vital role in this story. So I gave her character no less importance than the major character. I really recommend this book.
The only thing I didn’t like about the book is that I think there should have been more story about reporter John Kelly. Not too much. It would be nice to have some information about his background at the beginning. I was very disappointed because the first scene was so short. But the author later explained its deep meaning with his expertise. So I am not counting this as a negative aspect.
I am rating this book 3 out of 4. I didn’t give it a 4 stars because of the reason I explained before. I didn’t find any error. So it seems the book is professionally edited. However, there are a suicidal case and some mild sexual related topic. So I don’t recommend this book for children.
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The Narrow Gate
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