The Darkest Valley Rick Dewhurst 9780986745768 Books
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In the Cowichan Valley on beautiful Vancouver Island, a pastor's wife with a deep secret is dying of cancer, his young aboriginal convert is in danger of being grabbed and initiated into Longhouse spirit dancing rituals, and his congregation is throwing him to the wolves. In desperation, he attempts to recruit a local newspaper editor to publish the truth about the Longhouse. Along the way truth is put to the test, and when his wife's secret is revealed, so is their faith.
The Darkest Valley Rick Dewhurst 9780986745768 Books
This is a profound novel and like all profound books is not always easy to read. I'm reminded of an old cocktail party cartoon I once saw, I believe in the New Yorker. A man races toward his wife, through a chic living room filled with partygoers, a highball in his hand, "Niles Peterson (or some such name) is coming. He's read a book that changed his life. Run!" I would've given it four-and-a-half stars if I could've.This is a story of a an ordained minister in the Canada's Cowichan Valley about to have his church taken from him by elders who want somebody at the helm a whole lot more seemly than Pastor Tom Pollard. His heart for the Natives on the nearby reserve and in his center and his penchant to help the more degenerate elements of the community has not endeared him to the most powerful elements in his church.
The novel is not action packed, and in fact is rather depressing, but I kept turning pages. I didn't like pastor's wife, Ruby Pollard, much due to her nasty streak which I felt predated her terminal cancer. Her dishonesty in her marriage also turned me off. However, I agreed with her. I would've liked her husband Tom to work up a bit of gumption now and then. It became awfully painful watching him fail. And yet, as I turned the pages, I began to care about them a great deal. I also found myself chuckling from time-to-time, as they could be quite pithy. It was apparent they loved each other deeply and were doing absolutely the best they could.
If the most interesting character is Jesse, the self-absorbed atheist/nominal Catholic editor of the town's small newspaper, the one I liked the best is Will, the half-breed Christian whose new found faith in Christ has angered his Native father and his tribe. After Will is kidnapped, I wanted to slap Pastor Tom for having been so listless and apathetic when Will repeatedly tried to tell the man of the cloth of this coming danger. At one point in the story, Jesse says to Tom, "With Christians like you in the lead, it's a wonder anyone ever joins your flock." I have to agree.
At another juncture in the story, worldly and jaded Jesse says he's happy Tom and Ruby don't hide behind the typical self-righteous Christian façade. He's thrilled to find they're as messed up as the rest of us. I do think this is very important to many nonbelievers, especially intellectual nonbelievers whose razor sharp minds have not saved them from the mess, pain, and dysfunction of life. I would highly recommend this novel to them.
My feeling is this is the "every church" story...and my meaning is akin to what is meant by the "every man" story. I'm sure there's more of Tom Pollard and his wife Ruby at the helm in churches all over the globe than most Christians would like to admit. After all, church leaders are only people, calling notwithstanding, and people all have feet of clay. Church politics in churches in every mountain and glen resemble the unkindness and backstabbing in this novel, of this I'm sure. It is obvious the author is a pastor.
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The Darkest Valley Rick Dewhurst 9780986745768 Books Reviews
will not read after reading a small portion of the sample. It just isn't my kind of reading. I'm sure there are those that would enjoy it.
This book was fairly depressing and void of hope It was sad and low throughout the whole book. It did hold my interest because I thought it might get better.
I've given this book five stars for it's life-changing message but please read all of this review to understand my entire opinion of this book.
It's obvious when reading this book that Rick Dewhurst works in ministry full-time. He has an excellent grasp of what really goes on in the church behind the stained glass windows and tall steeples. Most of the characters in this novel work in ministry except for a cynical self proclaimed atheist/catholic (who is probably the most interesting character in the book). I don't think I can remember ever reading a book where I got to know the characters as well as I did in this one. Rick spends a lot of time giving us the deep things of the heart - how we think but not how we talk or act. My thinking has always been that if people could read minds no one would have any family or friends left to talk to. Rick breaks the standard novel character building and goes right into our secret intentions of the heart, our struggles as followers of Christ and our doubts about ourselves. The entire book is preachable giving enough sermon ideas to last a year (although I would have liked to see the Biblical answer to racism given). For this the book gets an overwhelming five stars.
And now for the rest of the story. This is a book most men would probably not enjoy. Although the book is based on a true story there is very little driving one to keep reading. This novel is about people not about story. Much of the book is depressing with very little uplifting elements (kind of like real life). After all it is called "The Darkest Valley." And as for the description of the book you may as well throw that out because it plays only a tiny part of the overall book. My guess is women will find this book much more to their liking. My rating for the story element of the book is three stars.
I'm a fan of Rick's first three books and am looking forward to more from him. He's a gifted writer that knows how people think. In my opinion he shines most when writing humor but then I'm partial to laughter.
1 Star = Pathetic
2 Stars = Fair
3 Stars = Good
4 Stars = Excellent
5 Stars = Life changing
For those who give me a negative vote on my review please comment and let me know why. I'd like to improve my reviews so they can be helpful to those who read them. Please understand I choose not to give a synopsis of the book because it's already given at the top of the home page. I find in doing so too many reviewers give away too much of the plot. Thank you.
This is a profound novel and like all profound books is not always easy to read. I'm reminded of an old cocktail party cartoon I once saw, I believe in the New Yorker. A man races toward his wife, through a chic living room filled with partygoers, a highball in his hand, "Niles Peterson (or some such name) is coming. He's read a book that changed his life. Run!" I would've given it four-and-a-half stars if I could've.
This is a story of a an ordained minister in the Canada's Cowichan Valley about to have his church taken from him by elders who want somebody at the helm a whole lot more seemly than Pastor Tom Pollard. His heart for the Natives on the nearby reserve and in his center and his penchant to help the more degenerate elements of the community has not endeared him to the most powerful elements in his church.
The novel is not action packed, and in fact is rather depressing, but I kept turning pages. I didn't like pastor's wife, Ruby Pollard, much due to her nasty streak which I felt predated her terminal cancer. Her dishonesty in her marriage also turned me off. However, I agreed with her. I would've liked her husband Tom to work up a bit of gumption now and then. It became awfully painful watching him fail. And yet, as I turned the pages, I began to care about them a great deal. I also found myself chuckling from time-to-time, as they could be quite pithy. It was apparent they loved each other deeply and were doing absolutely the best they could.
If the most interesting character is Jesse, the self-absorbed atheist/nominal Catholic editor of the town's small newspaper, the one I liked the best is Will, the half-breed Christian whose new found faith in Christ has angered his Native father and his tribe. After Will is kidnapped, I wanted to slap Pastor Tom for having been so listless and apathetic when Will repeatedly tried to tell the man of the cloth of this coming danger. At one point in the story, Jesse says to Tom, "With Christians like you in the lead, it's a wonder anyone ever joins your flock." I have to agree.
At another juncture in the story, worldly and jaded Jesse says he's happy Tom and Ruby don't hide behind the typical self-righteous Christian façade. He's thrilled to find they're as messed up as the rest of us. I do think this is very important to many nonbelievers, especially intellectual nonbelievers whose razor sharp minds have not saved them from the mess, pain, and dysfunction of life. I would highly recommend this novel to them.
My feeling is this is the "every church" story...and my meaning is akin to what is meant by the "every man" story. I'm sure there's more of Tom Pollard and his wife Ruby at the helm in churches all over the globe than most Christians would like to admit. After all, church leaders are only people, calling notwithstanding, and people all have feet of clay. Church politics in churches in every mountain and glen resemble the unkindness and backstabbing in this novel, of this I'm sure. It is obvious the author is a pastor.
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