![]() ![]() As it was, I had the impression that Tim just "fell" into the collar because there were no other alternatives for him in life. I felt Segal needed to do a better job showing Tim's devotion to his faith, and that's the reason why he went into the priesthood and continued on for many years. ![]() I also liked the presentation of how Deborah was able to overcome the prejudices of her father and her Orthodox Jewish community to grow into her own person and do what she wanted, and stand on her own as a mature woman. No matter how hard we stray, it seems eventually, we do find our way back “home” in some respect. I liked how the author showed that our background has a profound effect on us later in life, even if we try hard to submerge it, as Daniel did. The exploration of faith and how one hews to it (Deborah) or not (Daniel) is always an interesting thing to explore. I felt the author did a decent job portraying the Jewish and Catholic faiths. I did wish Erich Segal had done a better job showing how Deborah and Tim went from barely acquaintances to a romantic attachment for each other. I just loved everything about the relationship between Timothy and Deborah - the way it began, the manner in which it was consummated, and their eventual reconciliation. ![]() Yes, clichés and facile presentations of Jews and Catholics abound in this novel, but I don't care - I love a good defrocked priest story and this was a good one. ![]()
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