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Kostya Soenkov soenkovd2cc — Update: This is the first book of this genre that I've actually finished in a while. I wasn't sure I'd like it at first because the first few chapters talk about how imagery like dragons and snakes. These are religious images and the author argues that they should not be taken lightly. What about books like Verdi by Janell Cannon or Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede? This author says it's a no-no to get mixed up in making dragons and snakes friendly creatures. O'Brien is a Catholic and so the unique beliefs of Catholics show through in his work, which I didn't have any problem with. As the book goes on O'Brien discusses a brief history of religious ideas and I learned a lot in that segment. He moves into children's literature and particularly speaks of the fantasy genre. Authors like Madeline L'Engle, whom I have heard praised highly, don't match O'Brien's expectations. It seems that L'Engle mixes in some psychic powers, telepathy and some mixed up ideas about good vs. evil in her time trilogy. She is not included on his book list at the end of the book. The author includes several different authors and explains the problems with their writing. O'Brien does go on to say that parents need to give their children a strong foundation. With a strong foundation books of this type may be read and discussed together to make sure children understand the differences in doctrines of Christianity. Then, O'Brien walks the reader through his list of "acceptable" authors. These are authors like Tolkien, Lewis, and MacDonald. He gives the reasons why their work holds to the standards of Christian doctrines. I have mixed feelings. O'Brien is a VERY conservative voice. I don't think I would go so far as he does. (For instance, I don't think that O'Brien would like the Harry Potter books. Harry can speak snake language--I think Harry Potter has a lot of good to offer with some obvious shortcomings) But, I do like a lot that he has to say about Christianity, the world and families. I think his ideas have presented me with a challenge to think more about what I'm reading to my kids or introducing them to AND to TALK more to them about specifics as we read. Finally, there is a book list provided at the end of the book. I'm excited because there are so many books on the list that I had not encountered before. Many of them are out of print and may be difficult to find, but a large portion of them are from decades ago when Christian virtues were still in fashion. I'll leave this review with this quote: There is no perfect work of art, nor is there any work of fiction that does not in some small way fall short of a complete vision of reality. But, there is a crucial difference between flawed detail and a flaw in the fundamental vision. A house with a weak windowframe is not nearly so dangerous as a house built on sand." **********pre-read comments I bristled a little bit while reading the foreward of this book. The gist of the problem was that it seemed like the author of this book believed that if a dragon was represented as friendly (or insert some other positive trait) that this was flip-flopping the symbolism that has stood for a long time and we are all in danger of going down the wrong path (I've given a very poor synopsis of what I read). I disagree with that sentiment because I know that I'm capable of reading a book and discerning the good from the bad regardless of the actual metaphors. But, as I begin to read the book, I'm agreeing with the actual things the author is saying. They go along with what Marni taught me about bent, broken, whole, and healing stories. Plus, this book contains another list of books and of course, I'm a sucker for that kind of thing.