Review: Long Way Gone

Long Way Gone by Charles Martin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Long Way Gone
(c) 2017
by Charles Martin


My rating: >5 stars

SUMMARY: Long Way Gone covers about a twenty-year period of the life of Cooper O’Connor, son of a tent-revival preacher, a gifted musician, and a talented songwriter. It’s about a rebellious young man and the sacrificial, never-ending love of a father. Long Way Gone is a story of the prodigal son like you’ve never read before.

MY THOUGHTS: This is my first book by author Charles Martin, and it was recommended to me by a local librarian. After I brought it home from the library, I renewed it over a period of two months before I decided I better read it because the librarian kept asking me what I thought of it. Sounded interesting, but I just didn’t think I’d really enjoy it. Wow, was I ever wrong!

I love music—all kinds of music, but I’m not a musician and I can’t sing a lick. But music—particularly hymns and Christian worship songs—speaks to me and moves me to a greater worship of my Heavenly Father. This story grabbed me from the beginning with its in-depth knowledge of instruments, particularly guitars, music, and the great love of a father. Charles Martin’s words were sheer poetry in some places!

It’s real, it’s honest, it’s heart-wrenching, it’s funny. There is just so much to this book.

If you are a prodigal child, you need to read this book. Even if you don’t have an earthly father that would do all he could to bring you back home, you do have a Heavenly Father Who does. “No gone is too far gone.”

Don’t miss this one!

Long Way Gone is one of the most powerful retellings of the prodigal son that I have ever read, and I am sure the story will stick with me for a long time. Long Way Gone makes me want to read more by the author! I will be recommending this one to friends, and I’ve already purchased a copy for our church library. Matter of fact, I think I’m going to buy another copy as our June (Father’s Day) giveaway!


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