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Sproul, had written anything but theology and a few children's books until I was organizing my parents bookshelves several weeks ago. I pulled this book out and at first wasn't sure how Sproul would acquit himself in the realm of fiction. Though it is quite unique in its genre, it passed my test with 5 stars. Johnny escaped the house fire that killed his family.
Then the double whammy of Sweet Thing starting a relationship with Pearson's female -and supposedly- lesbian housemate, Nina, really knocks him. Dr. Sproul’s radio program, Renewing Your Mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online. Dr. Sproul produced hundreds of lecture series and recorded numerous video series on subjects such as the history of philosophy, theology, Bible study, apologetics, and Christian living. To ask other readers questions aboutJohnny Come Home,please sign up. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Why Johnny Can't Come Home
Totally engaged by the characters, plot and setting, though. His target in Johnny Comes Home, is the sex, drugs and rock n'roll era of the seventies and he does a mighty good job of painting a grim picture of that depresssing decade. He does, however, treat the characters with a good deal of sympathy and left me thinking that the wretched characters are more victims of the times in which they lived rather than any shortcomings of their own. Really enjoyed this as my first book to try and get back into reading regularly.
I then passed it to Age UK, so if you buy it, you'll have done a good deed too. Don't be too charitable towards the book though. I had to listen to 'Hear Come The Warm Jets' for hours until I felt better. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Ligonier Ministries began in 1971 as the Ligonier Valley Study Center in Ligonier, Pa. In an effort to respond more effectively to the growing demand for Dr. Sproul’s teachings and the ministry’s other educational resources, the general offices were moved to Orlando in 1984, and the ministry was renamed.
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The course of all their lives is about to change forever - for better and for worse. In this taut, powerful novel, Jake Arnott portrays four people searching for a sense of identity, their emotional and sexual turmoil mirrored by the turbulence of the times. Bringing that era vividly to life, he captures the mood of Britain at a turning point in history.
He writes about recent historical eras of the 20th century. This is almost like discovering a novelisation of all of David Bowie's early 70s albums rolled into one. I found the characters believable becomingly engrossed by them and the paths they were on.
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Instead, he weaves both the questions and possible responses throughout the narrative as part of the story and the characters’ reactions, rather than hammering out obvious opinions through exposition. I would have given this book five stars, however the one complaint I had was that a lot of the story was told in a more narrative fashion, instead of allowing me to experience the events of the story for myself. There were a lot of overly descriptive passages that occasionally caused me to lose interest. But overall this is a well-told story, and I recommend it as a curious diversion from the ordinary superhero, comic book genre. This is a very action-packed adventure, with comic book style characters who have super-powers.
It is incredibly heartbreaking what happens to kids and people in general. This book has so much information about things people couldn't imagine (or wouldn't want to). There's a lot of interviews in the book about child trafficking, etc. If you decide to read this, there is some very sensitive material about extreme child abuse, kidnapping, trafficking, etc. I have looked into Johnny's case, as well as many unsolved and solved true crime cases for a long time.
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A fresh look at the 70s that tries to capture the ideals that stirred that period and the previous decade, starting to break with the current mentality and conventions and opening the way in good and bad to a new age. Beautiful prose whose rhythm reflects the fluid unfolding of the events and sustains the currents of thoughts and feelings of the protagonists. I’m not particularly moralistic about sex in books but the sex in this seems gratuitous and served no real purpose. I get the feeling that Arnott’s publishers noticed he decline in sales since the Long Firm and told him to ‘spice things up and bit’.
His mother asks the right questions here; it's just too bad she didn't get more help finding answers. Many important pieces of information available are not written by stellar writers, which sadly get dismissed. Oftentimes, the most readily available information is put out by individuals who have access and support of funds to create what appears to be a smashing read. Jake Arnott is a British novelist, author of The Long Firm and four other novels. In 2005 Arnott was ranked one of Britain's 100 most influential gay and lesbian people.
I have passed the book to a YA who's views are different than mine. Another thing I was dubious about was the Biblical references. Kellye Garrett is the acclaimed author of the new Like a Sister suspense novel, in which no one bats an eye when a disgraced reality-TV star... Jack Arnott writes historical fiction, but not of the frilly lace 18th century variety.
Johnny is a young, black man, adopted by white parents. He wonders if some of the hatred and opposition he has experienced is due to bigotry and ignorance, yet he never uses those questions as a crutch or a reason to shirk his responsibilities. Other characters must also come face to face with preconceived social notions and decide how they will respond. In fact, the entire question of the “indigos” (read the book...no spoilers.) is a parallel to so many issues and opinions we still must process in our world today. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Johnny Came Home by Tony Breeden.
As Sweet Thing gets drawn further into Johnny Chrome's dangerous orbit, Pearson and Nina discover that O'Connell was not all he seemed. In this tautly paced, highly evocative novel Jake Arnott once again combines brilliant storytelling with a flawless portrait of a changing era, when the optimism of the 60s was giving way to the anger and bombs of the early 70s. Everything you could hope for and a brilliant blending of philosophical questions, corporations with too much money, experimentation and mutation, and so much more. The characters are well thought out and the back stories complete. They have everything they need to make this series a breakout hit but I don’t see it happening like this. For a typical “book” reader I feel that the writing is too choppy.
I was provided a copy of this book, but was in no way obligated to write a positive review. The back story which is essential is timely fed to us when we need to know it and how it affects the story at this point. It gives drive and essence to the actions and understandings our young heroes are facing in this tale of good versus evil, and deciding which side is actually which. To ask other readers questions aboutJohnny Came Home,please sign up. The true-crime genre is experiencing a huge boom, and it comes as no surprise—podcasts, documentaries, and TV shows have us all addicted to...
To ask other readers questions aboutWhy Johnny Can't Come Home,please sign up. Gosch self-published a book in 2000 titled Why Johnny Can't Come Home. The book presents her understanding of what her son went through, based on the original research of various private investigators and her son's visit. The ending was not believable or thought through. Graphic descriptions of gay, lesbian and het sex. Glam rock, rentboys, the Angry Brigade, Gay and Women's Lib, London, squatting, art and fragments of Bowie's lyrics hidden like Easter eggs in the paragraphs.
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