Andrew Klavan is
best know for his hard-boiled, gripping crime fiction and the movies
made from it like True Crime and Don’t Say a Word.
However, there is another aspect to Klavan. Born a Jew in the wealthy
suburb of Great Neck, he was a constant seeker of truth.
As a child, he
retreated into his stories to the exclusion of the real world, at
least partly due to the fraught relationship with his father. Klavan
first became interested in Christianity when he realized that the
stories he loved including the crime fiction of Chandler had a basis
in Christianity. It didn’t lead him to a conversion immediately,
but the search for truth was there even in his most desperate,
suicidal moments.
I enjoyed this book.
Klavan is an excellent writer. He brings you into his world and takes
you through all the difficult times and good times that led him to
finally accept Christ and be baptized. If you’re a writer, or an
aspiring writer, the description of his search to learn his craft is
enlightening. He hated school and believed that experience was the
road to becoming a writer. Eventually, he did go back to school and
earn a degree at Berkley. It was there that he started reading great
literature and his search for truth really began.
I recommend this
book. Although his search led him from agnostic Judaism to
Christianity, the story is really about the search for truth. It’s
beautifully written, and the story of his life gives insight into not
only becoming a Christian, but becoming a writer.
I received this book
from BookLook Bloggers for this review.
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