That book was "Death Comes for the Archbishop" by Willa Cather.
Rating: 6/10
The challenge didn't specify that the book had to be recommended by someone you knew, so I chose a book recommended by one of my favorite authors, John Green. He recommended this book in a video on his YouTube channel and I have been wanting to read it since. He said that this book is for people who think they don't like classics, which I believe is true.
This book is about a bishop and his mission to spread Christianity in early colonization of New Mexico. It's not really a story, but a series of vignettes about the bishop's over 40 years. He Starts out by travelling to New Mexico To take the power away from the Mexican priests (as New Mexico is now part of the United States), To trying to spread Catholicism to a population that really doesn't want it, and ending with his death.
Unlike most classics, this book was very easy to read. It wasn't too unnecessarily wordy, except to explain something in detail. It's not exactly exciting, so I did get a bit bored at times. Saying that though, I do believe that this book is a great piece on religion and evangelism in the early settlement of the south and just on evangelism in general. I would recommend this book, especially for someone who thinks they hate classics, but also for everyone.
Next week I will be reading a graphic novel: "Ibitsu" by Haruto Ryo.
Check out John Green:
Website - www.johngreenbooks.com
YouTube channel - VlogBrothers
Sounds interesting.
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