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swoody788's review against another edition
2.0
What drew me to this book turned out to be its only redeeming quality and the sole reason it gets more than one star - the illustrations. They are stunning, but the content was not my cup of tea and the writing was mediocre at best.
heatherer's review against another edition
4.0
This book is worth it for the illustrations alone. They are just incredible. I enjoyed many of the stories of the saints lives. While I know many of the saints by name, their stories are less familiar and this is an excellent short introduction. I do find some of them quite odd and even sometimes uncomfortable (anything that rewards participating in violence, for example). The only actual complaint I have is the description (twice) in Maximilian Kolbe’s chapter that priests were treated worse than other prisoners in concentration camps. That’s quite a bold claim to make and adds nothing important to Kolbe’s love and compassion. Given the Church’s history with Judaism, it would be better if that bit had been left out.
toad_maiden's review against another edition
3.0
Fascinating and beautifully illustrated. This book is a perfect introduction to saint lore for Christians, and even as a non-Christian, I loved reading these stories as folktales.
achenaille's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful illustrations and well written stories about the saints.
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