A review by remjunior
Silence by Shūsaku Endō

5.0

Beautiful for such a short novel. I appreciate it for asking the questions that many people, including myself, struggle with or at the very least ponder over. In the end, the priest tramples on the image of Christ, thinking to himself that Christ himself would trample on himself to stop the suffering of others. It's very philosophical and gets to the root of the church as an entity with leaders compared to the church as a missionary force in places of the world where Christianity is at direct odds with culture.

It's very fascinating and I really enjoyed the heart with which is was written. Epistolary in format, this isn't a book with a "happy ending". It is a book of questions and a look at what true suffering is, especially faced with the perceived silence of God.