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uscrx's review against another edition
5.0
Was able to read this book with my son, Greg. I never knew the story of this godly man, who inspired the movie, "Chariots of Fire". Very moving, and very humbling, to see how he lived his life for Jesus Christ, and had a huge influence on so many people. Highly recommended.
brittsbooknook's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
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slow-paced
3.5
Biography
-Sports figure
-Christian
-WWII
Likes: 👍
-Learning about Eric Liddell and his family
-Learning about China during that time period and the lives of missionaries.
I don't typically go for biographies as I prefer memoir-style books when reading non-fiction. It was a little slow-going for me as this book had a lot of info/facts which made for a detailed story of Eric's life. Even though I'm not a biography fan, he was such an interesting person to read about and he lived his life well.
Of Eric: "He loved the good things of life as much as any of us. But all his happiness - the happiness that shone so radiantly in his face - all his happiness had its basis in his serene faith in God, his love for God, and his appreciation of God's gifts."
-Sports figure
-Christian
-WWII
Likes: 👍
-Learning about Eric Liddell and his family
-Learning about China during that time period and the lives of missionaries.
I don't typically go for biographies as I prefer memoir-style books when reading non-fiction. It was a little slow-going for me as this book had a lot of info/facts which made for a detailed story of Eric's life. Even though I'm not a biography fan, he was such an interesting person to read about and he lived his life well.
Of Eric: "He loved the good things of life as much as any of us. But all his happiness - the happiness that shone so radiantly in his face - all his happiness had its basis in his serene faith in God, his love for God, and his appreciation of God's gifts."
kath61's review against another edition
4.0
A 'worthy' book about the highly principled runner and Chinese missionary. At times it was just a little too perfect with the author tending towards hero worship but nevertheless it was highly researched and detailed with much warmth.
tiffanyslack's review against another edition
4.0
Very inspiring and thorough, though the writing lagged in places.