could only invoke a spirit world that he knew existed, but did not trust.
The author makes use of his real experiences in a turkey slaughtering plant in the mid-west. He captures the language of the people and in some ways they seem naive and insular, maybe it was the time, 1968.
Those friends of Christa and Ernie all knew about Vietnam and whose kids were fighting there. They all knew the risks and hoped the "angel of death" would not find Columbia, Missouri.
I liked Christa and Harley, Aaron's best friend. They had a quiet calmness to them, based on their faith. They accepted life's challenges knowing they weren't alone and they knew what was right and wrong; the same moral assuredness you see in a good cowboy movie. Black was black, white was white!
I was most interested to read how Ernie could move from being a sceptic about God to accepting of God's love and will for him. While I loved the book and even shed some tears, I was a little disappointed in the ending. I guess what the book does show is that you just need to open the door a crack and invite Him in. He'll take care of the rest!
