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Summary: Amazing, beautiful, Extraordinary Anna
Review: The title wonderfully chosen, the voice and the mood of the author is happy and yet suprised. Beautifully written book, Amazing child, the way Fynn wrote it was like he was still under shock because of the way Anna sees the world, God was friends with Anna, they communicated everyday.Fynn learned so much from Anna. The whole book was a lesson to me and I guess to all other readers, this book teaches about kids that we cannot ignore their intelligence though Anna's intelligence was scary as it always scared the hell out of Fynn. Anna is just a kid that knows God so much, one could'nt argue with her because she knews her story, she fitted into society like a glove. No questions asked that is why Fynn kept her, she was a community builder at her age, changed peoples way of thinking, she was interested in learning new things as well, the fact that she would say 'write it down big' was amazing as you can tell that she was an interesting kid that wanted to learn things that she did not know. Kids do change peoples lives everyday that is why it is always advisable that we spend sometime with them, they are as fun as Anna was. I totally agree with Fynn that she is laughing with God now. this book I will read it over and over again and I will pass it on to my kids.
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Summary: Unlike anything you'll ever read
Review: The first time I read this book, I could NOT believe that it could possibly be a true story. The concepts which little Anna proposes and then PROVES are too complicated for any mere child... right? But then, I realized that it doesn't really matter to me whether or not this story ACTUALLY happened; the truths it contains are what have changed my views of God, pain, sin, and true joy forever. This book not only provides answers to some of life's questions; it also provides the questions.
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Summary: Lives of the Saints revisited
Review: This is a formula book, aimed at people who are already convinced of the existence of their god. It's as realistic as one of the medieval Lives of the Saints, and as subtle as anything from Stalinist Russia, where heroic peasants worked heroically for the common heroic good.Here a little girl uses the socratic method to "enlighten" her guardian in the ways of god. The character of the little girl will be unrecognizable to anyone who's ever encountered a real child for more than five seconds. This would be acceptable if it were not for the fact that the philosophy is threadbear. Only an uncritical acceptance of second-hand ideas coupled to a second-rate god would make this an interesting work. The writing itself is workmanlike enough, though this doesn't preclude the inevitable tedium that comes from the subject matter itself. In other words, it's a false piece of writing, just as hagiography was false and heroic socialistic heroism was false. Spare yourself this juvenile meandering. If you really want to know something about the way god has evolved in the west, take a look at Karen Armstrong's book A History of God. Far more interesting and insightful, and much more capably written as well.
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Summary: More suggestive than coherent
Review: Generally interesting, occasionally tedious, sappy, or scarcely credible. Worth reading, especially if you're interested in fundamental questions of theology, but more suggestive than coherent. Some good use of dialect. Anna herself is charming, and this is the best of Fynn's Anna books.
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Summary: The best book ever
Review: This book continues to touch my life. From my first encounter with the book, it helped clarify much of what I felt about God. The reviews below have certainly expressed exactly how I feel. This is the best book I have ever purchased. And Purchased. I have given away so many copies. I would never dream of loaning my copy. Read it. It will have a beautiful effect on your life.
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Summary: Pure magic contact with knowledge and far beyond...
Review: I read this Great Masterpice back in 1977; it was a gift of my late mother (her last gift) and what a gift! Fynn is superb, with that power which is deposited in very simple people, the power of the written word! I wonder Who deposits that virtue in this this "Special Reserve Author". If you start page ONE, you will not stop...and soon you'll be brewing the best coffee or tea, as companion to the inspiring dialogs among a liitle beautiful blessed girl, that will shake our the very foundations of our soul. If you are looking for a religious book this is not for you. "Mister God, this is Anna" is well far beyond any of your expectations; the kind of perfect gift to the people you love at any sort of season. When Anna asks or say something we are amazed...to the point we could feel the magic sensation that HE es right in front of her. Stright fooward conversations, philosophy and over all: love! There is no useful rewiew for this beauty, this one is just an excuse to let you know...that Anna is waiting for You. Thank Fynn. I know that at any forgotten alley of England, you know for suere that your book -the gift from you to all people of sensitive heart is a very precious gift.
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Summary: Wonderful Anna
Review: This book touched my soul. I found this book in my Grandparents basement one day and I don't know what it was about the book but it drew me and I just picked it up and started reading, I did not stop until it was finished. I cried, laughed, thought, and wondered along with Anna and Fynn from the very first page to the very last. This book is pure joy and wonder, just like Anna. I suppose most importantly I learned from Anna, things about life, things about myself. Anna was truly full up, she is now and forever will be in my middle. Whats that the answer to?
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Summary: Never a truer word...
Review: I found this book in my school library and its title leapt out and grabbed me. Intrigued, I read the whole lot, only to be astounded by the vast perception of the tiny Anna. Despite the age of the story, Anna's discoveries remain truth. A wonderful story - and infinitely more, because it is a true one.
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Summary: breath taking
Review: I recently find this book in the library and I can only say it was breath taking. The beginning was fascinating, like the whole book. It is really written so that it makes you think about it all over and over again. You have to read it.
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Summary: A shadow of eternity
Review: Before I bought this book, I had never heard about Fynn, Anna and their story. One time I just stepped into a little Catholic bookstore nearby a church in Szczecin (Poland) and picked up the book from a shelf. After reading three first pages, I was amazed and totally determined to buy the book at any cost. What did move me so? There are many things. First of all, some of Anna's quotes were amazingly similar to words, that have been said by great mystics and theologues (from St. John Of The Cross to Karl Rahner or Wilfrid Stinissen). At first I didn't know that it is a true story, but when I realized that(from the foreword),it stunned me. This book really keeps a secret inside. But there's more about it. What moved me so much was that this little, joyful, long-haired Anna eventually died in an accident at the age of eight. This is a shadow of eternity, that falls on all the brightness of the story. There is hope in the ending of "Mister God..." But there is also a call for us all. A call from Beyond, that advises us all not to waste any more time. Advises us to give love to all the people, to the entire creation, and, what's most important, to God Himself, because the true Love for all flows from the love for God...
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