Christy J. (southernsassygirl) reviewed on 7/25/2009 + 180 more book reviews

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It is so enjoyable to read books that can be paralleled to real life. Not that reading books as a way of escaping real life is bad, but sometimes, it's a big help to have things put in real-life perspective. Randy Singer's newest book, The Justice Game, is such a book. He deals with an issue that I have never before read in any other Christian fiction book-guns. And I don't mean, someone dies from a gunshot wound and that's the only place the gun is mentioned. No, this book is all about the gun debate, and it looks at the whole picture.

I was not raised in a home with guns. My husband, on the other hand, was. Growing up, I had an irrational fear to guns simply because I had never been exposed to them. In the last couple of years, thanks to my husband's patience and teaching, I've become more comfortable holding one and firing one. In spite of my personal history, I found myself going back and forth between sides throughout this book. It's somewhat hard to explain that without giving away something crucial. Even though going after a gun company to seek restitution for a death caused by one of their guns sounds a little crazy, I have to admit that I probably would've thought to do something similar. But on the other hand, how in the world can a gun company be held responsible for people's actions? Mr. Singer explores both possibilities, and he tells the story from both sides of the argument very well.

There is no doubt in my mind that I will be looking for more books by this talented author in the future. I will admit that it was a little slow through the first 100 pages or so, but hold on to your hats for everything else that follows. You will not be able to put this book down!

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