I only got a few chapters into this book before I had to stop reading, and I was very disappointed because I was looking forward to reading it. The plot was good, the writing was good, the characters were interesting, everything seemed fine. Except that the author portrays anyone with separation standards or traditional beliefs and practices as people who just put on a show, don't show love for others, and live to please people and not God. Of course the church that had loose dress standards, rock band, concert atmosphere, and a contemporary building were the people that "truly" loved God. The fact that Dilly and her sister had to drive an hour one way to find a church that actually loved God was really irritating. I don't expect every book to follow my beliefs and personal standards, but the blatant looking down on people who weren't fully immersed in the contemporary crowd was extremely irritating and offensive. Why put denominational politics in a book about finding God? Isn't that kind of erroneous? Like I said, I only got a few chapters into the book before I couldn't handle the blatant disparaging of anyone that was a traditional Christian. It was way over done. I would not recommend this book to anyone, and I won't be reading anymore of this author's books if this is a standard MO of sub-plots. At first glance at the summary on the back cover of this book, I thought that I will be devastated at the end of the story like how I've always felt when finishing other novels that have a similar theme to 'My Sister Dilly'. Surprisingly, this time, I'm not devastated. In fact, I'm somewhat pleased with myself that I picked up this book and managed to finish reading it within 2 days. I couldn't have asked for a better ending for this story. I love the flow of the story. The story progresses very smoothly, not too fast, not too slow; unlike some novels (with a similar theme) I have read before. In my opinion, Maureen Lang had described each of the characters and also the settings in detail that I could easily envision them in my mind. I admire the character-Dilly for her strength in taking care of a handicapped child and also her sister-Hannah, for standing by Dilly even after she had committed a crime. Being a hopeless romantic, I find myself more drawn towards the relationship between Mac and Hannah.
What do You think about My Sister Dilly (2008)?
A story of sisterly love & the things an older one feels she must do to make up for past mistakes.
—hana
I've decided to give this book 5 stars.... I really think it's a 4.5 but that's not an option
—jaeroe
Disappointing with an unlike able main character.
—natasha
