Classic Gold Audiobook

" I read this a few years ago, and I liked the symbolism, but I remember trudging through the second part, where Pilgrim's wife takes his journey and everyone tells her, "Wow, Pilgrim is great! And you're.. um, you're.. married to someone great!" "

" I may be a hardcore extremist atheist, but upon reading this book, I was enlightened upon the meaning of Christianity and now no longer think of Christians the way I once thought of them. "

" I'm with Bradford: boring, dry, poorly drawn and strictly allegorical characters. Blegh. "

" This was the second adult book. I started out reading it aloud by turns with my mother. But as we got into the meat of the story, I couldn't stand the slow pace--I wanted to find out what happened so I took it and just read it quickly. I still remember my mother's disappointment with regret; that was insensitive of me. Even a five year old should have more thought for others. "

" One of the few books that had a huge impact on me as a child. I loved it. I should read it again! "

" A classic. Not as fond of it now as I once was, but a must-read of English Literature. "

" A religious allegory...Christian first goes on pilgrimage to the Celestial City, leaving his wife and family to do so. He reaches his destination after many trials, afflictions, and lessons learned. Christiana, his wife, goes next, taking their four children and her helper, Mercy. Christiana's pilgrimage meant more to me. Though she travels the same journey as Christian, meeting the same trials, she does so as part of a family...a group...humble enough to engage Great-Heart as their guide. She reaches the Celestial City with a fuller and deeper understanding of the journey, the people she met and traveled with, and the King of the Celestial City. Bunyon wrote favorably of women in this story...definitely ahead of the times in which he lived. "

" I know a lot of people get a lot out of this book, I understand it's a classic but it took 2 attempts years apart for me to read this. "

" I know this book is supposed to be a classic of Christian literature, but really, I didn't like it and well, I feel guilty saying that. "

" As if I had the right to review a work of this much importance. "

" Easier reading than the thick one! "

" Simply a great allegory :) "

" Excellent book. I admired his ability to portray the temptations a Christian faces in life. The poems were good in there content and substance in the book. I highly recommend reading this book if you are Christian - much life can be gleaned from this book. "

" ugg, ok. I finished it. "

" A great classic that is a model of the Allegorical Novel, which portraits incidents to shape another objective, religious or symbolic, than which is related. "

" John Bunyan's greatest and one of the greatest of his day and time. "

" Great book, I really enjoyed it. "

" This book put a dash of sobriety to my earnest belief in free grace. Bunyan reitterates that God is not to be triffled with, a good book yes, do you want to read it, maybe not. "

" My parents have a simplified children's version I read when I was young, and I'm glad I did or I might not have powered through the language in this. Still great. Definitely a classic. "