Midheaven Hickey Family Crime Novels Book 8 edition by Ken Kuhlken Religion Spirituality eBooks
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Midheaven, Ken Kuhlken’s first novel, was originally published by Viking Press. The haunting story, set in and around the exquisite Lake Tahoe basin, is told through the mind of a precocious seventeen-year-old torn between her quest for God and her love for a man.
In the early 1970's, high school senior Jodi McGee turns from drugs and boys to Christ, but soon thereafter falls for her English teacher. As a result, tragedies test her will, her faith, and her sanity.
Anne Tyler, as Chair of the Ernest Hemingway Award selection committee, wrote, "The pace, clarity and assurance of Midheaven made it a pleasure to read."
From Kirkus Reviews "Kuhlken has, with Jodi, created a character new to us--the born again adolescent who’s in-the-know--and he provides her with grit and honesty."
Novelist Andy Straka commented, "Midheaven is one of those rare gems of a novel that sneaks up on you and nestles in your soul. I especially enjoyed the setting and character development. The sun-dappled mountains and cold water beauty of Lake Tahoe hold too many secrets for a teenage girl to bear. Jodi is a character you won't soon forget."
Midheaven Hickey Family Crime Novels Book 8 edition by Ken Kuhlken Religion Spirituality eBooks
(Spoiler) As a Christian, I found Midheaven a fascinating read. The protagonist is a 17-year-old girl, Jodi, in her senior year of high school on the threshold of adulthood. The story begins with her hiding in a cabin of the Toiyabe National Forest, barely surviving on cans of food brought to her by her longtime friend, Charley.Her life is miserable, like a beastly animal, rather than the beautiful young lady attending Mount Rose High School the year prior.
Little by little, the reader is introduced to the people in her life: Her dysfunctional parents; Mr. Oswald, her favorite teacher; Charley, her friend but not "boyfriend"; Maggie, her best friend, who marries Geoff, a Christian "freak"; and other, less important characters in plot but important in development of the theme of the book.
The characters represent a type or archetype worldview that is flavored with a distorted understanding of Christianity. Each person in his own way has been either enriched or destroyed by the perversion of his beliefs that justifies his sinful actions.
We have all seen these "types" in our own life: The holier-than-thou Christian who judges and beats you over the head with the truth; the woman, as in the case of Mr. Oswald's mother, who is the epitome of a Jezebel; Mr. Oswald, who will never accept Christianity because of his mother's influence; and Charley, who doesn't profess to be a Christian, but who is more a "Christian" than most; and Jodi, who longs to be loved and accepted. To gain that love, she compromises her virginity with a jock at school, who later taunts and bullies her.
Underlying the main plot are multiple subplots--each person struggling with his own sin, making poor choices, and hurting others in the process. The one thing that seems to be missing in everyone's life is "love," except for the forbidden love that arises between Jodi and Mr. Oswald.
When Jodi is shown a video of herself secretly taped by someone making love to Mr. Oswald, her world begins to unravel. She becomes shamed by her actions and conflicted in her new-found faith, knowing what she is doing is wrong, but unable to conquer her guilt or feel God's forgiveness.
Mr. Oswald is a coward, and it's his cowardice that destroys him--without God's love, we will do cowardly things that ultimately hurt ourselves and others, shattering lives and dooming us to death.
The long-planned escape to Paris to live "happily ever after" never happens, and Jodi becomes a victim of everyone's expectations for her, living in her own self-imposed solitary confinement.
But there is hope: She kills the charlatan who attempts to destroy her; she sees God's beauty in the animals of the forest, in the trees and the flowers and the lake that bring her comfort and peace. And Charley is there, the always faithful friend and not her lover. She asks herself, "Every day I wonder - what kind of man will sacrifice to help me please a God he doesn't yet believe in?"
Jodi sees the berries in the forest, "still tiny and green." A dog attacks her that she fights off, and she discovers beneath his snarly teeth a scared creature, "whimpering and cowering." She loves the unlovable, and cleans the trash from the meadow. The reader is left with hope for Jodi, and to ponder what it all means.
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Midheaven Hickey Family Crime Novels Book 8 edition by Ken Kuhlken Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
Ken Kuhlken's MIDHEAVEN is narrated by Jodi McGee, a high-school student who is having an affair with her English teacher, while enjoying time alone in her beautiful Lake Tahoe surroundings and struggling inside herself with spiritual issues. Jodi is torn between worldliness and commitment to Christianity.
Her relationships with others are a vital part of her maturing. Her best friend Charley provides support, despite his penchant for getting into trouble. Her relationship with her teacher Phillip provides trouble of a different sort.
MIDHEAVEN offers sharp characterizations and beautiful descriptions of the wilderness that Jodi loves. Christian readers will be involved by Jodi's inner struggle, while those just looking for an engrossing coming-of-age story will be amply rewarded.
Jodi McGee is a talented teen from Tahoe, whose faith, high hopes, and plans for the future leads her to a life that falls apart. It's a story that pits willfulness against spirituality and Jodi is too young to understand that good intentions often breed bad results. Author Ken Kuhlken does, though, and weaves a story that's both revealing and prophetic as Jodi finds herself. Readers will love Ken's smooth, flowing style as he leads us through Jodi's mind, her friends and family, and her bad decisions. Find a warm fireplace for a good read.Mining Sacred Ground
I chose to give this ebook three stars for it! I found many,many sentences that had been cut out in the middle of
sentences very very often along in the story leaving the reader bewildered about what's what. It was a good thing that I had downloaded two different formats as the mobi file ebook was very hard to read because of the sentences were not complete . I would see/read the first part of a sentence only to find the part of the sentence in the middle gone and not then making much sense to the reader and making it very hard and not pleasant to read it. The format of the ePub was in very good shape. Ii downloaded both formats because I use the mobi file on my I Pad that I usually keep at home
where as the ePub works great in my Nook device that I carry with me almost everywhere I go while having to wait at times long, long time for my rides to and from my volunteer job twice a week. I have no other options to get there ,see?
I recommend this interesting ebook where those who do not mind reading swear words here and there and a slow paced type of book. Keep up the writing and I hope things go better for you I the future Ken! I received this book free in exchange to read and then do an honest review? Thanks Ken! By Angela
Read this book. Midheaven is one of those rare gems of a novel that sneaks up on you and nestles in your soul. I especially enjoyed the setting and character development. The sun-dappled mountains and cold water beauty of Lake Tahoe hold too many secrets for a teenage girl to bear. Jodi is a character you won't soon forget.
Ken Kuhlken writes very convincingly from a female point of view and creates a fascinating story line with an unconventional twist on mystery the crime is not revealed until the end. The story is rich with a tantalizing character that may or may not exist outside the main character's mind, and the intricacies and failings of humanity.
(Spoiler) As a Christian, I found Midheaven a fascinating read. The protagonist is a 17-year-old girl, Jodi, in her senior year of high school on the threshold of adulthood. The story begins with her hiding in a cabin of the Toiyabe National Forest, barely surviving on cans of food brought to her by her longtime friend, Charley.
Her life is miserable, like a beastly animal, rather than the beautiful young lady attending Mount Rose High School the year prior.
Little by little, the reader is introduced to the people in her life Her dysfunctional parents; Mr. Oswald, her favorite teacher; Charley, her friend but not "boyfriend"; Maggie, her best friend, who marries Geoff, a Christian "freak"; and other, less important characters in plot but important in development of the theme of the book.
The characters represent a type or archetype worldview that is flavored with a distorted understanding of Christianity. Each person in his own way has been either enriched or destroyed by the perversion of his beliefs that justifies his sinful actions.
We have all seen these "types" in our own life The holier-than-thou Christian who judges and beats you over the head with the truth; the woman, as in the case of Mr. Oswald's mother, who is the epitome of a Jezebel; Mr. Oswald, who will never accept Christianity because of his mother's influence; and Charley, who doesn't profess to be a Christian, but who is more a "Christian" than most; and Jodi, who longs to be loved and accepted. To gain that love, she compromises her virginity with a jock at school, who later taunts and bullies her.
Underlying the main plot are multiple subplots--each person struggling with his own sin, making poor choices, and hurting others in the process. The one thing that seems to be missing in everyone's life is "love," except for the forbidden love that arises between Jodi and Mr. Oswald.
When Jodi is shown a video of herself secretly taped by someone making love to Mr. Oswald, her world begins to unravel. She becomes shamed by her actions and conflicted in her new-found faith, knowing what she is doing is wrong, but unable to conquer her guilt or feel God's forgiveness.
Mr. Oswald is a coward, and it's his cowardice that destroys him--without God's love, we will do cowardly things that ultimately hurt ourselves and others, shattering lives and dooming us to death.
The long-planned escape to Paris to live "happily ever after" never happens, and Jodi becomes a victim of everyone's expectations for her, living in her own self-imposed solitary confinement.
But there is hope She kills the charlatan who attempts to destroy her; she sees God's beauty in the animals of the forest, in the trees and the flowers and the lake that bring her comfort and peace. And Charley is there, the always faithful friend and not her lover. She asks herself, "Every day I wonder - what kind of man will sacrifice to help me please a God he doesn't yet believe in?"
Jodi sees the berries in the forest, "still tiny and green." A dog attacks her that she fights off, and she discovers beneath his snarly teeth a scared creature, "whimpering and cowering." She loves the unlovable, and cleans the trash from the meadow. The reader is left with hope for Jodi, and to ponder what it all means.
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