Mercy

By Joyce MacIver

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380008432
• ISBN13: 9780380008438
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Morrow/Avon
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

"Because That's the Onliest Way There Is"

I first read this book many years ago and have re-read it many times. It's the story of Mercy from age 5, to age 17: her home, school, and social life, and the many characters she encounters while trying to grow up. This novel is very down to earth, and Mercy (although born in the early 1900's) has a personality that I can relate to. When she wonders about God, she remarks that he is probably embarrassed, and that he has a heck of a nerve demanding that everyone worship him while praying to him obviously does no good at all, because he will do what he decides is best for you anyway(wars, etc.). She is not impressed by a religion that doesn't work for her, or for many people that she knows who only pretend to believe anyway. Although her graduation night celebration was a bit puzzling (what EXACTLY happened with Johnsy and Stephen?), the rest of the book gets its message across very well. Mercy is a survivor, and I think about her often.