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@lrc

That was a bit confusing, let me clarify.

I like complex stories. I like stories that have a lot of complex, detailed, and hard to solve problems. Typically, “clean” Christian fiction doesn’t have that, which is what I meant by it not being as whitewashed but still more in the general “clean” genre that is defined by Christian fiction currently. Most of the Christian fiction I’ve read is relatively simple and doesn’t have any intriguing ideas behind it, so when I say “clean”, I’m referring to the general mindset that clean books have set. They’re completely devoid of complex ideas such as, for example, immigration or the cycle of war. Even the less-whitewashed books I’ve read still don’t have the level of complexity that novels like The Count of Monte Cristo, Les Miserables, Lord of the Rings, Narnia, etc. have. They are good books, but they’re not great books. If you get my meaning.

In my opinion(and many teachers!), books should have ratings. I want to know if this 15+ novel is going to 15+ for discussing war, or 15+ for sex scenes. A “clean” book should be able to be read comfortably by a Christian reader, but still portray the world as sinful and humans themselves as sinful without compromising the book’s cleanliness. I want complex, well thought out ideas that are intriguing and though-provoking, not a simple story line that is easily solved.