John Bunyan by Kevin Belmonte

There is no disputing that the book The Pilgrim's Progress is remarkable and ageless. The author of this small biography shares parts from the book as he shares the similarities between Christian and the real life of John Bunyan. Belmonte drew many of his facts from a previously published biography and gives plenty of credit to the author. He shares some background into what England was like during the life of John Bunyan, which in turn, tells us a bit more about how incredible it is that Bunyan came to a saving knowledge of Christ and a boldness to share the gospel with others.
The book, however, was incredibly boring to me. Whole chapters were devoted to minute details about the literature of the day, small pamplets that were easily afforded by a tinker's family such as the Bunyans. So often the author seemed to go on 'rabbit trails' as he grasped for more and more proof that Bunyan's work is remarkable and well-respected by important people over the years; something that was covered in the nine page prologue sufficiently.
I will admit to learning things about the life of John Bunyan having read this book but it took me two weeks to finish reading it. It's not that long of a book; it's just that boring of a treatment of the vague history of a truly godly saint.