For me, The Paradox of Pain is not an easy read, but so much thought and provoking material are in this book that I just kept turning pages until completed. Paradoxes can be confusing and sometime harmful i.e. "no pain, no gain", but we embrace it anyway. A paradox of good if there was no suffering God would not exist makes so much sense and this author, James E. Buirkle, MD uses only a few sentences to lay out this simple but deep thought. The book forces you to THINK. Good job Dr. Buirkle