Sucked In
Deb started reading the first book in The Christ Clone Trilogy, found it good if sometimes oddly paced (always paced about the same, no matter what the level of action). She left it in the reading room, where I started picking it up and reading bits of it. She already had it bookmarked, so I’d just remember the page or chapter number start I had reached.
Suddenly I am done, while she’s still halfway through it, havinghad to listen to me “wow” at her. I read at least half the book in the course of a day or so, and wound up removing it from the reading room.
It’s a grippingly entertaining disaster/end times/political thriller that obviously draws on religious themes, but you don’t have to be religious to like it. Nor will you necessarily dislike it if you are religious. It’s sad that the author felt he had to put a “hello people, this is fiction!” disclaimer at the front of the book, and worse, footnote in a few places referring the reader back to it in case they might be thinking of taking offense at his twist on things. Heck, I take more offense at the heavy role and power of the UN in the book, and the obvious high regard in which it is held, but it’s a part of the story. Fiction.
I’m only a third of the way through the trilogy, and already I highly recommend it. I figure it’ll get loaned out to my father and/or sister when we’re done, as they will both enjoy it.
No reading today, though. Too busy.
I’m glad you’re enjoying the books. Book two is dark and fascinating. Book three ties all the lose ends nicely.
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Posted by jen on 04/28 at 10:48 AM
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