HuiTing XiaoJing XiaoJing itibaren Rosário - MA, Brezilya
This is not a good book. The author is obviously well educated in theology and has a particular pension for the Gnostics--believing that they have been unduly persecuted by the Catholics. Catholics take a big hit in this book, both as a religion as well as in the literal belief system. For those of you who are familiar with the Gnostic Gospels, nothing in this book will be new. For those of you who are amused when Catholicism gets picked on, you may want to read the book. For those of you who picked the book up because the publisher promoted it as a "DaVinci Code-esque" adventure . . . don't bother. The narrative is incredibly weak. There are bits and pieces that have potential but it would take four years of intensive study in Creative Writing with the best teachers to draw it out. I cannot figure out why an academic scholar in theology would weaken his credibility to write such a novel. Perhaps this author thought he'd be able to "get the message out." This, however, makes me even less likely to give him a break. Writing novels with a hidden agenda to convert people's religious beliefs is inexcusable. No real novelist would attempt it. Go back to teaching religion class.
I have posted a few thoughts on my blog.