This is the best book I have ever read

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	• Blasphemy Douglas Preston Forge Books, 2008 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 143 reviews view larger image
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This is the best book I have ever read

I wish that human belief could be like this. I want to believe. This book is amazing and incredibly relevant to what's going on in America with regard to fundamentalism and with the rest of the world. Everyone should definitely read it. I could not recommend it more highly!

Good once it got going

This is a book that obviously offended a lot of people, and in a way I don't understand it. I'll grant you that the fundamentalists are portrayed in a poor light, but so are many of the scientists. In fact, the only character that remains sane is the person most centered - a scientist who also lived in a monastery. I don't think the message is that religion is evil, but rather, extremism is evil. Anything taken too far, even the best of ideas, can get twisted and corrupted. And I don't see how that can be offensive, but then, I suppose, I'm not an extremist.

The mob mentality portrayed is also very realistic. People do strange, uncharacteristic things in large crowds. It's a very well-researched phenomenon. And a frightening one. I don't think that was meant to reflect poorly on the individuals; it's highlighting a very real problem with whipping a bunch of people into a frenzy. It's just not a good thing.

As far as the story goes, I found it started fairly slowly. The introduction of all the characters and the various story lines was a bit tedious and dull, and you don't see their importance until later. Once they all start to come together, though, the pace picked up and I found myself carried along with the story. Right up until the end, which I do admit dropped off a bit. There were the lingering questions, the doubts, and the suppositions (which make for good discussion material, but a rather boring narrative), but the climax of the story happened a bit too long before the absolute end. So instead of ending on a high note, I felt it petered off into a predictable, boring end.

The characters were a mixed bag for me. A few I really liked and enjoyed, a few I hated (though they were well-done and I was supposed to!), and a few I felt very indifferent towards. And there were a few I had some conflicted feelings about - those are the most interesting, most well-done characters, I think. The ones you can't quite figure out and pigeonhole. Overall I think the good outweighed the bad.

If you're looking to be offended, you'll find that in this book. If you're looking for a fluffy, action-packed novel, you can find that, as well. And if you're looking for a very interesting study of characters and their interaction, you'll find that. You can even find some contemplation about the universe and the limits of technology. This book is what you want to make it.

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