Really Excellent and Creative

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	• Blasphemy Douglas Preston Forge Books, 2008 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 140 reviews view larger image
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Blew me away!

Plenty of others have written what the story is about. So I will be short, and hopefully, sweet. Read the book in a day, which is sad since it's not there to look forward to. But, will read it again and again, as I do all the Preston-Child books. These are the ones I reach for when there's nothing new in hand.
So, okay, obviously it is a page-turner, devoid of any unncessary filler, with characters we get to know and either emphasize with or intensely dislike. But the best part of the book by far is the conversations with "God". And I have to thank Doug, immensely, for putting these in a separate section at the back of the book. I thank him because without knowing about this extra added surprise, I was taking notes. That's how good this is.
Thanks, Doug, and please continue, regardless of all the flak. Opening minds to new ideas is perhaps the most difficult but most important job in the world.

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Excellent Story and Book

I have read almost all of Douglas Preston's books (including those with Lincoln Child) and this is probably my favorites. The story is very well thought out and the characters are expertly developed. Even the science is done well, striking a good balance between the actual scientific details and readability, which is always a difficult task.

One of the reasons I enjoy Preston's (and Child's) books so much is that they develop detailed settings which are richly described so that I can clearly visualize them. Blasphemy is no different; the description of the machine and the huge underground complex clearly shows the research that Preston did in seeing a similar complex himself. (This is confirmed in an interview with the editor of Scientific American.) Some readers find this level of detail tedious, but if you expect it after previous novels, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

The most important part of the book for me, though, is the conflict between science and religion...and more importantly, the question of whether science is a religion. The monologue presented in support of this argument is something I personally agree with wholeheartedly and I am thrilled to see these ideas expressed clearly in a work of popular fiction. It bolsters my "faith" in humanity to have this discussion out in the open and generating discussion.

Overall, I heartily recommend this book and I'll likely read it again.

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Really Excellent and Creative

give ma a break guys. quit looking down your nose at a truly creative and thrilling story line. I heartily recommend this book !!!

could have been good

the premise was entertaining and the execution was... almost ok. the discourse by "god" was incredibly dull and overly pedantic... while i can see that some was necessary to get to the premise there was too much of it. it was a good idea though and he left the twist just long enough so that i was wondering if i had totally missed something. all in all it was okay

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