The Book of Names by Jill Gregory and Karen Tintori
St. Martin's Press
Published in 2007
ISBN 0312366329
304 Pages
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Review/Rating:
1 out of 5
David Shepherd, a Georgetown University professor, doesn't really believe in religion, but that may change when he is suddenly thrown from his peaceful days into something that will threaten the world, his life, and the people he loves most. He is the chosen one that knows pretty much all of the people in The Book of Names, which if all 36 die, the world will end as we know it. When only 3 remain, he has to use his gift, whether he likes it or not, to try to save the remaining 3. While unning from a Gnostic group, he learns that he needs to trust in his own religion, himself, and the people around him that help him, in order to save the things that matter most --- the only question is will he live long enough to save the remaining 3 or will the world come to an end?
At first, I thought that The Book of Names would be like The Da Vinci Code, and in a way, it kind of was like The Da Vinci Code --- minus the excitement and mystery and clue theme to it. Another thing that is different is that The Da Vinci Code was controversial in the Catholic religion, and The Book of Names is controversial in the Judaism religion. Though, they both add what seems to be controversial or what some would some "insulting" themes to their religion, even though it is only fiction, which means it's not real, but who am I to judge someone else's beliefs and religion like that --- but I do have the right to write how I feel, so don't correct me and I won't try to correct you about our beliefs. Also, I apologize if I offend anyone in this review since religion is a "no-no" topic most of the time.
Okay, since I really didn't like this book, I'll just write why I didn't like it. It was a pretty good idea to write about, but it lack description, in-depth information about what's happening, lack of mystery and clues so that you can figure it out along with the character, and it jumps from one area to the next, almost like the authors didn't have anything better to write for the previous point of view and just wanted to get on with the book. Though, one thing I kind of like was the information on Judaism that I didn't know before. The ending, like throughout most of the book, felt rushed and not enough description.
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