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Review by Galinzoga -- Homeward by Denis Pickwell
[Following is a volunteer review of "Homeward" by Denis Pickwell.]
The main intention of the book is to answer those existential questions that at least once every person formulates. From a religious point of view, every page attempts to give meaning to abstract concepts like love, freedom, time, truth, etc. This work states that any interrogation can be answered if we are willing to listen the God’s calling, which is alive within ourselves. Each argument is formulated separately in a verse form description and explained in a final note in prose. Homeward by Denis Pickwell could be a monotone repetition of the same argument for some readers or a powerful reaffirmation for other reader’s beliefs.
This book is not for everyone, a very specific group of readers would find it interesting, especially those with a particular sort of beliefs. The thematic of the book is obvious and overemphasized on each chapter, devout people will find this overwhelming. Under my consideration, the verses and explanations founded on this book could be boring and even annoying for people from other religions or nonbelievers. There is no room of discussion for the arguments or conclusions reached by the author, there are one answer and one answer only for all possible questions.
The author’s intention with the use of verses instead of prose is clear from the introduction, where this is explained. Also, there is an additional explanation or “note” after each poem explaining the meaning of the verses. However, these notes could be considered unnecessary since the author use no complex metaphors or analogies. Following this structure, the message transmitted in each poem could generate a most profound response on the reader, if the final notes would addressed a real or practical example of an author’s memoir.
No spelling errors were founded and there is no example of profane or inadequate language. Moreover, an objective revision about punctuation cannot be done because the writing style in verse. The images used for the “chapters” are not necessary at all and the different format used for this images makes evident a poor edition. Also, the chapter-verse format is a little strange because there are not well defined chapters; you can’t tell if each poem is considered as a chapter or if the poems are grouped by topics.
I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars . In some way, the author’s main intention is transmitted, but there is a lack of familiarity in the ideas presented, the argument feels impersonal and is hard to create a connection; it would be better to use everyday situations or examples. Moreover, is difficult to agree with ideas and arguments that don’t leave room for argumentation. In many ways, this book is only addressed to devote believers.
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Homeward
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The main intention of the book is to answer those existential questions that at least once every person formulates. From a religious point of view, every page attempts to give meaning to abstract concepts like love, freedom, time, truth, etc. This work states that any interrogation can be answered if we are willing to listen the God’s calling, which is alive within ourselves. Each argument is formulated separately in a verse form description and explained in a final note in prose. Homeward by Denis Pickwell could be a monotone repetition of the same argument for some readers or a powerful reaffirmation for other reader’s beliefs.
This book is not for everyone, a very specific group of readers would find it interesting, especially those with a particular sort of beliefs. The thematic of the book is obvious and overemphasized on each chapter, devout people will find this overwhelming. Under my consideration, the verses and explanations founded on this book could be boring and even annoying for people from other religions or nonbelievers. There is no room of discussion for the arguments or conclusions reached by the author, there are one answer and one answer only for all possible questions.
The author’s intention with the use of verses instead of prose is clear from the introduction, where this is explained. Also, there is an additional explanation or “note” after each poem explaining the meaning of the verses. However, these notes could be considered unnecessary since the author use no complex metaphors or analogies. Following this structure, the message transmitted in each poem could generate a most profound response on the reader, if the final notes would addressed a real or practical example of an author’s memoir.
No spelling errors were founded and there is no example of profane or inadequate language. Moreover, an objective revision about punctuation cannot be done because the writing style in verse. The images used for the “chapters” are not necessary at all and the different format used for this images makes evident a poor edition. Also, the chapter-verse format is a little strange because there are not well defined chapters; you can’t tell if each poem is considered as a chapter or if the poems are grouped by topics.
I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars . In some way, the author’s main intention is transmitted, but there is a lack of familiarity in the ideas presented, the argument feels impersonal and is hard to create a connection; it would be better to use everyday situations or examples. Moreover, is difficult to agree with ideas and arguments that don’t leave room for argumentation. In many ways, this book is only addressed to devote believers.
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Homeward
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