Review by The A -- Heaven and Earth by Arturo Riojas

[The A]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Heaven and Earth" by Arturo Riojas.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Recently I had the pleasure to read Heaven and Earth by Arturo Riojas. I gave this book a 3 out of 4. The only reason I did not give it a solid four is because the story line was broken up numerous times and ways. It was written by a scientist and can read like a scientific paper at times, but the humor sprinkled in makes it more interesting and fun.

I appreciate that he states the book is about Cadmium poising up front and gives suggestions on how to read the book. It’s clear that Cadmium poising is near and dear to his heart. (Mine too, now.) I had to go back to Google and look up some of the information given on Cadmium, but was glad to have his book as a reference. I only used the facts at the end of the chapters as reference since the story was science fiction. It defiantly made me stop and reevaluate what I eat and feed my children. Which is what the author was trying, I believe, to achieve. The facts at the end had a tendency to break up the story line.

The author kept changing between English and Spanish. I would expect that since the authors last name is Riojas, but I found it confusing. Thankfully, he did translate. If your fluent in Spanish, then that shouldn’t be an issue, but since I’m not, it was. Again, causing a break in the story line.

Heaven and Earth is a creative way to bring the Roswell crash, Area 51, aliens and science together. I loved the introduction of the aliens to the humans. The interaction between the aliens can drag on, but is pretty interesting back story. Mr. Riojas was very creative in the way he named the aliens, once I caught on I was excited to see who he would introduce next. The author does a good job keeping the storyline moving, and making it not only interesting but educational as well. The humans are very personable, and seem like a people you could meet on the street. (Somewhat unusual for sci-fi. No princesses in this story.)

I’m not fond of the way he portrays the military or government, but realize this is a personal feeling, and therefor didn’t lower the rating based on that. He gives them a very “Big Brother” feel. His knowledge of military bases, and the military in general shows he has done his research. He knew what he was talking about. Overall I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading other things written by Mr. Riojas. But I should probably brush up on my Spanish first.

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