Review by Nel3lie -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?

[Nel3lie]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" by William Combs.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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The rating of this book was a 3 out of 4

This book ‘Who told you that you were naked’ by William Combs, was interesting to read. Certainly, persons might be familiar with the story of the garden of Eden as told in the Bible. This writer, however, has expressed the views of the familiar story in a creative and unique manner. Adding a visual effect that connects with the reader’s imagination. No longer is it just a story, but an incident that is relatable.

Although the write-up was great descriptive work, I considered it too descriptive in a sense. This was the only aspect of the book that I least liked. From the start, I was sort of lost, wondering where is the writer going with this piece. It took a little while to get to parts where I could connect the title of the book with its content. To express his ideas the writer in certain areas used multiple words to describe one thought; with listed adjectives like a thesaurus, this I perceived as excessive. Simplicity sometimes can produce greater results.

I liked most the authors creativity in the book. The story line created a visual effect that brought an old story to life. The way the writer connects the story to the points that he wanted to emphasize was nicely done. The outlay of the book was appropriate, and the general order and flow made it an easy read. It was clear, with appropriate display of typing tools like bullets, underline, italics, bold and asterisks to make an emphasis. The highlighted portions throughout allowed key phrases to be identified and emphasized. At specific points, direct quotes from the Bible were incorporated which allowed the reader to connect with the aspect of the story that the writer was expounding on.

The writer connected with the characters in a manner that clearly displayed the imaginative thoughts and feeling that were associated with such an incident as outlined in the book. He brought a greater awareness of the true depth and consequence of the character’s actions. A Modern view on an old scenario brought the meaning to life. The writer presented this material like a study guide where information was given, and then thought-provoking questions provided which will allow for greater thought processing and recollection of the material reviewed. It resembled a bible study in a creative manner.

This book was well written, and clearly presented in a manner that would satisfy the target audience. Although some religious persons might have a challenge with the creative nature in which the author padded the story to bring it to life in a modern sense, the information given was not estranged from the original story. He clearly expressed at some points that these descriptive scenarios contained his imaginative thoughts to express the gravity of the situation and not in any way adding or altering the original story line.

I enjoyed reading this book. It was not given 4 stars rating because I believe that the book could be less wordy when describing scenes. However, it not so poorly written to receive 2 stars rating. A 3 stars rating is suitable since it was well written with a great flow and easy to understand. No obvious typo or grammatical errors were identified, which indicated a material that was well edited. No graphic language or content was presented making it appropriate for many readers. The Title and the story were appropriately paired.

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Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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