Review of The God Child
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Review of The God Child
[Following is a volunteer review of "The God Child" by Stuart Rawlings.]
Popular religious leaders, a genocidal murderer, artists, scientists, a martyr, and adventurers are brought back to life to figure out how they can make the planet on which they once walked better. Given 30 days to explore this modern world and figure out for themselves what needs changing and how its people are destroying themselves, they set out to explore different countries.
Their adventures are all in line with what they are most popular for when they were on Earth centuries ago. Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, and Moses table religious issues in different countries. Jefferson, Lincoln, and Eleanor Roosevelt confront Donald Trump. Albert Einstein and H.G. Wells focus on science. Adolf Hitler and Joan of Arc do not even try to solve any issues in the world. They just want to live a peaceful life (but for how long though?). Margaret Mead and Sigmund Freud venture into the Amazon forest to try to connect with some cannibals who have locked their little tribe from the rest of the world. Shakespeare, Beethoven, and Michelangelo go to check on their lives ’ work. No matter what they choose to do, they must report back to the little girl in the wheelchair to whom they owe their new life.
I’ll start by saying that this book, which is titled The God Child, is flawless in every single way. The editing is flawless, and the text is not over complicated, so it is pretty easy to understand. I liked how Stuart Rawlings developed the plot steadily. Even though the book is a satire that seeks to outline much of what is wrong with religion, politics, and the world today, there is a healthy dose of suspense to keep you on your toes.
Despite all of the positive points mentioned above, my favorite is how unpredictable the plot seemed to be. Margaret Mead’s and Sigmund Freud’s discovery in the Amazon forest was both surprising and funny to me. The outcome of Jesus’, Jefferson’s, Lincoln’s, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s meeting with Trump was another thing that I did not see coming and could never have guessed. If I was able to guess these outcomes, then the book would have been really boring to me.
Four out of four stars is the rating that I have decided to give The God Child. This is so because I did not dislike anything in the and I believe that Stuart Rawlings has done a beautiful job with this book. I look forward to reading more books like this from him. This book is perfect for readers who enjoy reading satires that also talk about glaring problems in our world today.
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The God Child
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Popular religious leaders, a genocidal murderer, artists, scientists, a martyr, and adventurers are brought back to life to figure out how they can make the planet on which they once walked better. Given 30 days to explore this modern world and figure out for themselves what needs changing and how its people are destroying themselves, they set out to explore different countries.
Their adventures are all in line with what they are most popular for when they were on Earth centuries ago. Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, and Moses table religious issues in different countries. Jefferson, Lincoln, and Eleanor Roosevelt confront Donald Trump. Albert Einstein and H.G. Wells focus on science. Adolf Hitler and Joan of Arc do not even try to solve any issues in the world. They just want to live a peaceful life (but for how long though?). Margaret Mead and Sigmund Freud venture into the Amazon forest to try to connect with some cannibals who have locked their little tribe from the rest of the world. Shakespeare, Beethoven, and Michelangelo go to check on their lives ’ work. No matter what they choose to do, they must report back to the little girl in the wheelchair to whom they owe their new life.
I’ll start by saying that this book, which is titled The God Child, is flawless in every single way. The editing is flawless, and the text is not over complicated, so it is pretty easy to understand. I liked how Stuart Rawlings developed the plot steadily. Even though the book is a satire that seeks to outline much of what is wrong with religion, politics, and the world today, there is a healthy dose of suspense to keep you on your toes.
Despite all of the positive points mentioned above, my favorite is how unpredictable the plot seemed to be. Margaret Mead’s and Sigmund Freud’s discovery in the Amazon forest was both surprising and funny to me. The outcome of Jesus’, Jefferson’s, Lincoln’s, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s meeting with Trump was another thing that I did not see coming and could never have guessed. If I was able to guess these outcomes, then the book would have been really boring to me.
Four out of four stars is the rating that I have decided to give The God Child. This is so because I did not dislike anything in the and I believe that Stuart Rawlings has done a beautiful job with this book. I look forward to reading more books like this from him. This book is perfect for readers who enjoy reading satires that also talk about glaring problems in our world today.
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The God Child
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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