Review of Truth and Evil
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Review of Truth and Evil
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Truth and Evil by G. Edward Martin was such an inspiring and spiritual novelette. I expected this to be more of a history-type book than a spiritual revelation. I will reread it just because it was so powerful and touching. It made me see from all sides of the coin, that God is within us all. I loved how the story was written. Each time the young farmer was placed in a different reality, it was fascinating. The one that spoke volumes and made my heart wrench was when God put him in the place of the young lady he raped in the cellar. The way G. Edward Martin described the scene as a young man taking the girl's place was fantastic. He was very descriptive with the smells, and how he/she felt and even incorporated the devilish look and smile that had become well-known in this part of the book. I also thought it was great how he initially described the same look and smile before the spiritual revelations occurred. We just didn’t know it was the devil in the initial scene.
The way G. Edward Martin describes the Devil is eerie. I loved how I could feel the intensity through the pages and felt just as nervous as the young man did when the SS officer, aka the Devil, had insisted on two more troops to go check the cellar, and sure enough, my heart sank when I read that they found the two women after the young man had cleared the cellar not once, but twice. It was admirable though, when he tried to save them from being raped and killed by the group of men waiting to take turns having their way with them.
When the young man was put in the reality of being tried for war crimes he “committed”, I thought for sure this can’t be the lesson God intended. As in, him being tried for war crimes he has no recollection of and being punished for them. His lawyer was telling him to plead not guilty and to state that he committed these horrible crimes at the concentration camps under duress. It was a major turning point when he saw the pictures of himself with the victims and he was smiling and looking proud of what he had done. He dared to stand up and do what he thought was right by pleading guilty to try and give the family the justice that they deserved.
For being such a short story, this book takes the cake for being a great spiritual revelation. I have always held some beliefs, but after reading this, it put religion in a whole different perspective for me and the main character. I recommend this book to anyone who is doubting their spirituality or who wants a quick but powerful read. I give this novelette a five out of five stars. There were no grammatical errors or typos and the content was incredible for how short it was.
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Truth and Evil by G. Edward Martin was such an inspiring and spiritual novelette. I expected this to be more of a history-type book than a spiritual revelation. I will reread it just because it was so powerful and touching. It made me see from all sides of the coin, that God is within us all. I loved how the story was written. Each time the young farmer was placed in a different reality, it was fascinating. The one that spoke volumes and made my heart wrench was when God put him in the place of the young lady he raped in the cellar. The way G. Edward Martin described the scene as a young man taking the girl's place was fantastic. He was very descriptive with the smells, and how he/she felt and even incorporated the devilish look and smile that had become well-known in this part of the book. I also thought it was great how he initially described the same look and smile before the spiritual revelations occurred. We just didn’t know it was the devil in the initial scene.
The way G. Edward Martin describes the Devil is eerie. I loved how I could feel the intensity through the pages and felt just as nervous as the young man did when the SS officer, aka the Devil, had insisted on two more troops to go check the cellar, and sure enough, my heart sank when I read that they found the two women after the young man had cleared the cellar not once, but twice. It was admirable though, when he tried to save them from being raped and killed by the group of men waiting to take turns having their way with them.
When the young man was put in the reality of being tried for war crimes he “committed”, I thought for sure this can’t be the lesson God intended. As in, him being tried for war crimes he has no recollection of and being punished for them. His lawyer was telling him to plead not guilty and to state that he committed these horrible crimes at the concentration camps under duress. It was a major turning point when he saw the pictures of himself with the victims and he was smiling and looking proud of what he had done. He dared to stand up and do what he thought was right by pleading guilty to try and give the family the justice that they deserved.
For being such a short story, this book takes the cake for being a great spiritual revelation. I have always held some beliefs, but after reading this, it put religion in a whole different perspective for me and the main character. I recommend this book to anyone who is doubting their spirituality or who wants a quick but powerful read. I give this novelette a five out of five stars. There were no grammatical errors or typos and the content was incredible for how short it was.
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Truth and Evil
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