To say this book was good would be a huge understatement. Good just doesn't cover it.
By the cover, you'd think it was dark. It had dark parts, but not so dark that I had to put it down. It was intriguing... interesting... thought-provoking. It was so well-written, there weren't any dull parts. Usually in books I read, it seems there are parts where the author feels the need to describe the scenery, or what someone's wearing... this author did this while telling the story so as not to lose the attention of her audience.
This book was not just about a man gone mad, but how he got there, the man who wanted to find out how he got there, the woman that mad fell in love with who happened to be the madman's sister, several scholars who tried logic to help the madman find himself again, the madman's son, the mother of his child who happened to aid in his madness and a very surprising ending that I certainly was not expecting. Once you get to the end, if you're a Christian, or anyone who knows the Bible at all, there's this moment where you literally find yourself with your jaw hanging open because it all fits together but you never saw it coming and you know exactly what is happening from that point on. Not that you're ever left wondering what's going on... Though the author weaves a bit of mystery into her story, she artfully brings the pieces together all throughout so everything makes sense. She doesn't leave her readers hanging till the very end... although, like I said, the ending is completely unexpected.
I'm not going to spoil the ending, because really, if you're a reader, this is totally worth your time.
For anyone who is Christian, finds Greek mythology fascinating, or just wants a very good book to read, I highly recommend this one.
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