The Miracle Strain

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Summary: A grand debut. Very intense
Review: I believe that the entire creation of Jesus Christ is a fiction created by Saint Paul in his Epistles. I believe that Jesus was a man and like Michael Cordy, I believe that He was a man with special characteristics. What makes the Roman Jesus "Jesus"? His genes or his spiritual gifts? What does it takes to become a Messiah? Special genes, or a Divine interference? No one knows. I think that if you are reading this book expecting something like "Summa Theologia" and find the Five Truths that confirm the existence of God, you will be very disapointed. This is a very good novel, with an intense plot and characters that are totally unpredictable. I think that Cordy has taken a hypothesis to a very realistic situation. It could happen. Who knows? ( I for one would like to see what Jesus would say to Paul for slandering Him and making Him nothing more than a wild fantasy). It keeps you in suspense throughout the entire story. If you want to read about the real Jesus, I recommend "Jesus, a Life" by A.N. Wilson

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Summary: could not put it down
Review: I found this book extremely readable. While on a week's holiday in PORTUGAL I really could not put the book down. The characters are very believable and the suspense is well timed throughout the read. I am looking forward to further titles from this Author.

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Summary: Great book, especially seeing as it is Cordy's first
Review: I found this book very enjoyable and the plot twist were many and as unexpected as they were original. Cordy did a good job in making the reader think about the main theme behind the book and leaves one with a lot to think about.

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Summary: A great genetic thriller that leaves you breathless.
Review: I have read all the other critic's of Mr. Cordy's book, and I disagree with most of them. This book is clear, too-the-point, and well-written. It left me wanting for more. It seems to me Michael Cordy should continue writing novels. This is one of the best novels I have ever read

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Summary: Incredible Find
Review: I picked this book up out of the discount book pile and was shocked at the quality of the story and multidimensional page turning plot. I have let three friends take the book and all three have opined that they can't belive this wasn't a best seller. One of my favorite books of the past five years.

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Summary: Incredible Find
Review: I picked this book up out of the discount book pile and was shocked at the quality of the story and multidimensional page turning plot. I have let three friends take the book and all three have opined that they can't belive this wasn't a best seller. One of my favorite books of the past five years.

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Summary: The greatest si-fi mistake of the year
Review: I read science fiction a lot, in fact, it is my favorite type of book. One of the reason I like si-fi so much is usually it presents you with something to think about, or something to learn about. Often a the moral issue on a new technology, I new view on the future, or just a new idea about technology, medicine, colonization, society or a number of other issues. There was nothing to think about in this book nothing to take away. This was a series of event that would and could never happen because the author put no reality in it. There was no magic, no new world to explore, no new friends to meet. The better the book the more that it brings you to another world. The ability (or disability as the case my be) to do that shows the quality of the writing. The quality of writing is not the complexity, nor the correctness but only the amount of empathy it evokes. A good book will have you laughing, crying, screaming, and loving. This book does not have that quality. The characters are cardboard shells and even at the end you feel no empathy towards them. Afterward I could not tell you what they were like. I could tell you what they looked like and what they were good at, but only because the author told me. I could not infer anything because they were not people to me they were merely words. In this book the author actually proposed some interesting ideas. Like the idea the Christ may have had some special abilities through his DNA. Without getting into a argument with Christians, I can say that some of the things that Christ was supposed to have done were physical impossible, but most stories do start from a fact of real life experience. Taking into account the fact that his abilities may have been greatly exaggerated, it is an interesting idea that Christ may have had some special abilities because of his DNA. The author proposes this idea, but instead of exploring it he used it to help the plot (if you can bare to call it a plot) along. Another interest idea that he proposes and then does not explore is the idea of a machine that can read DNA. Assuming that it possible, it would be interesting to explore what it would do to society. If a person know that they will die at a young age from cancer, would they bother going to school after the elementary level? I mean if you know you will never get a chance to use the abilities you learn, why learn them at all? Also another issue he could bring up would be the one whether it is moral right to have a machine that can tell the future. It is almost the same as finding a way to not ever die. You must ask is that not defying nature? I would not recommend this book to anyone. The plot, by the end, is so ridiculous it becomes funny. Anything that bad is not worth your time. Then again maybe you should read it, if you can bare it's pathetic nature, it will after all make all the books you read afterward seem highly enjoyable!!!

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Summary: great story but poorly written
Review: I read this book after it was highly recommended by a friend who works in a bookstore - the concept, the story, the twists were all fabulous, I loved the blending of ultra modern science with religion and secret brotherhoods. I'd say that the story kept me hooked, but I couldn't help feeling dissatisfied with the writing style, and the characters were a bit too cardboard-like for my taste. But worth reading anyhow because the story is so intriguing. I hear the film rights have been sold, so perhaps this might be a case where the film will be better than the book.

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Summary: great story but poorly written
Review: I read this book after it was highly recommended by a friend who works in a bookstore - the concept, the story, the twists were all fabulous, I loved the blending of ultra modern science with religion and secret brotherhoods. I'd say that the story kept me hooked, but I couldn't help feeling dissatisfied with the writing style, and the characters were a bit too cardboard-like for my taste. But worth reading anyhow because the story is so intriguing. I hear the film rights have been sold, so perhaps this might be a case where the film will be better than the book.

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Summary: yeah... terrific book
Review: i read this book almost 2 years ago when my friend lent it to me. until now, i do have some memories of the book coz it has this very intriguing plot and almost gripping at times. the plot makes u think a lot too. if i am willing to risk some punishment for reading this book secretly during class, i believe u can tell how much i longed to devour the fantastic plot.