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Summary: Prophesy is a verb
Review: I haven't actually read this book, but I'd just like to be snippety anyway and point out that "prophesy", spelled with an 's', is actually an intransitive verb. "Prophecy", spelled with a 'c' is the noun form. In the book description, DeVito uses prophesy as a noun. It cannot be an intransitive verb in his construction: "a chilling prophesy." because it is modified by the adjective gerund 'chilling' and preceding that is an article 'a', indicating that there should be a noun ahead. I prophesied the prophecies.
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Summary: Amusing
Review: The author wrote this book as if it were a true story. I highly doubt that, and I have problems understanding why people are forming churches based on it. Nevertheless, it does present a different view of the Bible, which, if you are open to it, can be very funny at times. At some points the book does get a little corny, especially in the last chapter. Overall, it's a good read, but I don't think I'll be reading it again for awhile.
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Summary: The devil made me do it
Review: I enjoyed this book tremendously. I thought the biblical language was well suited to the subject and added to the overall atmosphere of the story. The arguments were very thought provoking and had me questioning my preconceptions. I found the whole thing very clever and would recomend it to (well) not just anyone, but to those who are seeking something different.
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Summary: A great read!
Review: A great read! I truly enjoyed reading this It's a rarity these days to find an author capable of such good storytelling. The story is well written and very engaging, and despite the fact that it lost some momentum in the middle, I found myself eagerly turning pages to find out what would happen next. All in all, though this is not quite a perfect novel, it comes close.
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Summary: WOW! But I can understand why some would hate it.
Review: The polarity of the reviews I have read here are definitely understandable. This is a love it or hate it book - no gray area because the book doesn't revel in any gray areas. Many people have been/will be offended by what is said here, especially those that are not religiously tolerant (and they shouldn't bother picking this up in the first place). It is obvious, however, that some of the reviews are aimed at condemning the idea, rather than the work itself. That's understandable. Most cannot accept having their beliefs challenged (especially when the arguments are very well done). This is a very intelligent novel, on many levels, and not for the low brow, that's for sure. If you don't want to be challenged, then stick to TV for spoon-fed, pre-digested mass thoughts (yummm). But if you're like me, this is a gold mine. A great story, intelligently written, with layer upon layer of meaning, and perfectly argued. It has opened me to ideas and concepts that I have yet to find elsewhere. You can take it at face value, you can delve into its hidden meanings, you can read this over and over and find more and more. I am on my third reading, and the more I read it, the more I discover the wisdom within it. I found the morality embedded through the book to be enlightening and empowering. I soon found myself engrossed in what could be the real history of our race and world. The biblical idiom which has confounded some just adds to the overall eeriness of this alternate and intelligent version of a bible that has brought more pain than joy. The philosophies found within this book are more livable and more easily comprehended by an enlightened mind.
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Summary: Fact or Fiction, who knows, but a great book!
Review: This book is excellent and soon had me completely engrossed. This "translation" of an earlier work kept me turning pages. The story line is intriguing and will truly pull you in with it mesmerizing quality. It gives a sense of "revealing" truths that you somehow knew were always there, buried beneath the surface. The writing itself, while mostly done in biblical language, was easy for me to follow. But this is no comic book, every time I read it, I find something new. De Vito has done a masterful job of presenting a universe peopled with realistic characters who offer some intriguing insights into life and the world at large. The characters, most of whom may be very surrealistic in themselves, are, nonetheless, beautifully fleshed out and brought to life under the guise of a mysterious ancient translation of a long-lost text. There is an infinite depth of genuine wisdom mixed in with the strangeness, and the author has done a very nice job of writing the translation in language that gives it an air of authority and realness. This is a work that will be discovered by generation after generation and will definitely continue to be controversial.
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Summary: Zzzz...
Review: The basic idea behind this book was to replace the muddled mess of immorality, inconsistencies, and contradictions found in the Bible with something that makes a little more sense. And if you can suffer through it long enough to tell, the author does succeed to some small degree -- not that that is really saying very much. I'm sorry to say it, but for the most part this book is just downright boring. For example, was it really necessary to emulate language found in the KJV ("As Ye have spoken..." etc.) throughout the book? I can only guess this was done to make the book "look" more authentic. But not only does this style make the book a tedious read for the modern reader, it actually makes the tale _less_ convincing, I think. However, I suspect the worst thing about this book may be that because of the way the story is presented, a few misguided souls will take it seriously (as appears to be the case from reading reviews here); when in fact it's just a _story_ more consistent with our modern sensibilities, but with no more basis in reality than the Bible has. I'm giving this book two stars because it does a decent job of pointing out the Bible's moral bankruptcy. But there are many other places to discover that simple fact, all of which require a lot less effort on the reader's part.
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Summary: My new bible!
Review: John DeVito has done what few have had the courage to do: stand up and tell the tale which flys in the face of socially acceptible "truisms". It is refreshing to see that such tales can finally BE told, instead of being crushed by the political power of the "Religious Right". There are many of us out there that have known similar tales for a VERY long time, and now those voices are finally being heard for the first time. I can not thank John DeVito enough for the efforts that it must have taken to bring such a text to print. This is a book i will display proudly on my shelf, and just as proudly one day share it with my children as a book of truth about life! Lazlo
Church of the Fallen
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Summary: A Bible for the other side
Review: Finally, a book that vindicates Lucifer. I'd suspected for a long time that Lucifer was the good guy and 'god' the one who wanted to keep humanity in chains, spiritually, if not physically. This book tells the story from the other perspective, and suddenly a lot of the things that didn't make sense before now do. It should be required reading in High schools, so that young adults could at least get to know this other side of the biblical story. Most people take for granted that the Bible is correct and never question it. This book should make for some lively discussions and hopefully encourage readers to do more research on the subject.
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Summary: The Greatest Story Ever Told
Review: I absolutely loved this book. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for something unique and original. If you have read/heard or seen movies of the biblical stories and love a good twist, this is for you. But it's not for those with inflexible religious views, you have to be pretty open minded to take all this in. Facinating.
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