Rating: Summary: Highly engaging Review: As a caveat before reading Daughter of God, I must admonish you that while it bears some uncanny similarities to The Da Vinci Code, it is not, however, a mere facsimile. It was, in fact, written before its much more popular counterpart. So, the reviewers that mercilessly lampoon this tome as a lame attempt to cash in on the success of Dan Brown are patently erroneous.
While the suspense is not as commanding as The Da Vinci Code, there is, perhaps, more character development in this novel. The success of the historical fiction novel seems to always rest on a slippery slope. Excessive embellishing of history or, conversely, excessive didactic reading of said history can irreparably destroy the foundation of the novel and make it either highly implausible or, even worse, amazingly boring.
Lewis Perdue, much to my surprise, has succeeded in avoided these too-often-visited pitfalls. Faith in God seems to pervade this novel and present itself as the central theme. Zoe and Seth Ridgeway, our hero husband and wife protagonists, embark on a journey of unexpected peril and danger when presented with a bizarre offer involving looted Nazi art. Their journeys take them from their pedestrian lives in America to the Old World in a confrontation with not only the horrific evils of the Nazi past but also with their own souls. Overall, an engaging and provocative read.
"Maybe you had a false certainty that's gone now," Zoe said. "Maybe all certainty is an illusion."
"I think that God delights in our searching," Zoe pondered. "Maybe the ultimate truth is that there is no ultimate truth -- that what we're supposed to do is to keep searching all our lives."
Rating: Summary: This book is EXACTLY the same as The Linz Testament Review: by another publisher!!!! I read this book and then bought The Linz Testament. It looks like they re-published it under the Daughter of God title to take advantage of the Da Vinci Code popularity, since The Linz Testament was published ~1988. Although I enjoyed it, I feel that this practice is unethical.
Rating: Summary: A nice book Review: This book is well written and researched, although it is not really a thriller like "Da Vinci Code," I became bored several times. Also almost every character in the book is eventually dead, sometimes after speaking just a few words. Besides you will find a lot of unrealistic escapes. But if you like to read about philosophy and religion in an action-type book, you will oversee these shortcomings. There are not a lot of books of this kind, so I recommend it to everybody.
Rating: Summary: If a refund were possible Review: I was not excited at all by this book. At times it takes a few chapters to get wrapped up in the authors world but sadly that never happened for me while reading Daughter of God. Most recently I purchased The Da Vinci Code and I was plesantly surprised. Similar subject matter but gripping from the first page to the last. I would suggest purchasing Dan Brown's TDVC over Lewis Perdue's DOG.
Rating: Summary: Amazing Read Review: Don't waste time comparing Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code with this book. Daughter of God (published much earlier) stands on its own merits. While both books have similiar themes they don't have the same style, and should not be held in comparision to each other. Perdue's protagonists Seth and Zoe Ridgeway are a tangled mass of condratitions which play well against each other. (A bit *corny* at times - but forgivable) Seth, professor of religion & ex-cop, Zoe, an art broker and virtual athiest sweep the world on a quest for a missing painting and clues to a secret which will rock the Vactican. There is plenty of action, exceptional dialogue, and well-researched information that grabs the reader as we beg for more and more and a great twist of and ending!
Rating: Summary: not bad...have read better.... Review: i read this book after reading an article in some magazine that implied some controversy about dan brown ripping the storyline from perdue's book to write the da vinci code. upside: not bad. mystery unravels as the story progresses. interesting plot based on historical events/facts. at the end of the book, perdue leaves a short "author's note" that talks about the historical accuracy of his book which was a nice touch. props to this book for being "first" before DVC. downside: not as intelligent or intricate as the DVC - the plot is not as slick nor is the "mystery" as in-depth. the dialogue at times is cheesy giving a "soap-opera" feel to the story. overall: recommended to read if you have time. if other books are priority, read those first.
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