Rating: 
Summary: EYE OPENING!!!
Review: I have never had my life changed as much as it has after I read The Dominion!! I am white and was raised in a very sheltered "white world". But I always knew there was more to life than what I was living and more to the african-american people around me. This book has certainly taught me about a culture I had no idea about through its honesty and historical facts and biblical basis. Im recommending this book to all my friends of all races and colors in hopes that we can come to terms with our sameness and realize we are all children of God...and that folks is all that matters!! Hurry out now and buy this book if u have not done so!! You will laugh, cry, and re-evaluate ur life after reading it!! Thank you Mr. Alcorn! Ill be looking forward to another Clarence and Jake book. Perhaps its time for Ollie and Manny to come to Christ!!!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book!
Review: For anyone endeavoring to improve race relations in America, this book is a must read! Alcorn is one of my favorite Christian authors. While this book is over 600 pages, it is well worth the effort to make time to read. It touched my life and I plan to read other books by Randy Alcorn. I liked the way Alcorn so vividly addressed the many racial problems in America. Clarance Abernathy, the main characther, a conservative black American, seems to be so real and genuine. The scenes in heaven by his deceased sister and loved ones is most poignant. Keep up the great work Randy Alcorn and may God bless your ministry...Eternal Perspective Ministries.
Rating: 
Summary: What I learned from this book
Review: All in all, the writing and storyline is excellent, though perhaps longwinded. Unfortunately, after reading only half of the book, I felt & still feel as though I were under spiritual attack; I could not finish the book. The magnitude of information on black/white racial history and gangs is OVERWHELMING. I learned from Mr Alcorn that all caucasian Americans are generationally culpable for the poverty, social ills leading to gang culture, and inequality of black Americans since the first black slave stepped foot on North America. Wow! No room for forgiveness in that lesson!
Rating:
Summary: Love Sees No Color? Not True!
Review: Randy Alcorn writes fiction with more lessons than a month of Sunday sermons. Although bordering on preachiness at times, he manages to work the lessons in around a detailed and believable plot, thus allowing us to swallow the medicine he delivers. Through the eyes of a black reporter in Portland, OR, Alcorn tells a mystery revolving around the murder of one of the reporter's relatives. The story, though heavy and thought-provoking, gives glimpses of hope and the rewards of the hereafter. In "Dominion," Alcorn tackles racism head on. I, like the characters in the book, live in Oregon, but Alcorn really opened my eyes to the reality of this issue still present in our society. He doesn't retreat from the tough questions, he faces them with wisdom and courage. He refuses to whitewash the skin issue; instead, he shows us that love does see color, and learns to appreciate others for their differences. By acting color blind, we only reveal our deep-seeded prejudice and miss out on the beauty of God's colorful creation. Alcorn's writing is tight and well-characterized. In particular, his ghetto and gang scenes are effective without resorting to profanity. The book is long, but worth the effort. The rewards are there in every way, and the story will linger in your mind for a long time. A mystery? Yes. A treatise on respect for all races? Yes. A great read? Yes. Alcorn, again, delivers with tough and timely storytelling.
Rating:
Summary: How do you top this one?
Review: As an awe-struck reader of Deadline, I felt I had to read Dominion, even though I knew that sequels are usually not near as good as the original. This book develops Clarence, who was an obscure character from the first novel, into someone everyone can know and love. While much ties in to the first book, we are spared syrupy coincidences so common to much "christian" fiction. This book is spell-binding, exciting, and compelling. As one who reads much fiction from the "other side" as well, this stacks up with Grisham's best, and proves that you can have a good novel with professional technique, believable characters, and frank portrayals, without even using one of the puerile off-color words that even Grisham considers necessary for a sell. It would stand alone as a detective novel; it would stand alone as a social commentary; it would stand alone as an allegorical fantasy. The fact that it can do all three at once makes it a book that would be unique, had the first one not done so also. The murder mystery was actually more intricate, more interesting than the first one. The glimpses of heaven bogged me down just slightly, though Alcorn has made me think like I never thought before. I still think I can wait at least a thousand years before I sit under a verbose C.S. Lewis explaining things to me. For those who thought the first book was too "right wing," I challenge anyone to say that about this one. Alcorn camps in the liberals' back yard and shows them some truth they should have thought about before. This was the best book on race relations that any Christian has ever written, and I marvel that he could create such a believable Black character. Clarence's dad is a treasure, too, and I found that I wish I could have spent a morning fishing with him like Manny got to do.
Rating:
Summary: Great book
Review: First off I have to say I loved the scenes about heaven. Second to those who thought that the book was only about race, they need to look a little deeper. I never took it as blaming whites for the problems of blacks at all, in fact to me it reminded me more than ever that we are all brothers and sisters regardless of color. Alcorn is my favorite author of all time.
Rating:
Summary: What I learned from this book
Review: All in all, the writing and storyline is excellent, though perhaps longwinded. Unfortunately, after reading only half of the book, I felt & still feel as though I were under spiritual attack; I could not finish the book. The magnitude of information on black/white racial history and gangs is OVERWHELMING. I learned from Mr Alcorn that all caucasian Americans are generationally culpable for the poverty, social ills leading to gang culture, and inequality of black Americans since the first black slave stepped foot on North America. Wow! No room for forgiveness in that lesson!
Rating:
Summary: Not As Good As Deadline, But Very Good!
Review: Randy Alcorn writes as well as any author in the world. He transports you into his story so well, his novels are like the "transporters" on the show Star Trek, that beamed you up or down into another location. I am amazed at how believable the character of Clarence Abernathy was; an incredible feat by a man that looks as white as Al Gore. Sorry Randy, couldn't resist that little dig. Seriously folks - this novel is very good. Very good indeed! Peace-out! Nero's Guard is watching! Always remember that.
Rating:
Summary: Worth reading
Review: I read this book over a year ago and still it speaks to me. It is a good book that sticks with you and impacts your life. Excellent!
Rating:
Summary: Life changing
Review: This book is a real eye opener on many levels. A must read right along with Joseph Girzone's Joshua and Frank E. Peretti's This present darkness.
| 
