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Summary: A good read for African-Americans--but not me.
Review: I was intrigued at first and I was impressed with how well Alcorn was in tune with the Black people. However, the book focused too much on race for me to enjoy. Perhaps, if I was brought up in the inner city or was a member of the Black race I would rate this book with 5 stars. But it was hard to identify with the main characters. I stopped reading half way and gave it to an African-American friend of mine who may get more out of it than myself.
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Summary: The best Christian fiction I have ever read.
Review: Dominion was recommended to my husband and I the summer of 1997 by some dear friends. My husband read it first and was deeply moved. I could not wait to start it. Once I did, I had a very hard time putting it down. This book came into our lives at a very significant time. We had lost our oldest son in May 1996 in the Valujet crash in the Everglades and the wound was still very fresh and painful. Mr. Alcorn's descriptions of heaven and the beauty of his words gave us great comfort as well as a release for our tears. My husband, who is a minister, has never been a fan of Christian fiction, but he found this book to be sound theologically. We both HIGHLY recommend the book to anyone who has a loved one waiting on them in Heaven. It is the most thought provoking book I have read in a long time.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Another eye opening book by Randy Alcorn. I've never understood race differences before. Afterall, equal opportunites exist for all, right? For WASPs like me, maybe. God is truly using Rev. Alcorn to inspire, provoke and stir people while we are still here in the Shadowlands. This book is an excellent read!
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Summary: Absolutely the best Christian fiction of our generation.
Review: Mr. Alcorn pulls no punches in this exciting novel about a successful black conservative Christian man and his search for his place in the world as well as the truth about his sister's murder. I have never read a more intelligent dialogue of what it is to be black in America and how all the forces that shape one man's life work both for and against him. Mr. Alcorn also gives a wonderfully refreshing view of life after death that will cause even the most adamant athiest to long for the Home for which he was created. This is by far the best Christian fiction I have read. Mr. Alcorn stands among the likes of C.S. Lewis, JRR Tolkien, George MacDonald, and Tom Clancy. This may seem like an unusual combination of comparative authors but his approach to realism can only be compared to Mr. Clancy's style, his originality to Mr. Tolkien, and his theology to Mr. Lewis and Mr. MacDonald. This is an absolute must-read for any serious Christian.
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Summary: Excellent characters and plot; heavy political/racial agenda
Review: Randy Alcorn has done an excellent job of creating an absorbing plot, peopled with realistic, three-dimensional characters. However, the constant intrusion of comments about race relations and the black experience in America are at first distracting and then annoying, as they do absolutely nothing to advance the plot. In a book of this type one expects the standard conservative fundamentalist Christian agenda; it comes with the territory. But add on top of that the repetitive and unnecessary narration of events of black history, and we end up with a lot of extra verbiage which in my opinion does nothing but add extra pages to what is otherwise a good, multidimensional story.
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Summary: It's good to see an African American as the main character.
Review: This is an excellent book. It was an unexpected treat to see a Christian African American male as the main character in a Christian story. It was a long read however , each character was well developed and the story line was strong. The relationships between the characters reflected the relationships in the black community. I truly enjoyed the story within the story, C. S. Lewis' wonderful Narnia books. This made me want to read them again. I passed the book along to several friends, who also enjoyed it. If you like a good story line, with plenty of surprises, this book is for you!
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Summary: A most awsome novel.
Review: I just finished reading "The Dominion" by Randy Alcorn, and cannot truly think of another novel that has so profoundly touched me. I have recommended it to many people, even as I traversed the convoluted path taken by Clarence Abernathy as he traveled from grief and soul-searching to peace with his fellow man and God. Alcorn's insights into the African-American experience, and the human experience in general is fantastic. His characters are 3-dimensional and real, and his depictions of family refreshing. He propels the reader from the depths of crime and depravity into the cathedrals of Heaven itself. All I can say is, WOW. Now I must read Alcorn's other fiction work, "Deadline"!
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Summary: The book was slow and unmoving, it lacked intensity for me
Review: This book grabbed me emotionally at first when his sister was gunned downed. The rest was a long dull blurrrr with moments that came and went. I'm glad the others enjoyed it, but I didn't. It took me forever to read it. Normally when I like a book, I can't put it down. This one I couldn't pick up. It also suprises me that Randy is not black. That cover he did well, because reading the book you just felt that the author was black. Anyway, sorry on this one Randy, I couldn't hang and now I'm afraid to try any more for fear they'll be sleepers to.
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Summary: Good plot, tough read
Review: I enjoyed "parts" of this book. As long as the plot remained on Clarence Abernathy and his search for his sister's killers, the book was interesting. Once we started getting into his sister's afterlife experiences, it got stale. I found myself skipping pages to get on with Clarence's activities. Characters like "Zeke" began to really annoy me. The constant barrage of "ebonics" got stale as well, but I know it was necessary for the story and was at least contrasted in the intelligence of Clarence. It just needs to reduce the lengthy "afterlife" scenes.
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Summary: Excellent Literature, Superbly Written
Review: This is a tremendous book. The writing is excellent, and the story is compelling. It is a great novel, regardless of subject matter... as Christian literature it is at the very top! I found it hard to put down. I was caught by the characters, mesmerized by the view of heaven and the spiritual dimension, and compelled to review my thoughts and actions on race in America in a fresh way. PLEASE WRITE MORE!
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