Through a Glass Darkly: A Novel

Rating:
Summary: Give Me A Break!
Review: I could handle (barely) the first two-thirds of the book with him being a Don Juan but seriously, who does this character think he is? John Wayne or Clint Eastwood? What with all the fights he gets into - a barroom brawl and a street fight, to name a few. And wouldn't you know it, he even wins them all!

By the time this narrative is almost through, he undergoes 3 identities. Does he really know who he is when the story is through? I couldn't wait to get to the end of this book - to finish it!

Rating:
Summary: Give Me A Break!
Review: This clever story of an amnesia victim searching for his identity is full of twists and surprises. I really devoured the book, practically frantic to see what would happen next. The characterization is well done, as is the plot line. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was the ending. I felt the author failed to wrap it up in a satisfying way. I can't say more without giving away the ending. I'm not at all saying that the ending was disappointing; just that it could have all been tied up a little better with all the characters.

Rating:
Summary: Engrossing and fast-moving
Review: This clever story of an amnesia victim searching for his identity is full of twists and surprises. I really devoured the book, practically frantic to see what would happen next. The characterization is well done, as is the plot line. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was the ending. I felt the author failed to wrap it up in a satisfying way. I can't say more without giving away the ending. I'm not at all saying that the ending was disappointing; just that it could have all been tied up a little better with all the characters.

Rating:
Summary: It's not totally impossible to imagine a worse novel
Review: This is my first (and last) Gilbert Morris read. I never would have guessed that this author had so many previous publications, and I find the other reviews here totally incongruous with my perception.

On the up side... The book had an okay story, and it was a fast read, primarily because of an unusually large type face. I almost rated this two stars because I could imagine worse, but I've given two stars to an item here and there that I thought were somewhat better.

On the down side... No suspense; No medical information to justify the portrayal and basis of the amnesia of the story protagonist; Hugely stilted colloquial jargon. Most disappointing were the extremely heavy-handed Christian story elements and metaphors. Apparently the author is a former pastor and drawing from his expertise, but he did it with no grace and at the expense of every other requirement in a well-constructed and well-written story.