*************** Really enjoyed this book. Can't wait for the next one! *************** Good story, interesting characters. Can’t wait for the next book in the series! *************** Couldn’t put it down! One person found this helpful *************** One of life's better experiences is adding a book to your library after you've read it, and I was so happy to place Alan's book on my shelf today (he's tucked in there between Remarque and Shelley). This book gave me hints of Bradbury and notes of C.S. Lewis and both of those guys were pretty OK novelists! Alan's characters are people that I'd like to meet, or in the case of the bad guys, people I'd like to see from a distance. The pace is just right, and the story - even though it's sci-fi and slightly dystopian - is eerily relatable, because like all good novels, it tells you something about Reality. If you want your brain to be both entertained and exercised, just click "Buy It Now." *************** I loved reading the story of the future dystopian futuristic society and the impact it has on the people. I also loved the insatiable quest for deeper meaning by the characters. This world is actually plausible, especially the way we are heading in today's society in where cancel culture ultimately takes over. This story is the ultimate reality of that end. A great read! *************** If you are a Sci-Fi\Adventure lover like I am, then this is a must read! The characters and the plot/storyline are truly, as one of the characters is fond of saying " Absolutely Intriguing". I finished it in one and a half days! I can't wait to see what's in store for the rest of the trilogy! *************** This book is amazing. It’s one of those that you just can’t put down. I quickly finished this one and can’t wait for book #2. I recommend it highly! *************** An ensemble cast of thoughtful protagonists, a dramatically damaged planet, plus a couple of venal, vicious, violent villains place this paranoid Sci-fi thriller squarely in the lineage of 1984. I'd have benefitted from a smidge more description of the surroundings. I had trouble "picturing" the settings these characters inhabited... their homes, vehicles, offices, restaurants, etc. But the draw here is psychological, philosophical, and societal. Today's pseudo-scientific Ruling Elite have taken advantage of a planetary disaster and plowed headlong to their logical conclusion: power-drunk, manipulative, sloganeering totalitarians. Capturing the suffocating arrogance of a Soviet/Nazi-like ideology and its vacuous mottos, the poisonous residue of a civilization founded upon lies soils everything it touches. The inevitability of a Surveillance State becomes clear—unavoidable as long as there remains an ounce of free will, and the faintest echo of truth. The ending could be viewed as a bailout. Literally an escape. But then we remember the author is crafting a trilogy, and we can expect our heroes (some of them at least) to make a comeback to right the wrongs they managed to survive. So it would appear hope remains for this world knocked off its rocker. |
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Ask My Pastor, He Knows That Stuff is needed in so many homes. It covers a broad range of subjects and gives clear, understandable answers to the kinds of questions most people wrestle with. Questions involving love, death, miracles, truth and much more. If you don't have a pastor to ask, then this book is for you. If you do have a pastor, this book is still for you. The author makes the subjects easy and writes on a level you don't have to be a theologian to understand. I highly recommend it. *************** I just finished this book today!! It is a thoughtful treatise on Christian principals that is refreshingly understandable. This book is useful both for the Christian who would like help explaining these beliefs to others as well as young people or adults that are trying to search for the Answer. I will definitely use this book as a reference in formulating my explanations of Biblical principles in the future. *************** Much of standard Christian theology is absolutely correct. But much is as traditional as that of the Pharisee sect of Judaism. The standard, dispensational, evangelical theology is well presented, though. So, I would absolutely recommend it to those who believe that that is the only path to truth. I will be using it as a reference tool to teach the truth, some of which will come from its pages and some of which will be taught in spite of what is presented there. Thank you Alan Root Robertson. *************** In a culture that spurns denominations, many Christians have been left out of the great doctrines (and saved from lousy doctrine, of course) that comes with a long faith tradition. I hear so many Christians in churches say, "we are just here to let people know they are loved"…well, that's nice, but we have Kindergarten teachers and the Beatles for that; how can a church go deeper?!?! Robertson's book is the answer. This book is well organized and so much easier to read than some other books on the subject. A great first step for those needing deeper answers in life! *************** Have you ever wondered if you were sprinkled, should you have been dunked? This is your book. Have you ever been a Baptist in a Catholic service and wondered, " Should I believe that or not?". This is your book. Have you had a child or a friend ask you about your faith, and you were slow to answer because you weren't quite sure and you did not want to mislead them? This is your book. Ask My Pastor outlines beautifully the truths we hold in common with all other Christians. This is what Jesus wants you to know about following him. Readable, understandable, uplifting, and unifying, this book breaks down all the barriers that divide and isolate the family of Christ. Armed with these truths, you can worship God joyfully in any place, at any time, in any church, with every other human being who has bowed his knee and declared that Christ is Lord. *************** Alan's approach is geared to youth, but is applicable for all ages. As is stated on the back cover: "It is…simply an antidote for the pervading postmodern deconstruction of absolutes." Alan's treatment of biblical application to the current culture's worldview is excellent. Readers with a Young Earth perspective will feel quite comfortable with all that is said. Those with an Old Earth perspective will, never-the-less, find many very intriguing insights into today's culture's departure from God's Word. I recommend this book as an excellent investigation of the divergence of the current culture from the teachings of Scripture. *************** This book is great because, the author has found a way to communicate life changing and eternal information that is vital to all ages of people. Young people will especially enjoy the light but serious style of dealing with life's most serious issues. Adults will not hesitate to recommend or give this book to a child or a grandchild. Some people who are afraid they don't know the Bible will enough to share it with others, may find this book easier to share while being just as serious in content and doctrine. This book is profoundly serious while being well organized and in some places very funny. Buy it; Read it; Share it; Believe it; Give it away. However, never forget what the author has shared from his heart and most important what he has shared from God's Holy Word. **************************** |