Title: Little research and less plot
Product review: This book, doubtless making its author a fortune, is an example of the credulity of even the editorial reviews when making judgments. I teach religious studies, and have no objection to reading creative reinterpretations or fictional accounts. But the so-called "historical" basis and "sweep of Western culture" are really erroneous or absent in this book. Nor did I find it thrilling, which could have made up for its single-minded Catholic conspiracy theory versus real people scenario. I found the characters wooden and the premise absurd.
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