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Title: Great Premise - Fair Novel
Review: There is certainly no way this book could possibly live-up to some of the over-the-top reviews here. The premise is great but the potential is poorly realized, the research soddy, and the writing is indeed terrible. Whoever wrote that the superbly challenging authors Stone and Morrow are "safe" has not read them and has a low standard for comparison of writers who question faith and organized religion. This novel is actually "safe" as it attempts to cling to stereotypes, stock characters, and very old prejudices. The author lacks true insight and belabors his point, repeatedly, too often, and too long. I "got it" well before the long delayed and predictable ending. If this is honestly such a masterpiece to some readers, good advice would be to read more and discover the fine writers who have approached the same ground with the intelligence this author lacks. There is great literature out there but this isn't close.
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