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The Constantine Codex (2011)

by Paul L. Maier(Favorite Author)

3.27 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1414337736 (ISBN13: 9781414337739)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Tyndale House Publishers

review 1: When academics turn to fiction, especially when they try to introduce academic topics through fiction, the result is usually mediocre fiction. Maier rises above that at times, but by the end, I found myself having utterly failed to heed the White Queen's advice, and thus unable to believe the six impossible things that Maier required of me. The last quarter of the plot descended into inane levels of crazy, tainting a decent enough beginning. The romance is sweet, sometimes sickly-sweet, with a side of cheesy. I did finish it, however, and appreciated very much what the author tried to do. As a piece of fiction, not so much, but as an entertaining intro to the study of NT manuscripts, just fine.
review 2: This is quiet possibly one of the worst books I have ever... more had the misfortune to try and read. I'm usually pretty good with finishing books and I don't have hugely high expectations but this was really dire.I got to 30% into the story and nothing had really happened. I mistakenly thought this book would be similar to Dan Browns books. How wrong I was. Finishing the manuscript was so mundane I almost didn't realise that would play a role in the book. The narrative between the two main characters who are supposed to be married was stilted, boring and repetitive. I couldn't find any empathy for them and could not warm to their story at all.I found the FBI involvement laughable to be honest. That's not to say that I don't believe such errors as described during the story can cause such outrage across different communities in the modern world but the way it was dealt with instead of being something the characters were worried about and adding tension to the book it just seemed to create a way to fill 30% of the book (and ongoing as I did not finish it).I really am not a snobbish reader and will read almost anything but this was not something that I personally enjoyed which I'm sad about as I think the premise had great potential, it just wasted it on being a tourist guide for several different places throughout the world. That being said I do think the author is a very intelligent person and some of the points he was trying to raise are important for the 21st century it was just the style of writing and the pace that I struggled with.A book to avoid. less

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