Blasphemy
by Douglas Preston
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Author: Douglas PrestonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-12-30
ISBN: 0765349663
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Forge Books
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- ISBN13: 9780765349668
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Book Reviews of Blasphemy
Book Review: Not the author's best, in my opinion.
Summary: 3 Stars
I have long been a fan of the collaborations of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. I have also enjoyed the respective authors' solo works. I give Blasphemy three stars because I am a fan of Preston (a little prejudice there), and it is a well-written novel.
While the concept behind Blasphemy is intriguing, the novel is rife with the usual Southern-Christian-Fundamentalist stereotypes (and, let me point out that in my opinion, the elements of stereotypes have to have origin; some basis of fact. This is perhaps what we find most offensive about them).
It does seem clear to me that, when the rules of Political Correctness were written, some exceptions were made: "the Right," Southerners in general, Christian fundamentalists, and especially (drumroll, please) conservative Southern Christian fundamentalists, who always seem to be an easy target (no Satanic Verses risks here).
I must say here that while I strive to be Christian, I do not consider myself a Christian. I hold genuine, sincere Christianity in high regard; I just am not currently capable of attaining that level of genuiness and sincerity. In fact, it is the "so-called" Christians who have kept me from fully embracing Christianity - but not Christ or His teachings.
Have I offended everyone yet?
At any rate, I am not offended from a "fundamentalist Christian" standpoint. In fact, I'm not offended at all (it's a NOVEL, folks, not a religious treatise). Actually, my reaction to the stereotypes contained in the novel are no more emotion-driven than a sigh and a roll of the eyes.
Preston does state that Blasphemy is "antifundamentalist," and credits the loan of materials on "the Christian right," so it is obvious he intended to make a statement. And he succeeded.
Perhaps someday someone will write a novel about the wackos on the antifundamentalist Left, just to kinda balance things out.
Which brings me to a point I'd like to make: Fundamentalism - from Christianity to Islam - is an unfortunate term used to classify the extremists, the nutjobs, the good ol' "Convert or die!" crowd. Yet, the term bothers me because are not fundamentals the very foundation, the basics, the core principles, the essential components from which the remainder is constructed? Thus, to condemn "the fundamentalists," it would seem, would be to condemn all. To paint the extreme element as "fundamentalism" is to perpetuate a very unfortunate way of defining the term, and the even more unfortunate prejudice associated with it.
Perhaps I'm developing a degree of optimism with age, but I'd like to believe that the vast majority of fundamentalist Christians are, if anything, antistereotypical.
Conservatism is merely a viewpoint, as is liberalism. Neither is particularly dangerous in moderation (any attempt to see things from both points of view, however, can result in objectivity. Consult your physician before taking).
And, those of us who happen to be Southern are simply so by the grace of God.
Perhaps some day we will all reach a level closer to God, from which we can look back on all the isms, prejudices and stereotypes, have a good laugh, and say, "Wow! They actually BELIEVED that stuff?"
In the meantime, prejudge not lest ye be prejudged.
Summary of Blasphemy
The world's biggest supercollider, locked in an Arizona mountain, was built to reveal the secrets of the very moment of creation: the Big Bang itself.
The Torus is the most expensive machine ever created by humankind, run by the world?s most powerful supercomputer. It is the brainchild of Nobel Laureate William North Hazelius. Will the Torus divulge the mysteries of the creation of the universe? Or will it, as some predict, suck the earth into a mini black hole? Or is the Torus a Satanic attempt, as a powerful televangelist decries, to challenge God Almighty on the very throne of Heaven?
Twelve scientists under the leadership of Hazelius are sent to the remote mountain to turn it on, and what they discover must be hidden from the world at all costs. Wyman Ford, ex-monk and CIA operative, is tapped to wrest their secret, a secret that will either destroy the world?or save it.
The countdown begins?
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