The last two books in this series have left me wondering why the author chose to write a fictional story based on fiction. The bible as history? Really? Then again, I do enjoy mythology and so I tried to read it in that light, but the seriousness with which the characters seemed to take these beliefs appeared to be, to me at least, the actual belief in the bible as historical fact by the author bleeding through. It comes off oddly when trying to show up the wickedness of the populations being destroyed, utterly, by a supposedly good and merciful god. Because, as "wicked" as those populations may be, they weren't, you know, destroying whole populations. The Abrahamic god remains the reigning champion of murder. Hooray. Pffft.
The first three books in this series are among my all-time favorites so I was thrilled when this 4th installment came out. Parts of it were OK but then it went positively evangelical and full of Bible babble. Chloe and Cheftu apparently had a hand in all the important Old Testament stuff like Sodom & Gomorrah, tower of Babel, Hanging Gardens, etc etc. While the middle of the book was good, much of the rest was extremely weird and "fuzzy". An unsatisfying conclusion to what had been an exciting and romantic series.
What do You think about Twilight In Babylon (2002)?
Hm.. I don't really know what's my opinion this book.Strange, I think. More strange because I don't have there was a lot of important or rememberable stuff on it.It had a lot to do with religious stuff and while there was a lot of this in the previous books, too, I had no trouble keeping up. But here.. well. I never read the bible.I don't really liked this one and it was a fight to go through with it but I hate not end a book.Furthermore I am not satisfied with the end. I think Frank neglected o
—Alba
