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The Knowledge of Good & Evil (vuoden 2012 painos)

Tekijä: Glenn Kleier

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Decades after a famous theologian has a profound near-death experience, former priest Ian Baringer searches for the theologian's missing journal at the side of agnostic psychologist Angela Weber, with whom he confronts a shadowy cult.
Jäsen:GlennKleier
Teoksen nimi:The Knowledge of Good & Evil
Kirjailijat:Glenn Kleier
Info:Tor Books (2012), Edition: Reprint, Mass Market Paperback, 480 pages
Kokoelmat:Oma kirjasto
Arvio (tähdet):*****
Avainsanoja:spiritual suspense thriller, Fiction, Dystopian, horror, Contemporary, literary, science fiction, supernatural

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Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 13) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
Church tries to stop humanity from discovering the truth cliche, while a man repeatedly kills himself so he can do some sight-seeing in the afterlife. Levels of hell, fallen angels the whole Alighieri shtick (except there's only 7 levels and not 9 but who cares). A tree died for this! ( )
  Paul_S | Dec 23, 2020 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways.
This is an entertaining novel with a unique ending, but I was very disappointed because it closely followed the "formula" set by Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. I read this book in 2011, and this style of fiction had already become a cliche by then because of the huge number of authors who jumped on Brown's bandwagon. Kleier's writing talent is big enough to get past following in the footsteps of another. Genre writing is always formulaic, that is simply the nature of the beast, but a talented author can write within a certain style and still be creative and fresh. I hope this author has grown since this book. He certainly has the ability. ( )
  chibitika | Aug 27, 2016 |
On December 4, 1968, theologian Father Louis Merton visited the ancient Dead City of Polonnaruwa, Ceylon, entered the Cave of the Spirits of Knowledge, and experienced a vision. It’s claimed he found a backdoor to the afterlife. That he looked into the Mind of God and escaped with a secret so powerful it could change all humanity. Bring wars to a standstill. End forever the age-old hatreds between races, creeds and cultures.

Six days later as Merton prepared to announce his discovery, he suffered a horrific death under mysterious circumstances. But the secret did not die with him. He left behind a journal.


The above is from Goodreads. I started reading this book with no description. It was sent to me by the author and I agreed to read it, sight unseen. An agreement I came to regret.

This is the first book of this genre I have read, religious paranormal? Or just religious ..... dogma? I didn't like it. I only read about 3/4 quarters of it. Yes I finished it, but I skipped some chapters. The problem is if I tell you what I skipped, that would be a spoiler, and I promise spoiler free reviews.

This book follows Ian Baringer, a fallen priest (or rather a disillusioned priest, for reasons that are ) and Angela Weber an atheist/agnostic/scientist. She loves him, but hates his religiousness, his need to reconcile his belief in God with all the bad things that have happened to him. He finds a way.

The church (Catholic church) doesn't want him to succeed. Not being Catholic, I have no love for their dogma and this is why I skimmed some parts of the book. I really didn't like this book.

Why the 3 stars? (Goodreads rating) I thought the book was well written, it had good character development and the plot was good. I would say if this type of book was your 'cuppa', you would probably enjoy it. As for me, I'll take a pass on any future books in this genre. ( )
  BellaFoxx | Jun 1, 2016 |
*SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD*

The Knowledge of Good and Evil is not a light read and I hesitate to recommend it to everyone. However, it is a book close to my heart. You may say, it all started with Dan Brown, but my husband and I, we love religious thrillers be that books or movies. Stigmata, Konstantine or Dogma, anyone?


Glenn Kleier created a fantastic blend: a thriller full of race against time, a mystery hidden in time, a journey around the world and beyond mortal realm. There is also huge amount of research involved and very helpful corresponding with each chapter pictures which you can find on author's website.

Ian Baringer is an ex-priest who got so disappointed in divine paradox: how God could be all knowing and all-loving, and yet let such evil be in the world? that he had to leave the Catholic Church. After being praised as a hero who saved a lot of African kids, he retires and becomes a paranormal investigator on a small scale radio where he meets his future fiancee, clever and gorgeous psychologist, Angela Weber.

However, in his search for internal peace he stumbles into a work of another priest who wrote that he experienced Ultimate Reality which if known to the world will stop all religious wars and truly make people see that God exists. Sadly the priest dies mysteriously only hours before he is ready to give his speech.

Ian's research shows that the priest's revelations happened when he had a near death experience (NDE) and crossed to the other side. Ian just inherited a large sum of money and he is obsessed with seeing his parents who died protecting him when he was a little boy, so he throws his fortune into repeating an NDE in a controlled environment, and things he sees lead to a chain reaction where not only an ancient order of warriors of God is after him for attempting to uncover the mysteries of the afterlife, but the beings he sees in his NDE want something from him as well.

The whole book is a mad race where both Angela and Ian keep running away from the order and uncovering old secrets be that in Vatican or sacred places in India, Austria or Venice, and it get more and more surreal the longer you stick with it.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Knowledge of Good and Evil and I'm glad that it ends with a question mark, so we all can make our own conclusions out if it. Fantastic read which provides plenty of food for thought. ( )
1 ääni kara-karina | Nov 20, 2015 |
Received for free by Goodreads First Reads.

"The Knowledge of Good and Evil" was my first insight into the amazing mind of storyteller Glenn Kleier and it left me both shaken and marveled. In a word: balanced. I didn't know what to expect and that made the story feel even better.

The plot tells the tale of Ian Barringer, a young man desperate to learn the fate of his dead parents, and Angela Weber, his girlfriend, his anchor. Ian wants, NEEDS, to know what happened to his parents and he will stop at nothing to accomplish that, even if it costs him his life, his soul and Angela's love.
From the paragraph above, it may appear that Ian is but a selfish man, caring only for his needs. Far from it: Ian endures all this because he's determined to save them.

There is much to read here, much to absorb and interpret. Kleier's intake on what lays beyond is very well based. No one knows if it is any closer to the Truth, but it looks believable. Too much so sometimes. The journey into Hell, for instance, will make the most convict atheist pray it isn't as bad as he writes it.

The first of a trilogy, "The Knowledge of Good and Evil" sets the bar very high. A decade and a half have passed since his first novel, "The Last Day" (one of my next reads), and I wish it won't be that long for the next two installments to be published.

Final note, directly to Glenn Kleier: Don't haste your writing. I, we, want the next story to surpass this one and the one after that to be even better and we're willing to wait. Just don't make us wait thirty years. Some of us (hopefully, not me) may not be here by then. Keep it balanced. After all, aside from the Great Truth, isn't balance, equilibrium one of the most constant elements in this novel?

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1 ääni Joel.G..Gomes | Apr 17, 2014 |
Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 13) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
Kleier's undeniably gripping second spiritual thriller is bound to provoke just as many arguments as his controversial first novel, THE LAST DAY. THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD & EVIL is the first of a trilogy, and Kleier's many fans will only hope they won't have to wait long for the next installment.
lisäsi GlennKleier | muokkaaPublishers Weekly
 
Kleier unites concepts from the Bible, The Divine Comedy, and NDE accounts both ancient and modern to create a detailed imagining of a divine afterlife. The detailed hierarchy of Heaven and the fearsome demons of Hell give fantasy fans a reason to pick up this title, while thriller readers will find excitement in Ian and Angela’s attempts to stay ahead of their would-be assassins. However, the beating heart of this novel lies in its message of faith and finding peace at any cost. The Knowledge of Good & Evil makes for a sweeping, thoughtful, and fun first installment in a planned trilogy. Let’s hope the second book is soon to follow!
lisäsi GlennKleier | muokkaaShelf Awareness
 
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World-famous theologian Father Thomas Merton, 53, stepped from the shower toweling his rugged face and gray crescent of hair that rimmed his head, blue eyes aglow with the fervor of his Great Secret.
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