Review of Working At The Warehouse
Posted: 14 Jan 2022, 18:27
[Following is a volunteer review of "Working At The Warehouse" by Jerry A. Greenberg.]
Working At The Warehouse is a novel that is a combination of fantasy and science-fiction that is written by Jerry A. Greenberg. It follows a group of people that works in a local warehouse where they supply religious materials to the nearest churches. What they do sometimes does not sit well with most of them, and it is not like they can quit because they need this job, as much as they might hate it. This book raises a lot of valid points about the state of religions and the role they play in society. It is satirical, hilarious, shocking, and quite frankly gut-stabbing.
In the first chapter, we are introduced to Lew Thompson. Lew Thompson is in his car early in the morning, heading to work at the warehouse. It’s just a normal day. In his office, while he is about to answer a phone call, a truck driver enters, and Lew calls him by his name, but the driver seems to not recognise his name. Surprised, Lew asks this driver whether he doesn’t know his name, or he just didn’t know that his name was sewn onto the work overalls. He gives him unsatisfying, vague answers. Lew can’t brush this off. It seems to gnaw at him. Who is this driver? He hasn’t seen him here before. Thinking that he might be an imposter, Billy, one of Lew’s co-workers, assures him that if he was an imposter or a thief, surely he would have stolen the goods in the truck, but he didn’t. Getting curious about what must have been in that truck, Lew goes to check and find crates of 10,000-year-old prayers. Not knowing what were those, they decide to investigate.
They find out that the 10,000-year-old prayers were prohibited by the warehouse to be delivered because they possess great powers of making people aware of the real truths behind the world’s religions. They even get the call from the foundation that owns most warehouses that deliver religious materials, asking them about this delivery. How did they know? Why is the foundation against the distribution of these 10,000-year-old prayers? Would it be wrong if people knew the truth about their religions? Where does Lew stand on this issue? Is he against the religions and what they stand for? What would he do? Answers to these questions can be found in between the covers of this meticulously written book.
I have never read such a different book before. It totally caught me by surprise. The storyline was original, and the themes it discussed are very important because I believe that every one of us has asked ourselves these very questions about religions at least once in our lives. The author did well by starting a dialogue around religion in such a manner.
I liked everything about this book. The author developed these characters so well. He provided each character’s background story in such a manner that, in the middle of the book, I understood them and their actions. The plot didn’t have any holes. It was properly constructed and executed. I loved the fact that the narration and dialogue were properly balanced. So I didn’t feel like the story was told to me, but felt like it was shown to me, as I believe that is better because, as a reader, you feel included. The pace it was moving in was so fast, although it started slowly at the beginning. In the middle, I was metaphorically holding on to the texts as a lot was happening, especially things I didn’t expect. Most of the things in the middle of the book I didn’t see them coming. There were a couple of plot twists that left me with my mouth agape, like the introduction of Interpol and the secret mission they have been conducting for four years.
The ending was very satisfying as it was realistic. The complexity of the plot made me wary of how it would all be wrapped up, but I am glad it was executed well.
There is nothing I can say I disliked about this book. All the characters that appeared played their roles, and they added some values.
Taking everything into account, I am proud to rate this book four out of four stars. It deserves it. I think it was professionally edited because I only came across a few minor errors.
Sentences in a long dialogue had no opening quotation marks. The book strongly criticises religion, but it doesn’t do so in a disrespectful or belittling manner. So it won’t offend religious people. If anything, I would recommend it to them so they could be challenged in their beliefs because I believe we become stronger in everything if we are being challenged.
******
Working At The Warehouse
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
Working At The Warehouse is a novel that is a combination of fantasy and science-fiction that is written by Jerry A. Greenberg. It follows a group of people that works in a local warehouse where they supply religious materials to the nearest churches. What they do sometimes does not sit well with most of them, and it is not like they can quit because they need this job, as much as they might hate it. This book raises a lot of valid points about the state of religions and the role they play in society. It is satirical, hilarious, shocking, and quite frankly gut-stabbing.
In the first chapter, we are introduced to Lew Thompson. Lew Thompson is in his car early in the morning, heading to work at the warehouse. It’s just a normal day. In his office, while he is about to answer a phone call, a truck driver enters, and Lew calls him by his name, but the driver seems to not recognise his name. Surprised, Lew asks this driver whether he doesn’t know his name, or he just didn’t know that his name was sewn onto the work overalls. He gives him unsatisfying, vague answers. Lew can’t brush this off. It seems to gnaw at him. Who is this driver? He hasn’t seen him here before. Thinking that he might be an imposter, Billy, one of Lew’s co-workers, assures him that if he was an imposter or a thief, surely he would have stolen the goods in the truck, but he didn’t. Getting curious about what must have been in that truck, Lew goes to check and find crates of 10,000-year-old prayers. Not knowing what were those, they decide to investigate.
They find out that the 10,000-year-old prayers were prohibited by the warehouse to be delivered because they possess great powers of making people aware of the real truths behind the world’s religions. They even get the call from the foundation that owns most warehouses that deliver religious materials, asking them about this delivery. How did they know? Why is the foundation against the distribution of these 10,000-year-old prayers? Would it be wrong if people knew the truth about their religions? Where does Lew stand on this issue? Is he against the religions and what they stand for? What would he do? Answers to these questions can be found in between the covers of this meticulously written book.
I have never read such a different book before. It totally caught me by surprise. The storyline was original, and the themes it discussed are very important because I believe that every one of us has asked ourselves these very questions about religions at least once in our lives. The author did well by starting a dialogue around religion in such a manner.
I liked everything about this book. The author developed these characters so well. He provided each character’s background story in such a manner that, in the middle of the book, I understood them and their actions. The plot didn’t have any holes. It was properly constructed and executed. I loved the fact that the narration and dialogue were properly balanced. So I didn’t feel like the story was told to me, but felt like it was shown to me, as I believe that is better because, as a reader, you feel included. The pace it was moving in was so fast, although it started slowly at the beginning. In the middle, I was metaphorically holding on to the texts as a lot was happening, especially things I didn’t expect. Most of the things in the middle of the book I didn’t see them coming. There were a couple of plot twists that left me with my mouth agape, like the introduction of Interpol and the secret mission they have been conducting for four years.
The ending was very satisfying as it was realistic. The complexity of the plot made me wary of how it would all be wrapped up, but I am glad it was executed well.
There is nothing I can say I disliked about this book. All the characters that appeared played their roles, and they added some values.
Taking everything into account, I am proud to rate this book four out of four stars. It deserves it. I think it was professionally edited because I only came across a few minor errors.
Sentences in a long dialogue had no opening quotation marks. The book strongly criticises religion, but it doesn’t do so in a disrespectful or belittling manner. So it won’t offend religious people. If anything, I would recommend it to them so they could be challenged in their beliefs because I believe we become stronger in everything if we are being challenged.
******
Working At The Warehouse
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
thank you so much for your kind words. They mean a lot to me.