Review of Truth and Evil
Posted: 16 Apr 2024, 07:49
[Following is a volunteer review of "Truth and Evil" by G. Edward Martin.]
Truth and Evil: A Historical Fiction Novelette Set During WW2 by G. Edward Martin is a thought-provoking look at the battle between good and evil that exists in each of us.
The story takes place during World War II and the Nazi invasion of Russia known as "Operation Barbarossa". A young German soldier who had enlisted with great pride to serve his country has left behind a simple country life to become a hardened soldier. Indoctrination taught him to believe that non-germans were a fungus upon the Earth that needed to be destroyed. Having been through many fierce battles and having seen much death, he had never even been scratched. This led him to believe that he was a chosen, righteous man fighting for a great cause. During the clearing of a Russian town, the soldier finds a beautiful, young Russian girl hiding in a cellar. His indoctrinated beliefs of superiority and the experience of war culminate in the act of a most atrocious crime against this young girl. It appears he has gotten away with it, unnoticed until moments later he is suddenly and unexpectedly killed. Upon his death, his spirit is immediately ripped from his body to appear before God.
Remarkably, instead of condemning him, God sends the young man back to relive the moment until he can correct his wrongdoing. The troubled soldier takes the reader on a thought-provoking journey looking at the subtleties of evil's disguise and the weight of our everyday choices. Although, dark, the author's message is so important, "the Earth exists in between heaven and hell; it is a mirror of both but it could become either. The choice is, and always will be, yours to make."
I highly recommend this book and give it a rating of 5 out of 5. It is well-written and appears to be well-researched. The reader should be warned, though, that this is a very dark subject centered around the cruelty and violence of war.
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Truth and Evil
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Truth and Evil: A Historical Fiction Novelette Set During WW2 by G. Edward Martin is a thought-provoking look at the battle between good and evil that exists in each of us.
The story takes place during World War II and the Nazi invasion of Russia known as "Operation Barbarossa". A young German soldier who had enlisted with great pride to serve his country has left behind a simple country life to become a hardened soldier. Indoctrination taught him to believe that non-germans were a fungus upon the Earth that needed to be destroyed. Having been through many fierce battles and having seen much death, he had never even been scratched. This led him to believe that he was a chosen, righteous man fighting for a great cause. During the clearing of a Russian town, the soldier finds a beautiful, young Russian girl hiding in a cellar. His indoctrinated beliefs of superiority and the experience of war culminate in the act of a most atrocious crime against this young girl. It appears he has gotten away with it, unnoticed until moments later he is suddenly and unexpectedly killed. Upon his death, his spirit is immediately ripped from his body to appear before God.
Remarkably, instead of condemning him, God sends the young man back to relive the moment until he can correct his wrongdoing. The troubled soldier takes the reader on a thought-provoking journey looking at the subtleties of evil's disguise and the weight of our everyday choices. Although, dark, the author's message is so important, "the Earth exists in between heaven and hell; it is a mirror of both but it could become either. The choice is, and always will be, yours to make."
I highly recommend this book and give it a rating of 5 out of 5. It is well-written and appears to be well-researched. The reader should be warned, though, that this is a very dark subject centered around the cruelty and violence of war.
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Truth and Evil
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon