Review of Truth and Evil
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Review of Truth and Evil
[Following is a volunteer review of "Truth and Evil" by G. Edward Martin.]
The following is a review of Truth and Evil by G. Edward Martin.
Wow, wow, wow! I couldn’t put this book down. It was dark, painful, and enlightening all at the same time. This book leans heavily on religion and while not religious myself, I still found this to be a fascinating read. I’d suggest this to anyone open-minded about religions that might not be their own. There were practically no errors in this book. From start to finish, I was dragged into G. Edward Martin’s story and he held my attention tightly. For that, I had to rate it five out of five. There isn’t much I can say negatively about the story. It was tastefully done and a wonderful read, probably the only thing I can say is that it could have been longer because of how much I did enjoy it.
This story opens up by following a German soldier from World War Two but what is unique about this is that you aren’t meant to like this character from the start. I hated him in those first dozen pages. It brings to light how even good people can do terrible things under the right circumstances. A combination of pack mentality, war, and believing the fight of the many must be just. This is something that’s brought about time and time again, especially when it comes to the horror of what happened during the war. How men and women from good homes with upbringings full of love could turn out to do some of the most heinous things.
Pack mentality is seen in this book, the way even those with common sense and good heart can push those things aside and follow the flow of everyone around them. Even to do things so unspeakable that their former selves from years prior wouldn’t even recognize who they have become. The soldier, who had come from a family living on a quaint farm is twisted into an evil thing who when ordered to search a home for people takes a young girl’s innocence because, in his mind, she is the enemy. It isn’t till his first death that he is presented with the facts of what he had done and with his mind unclouded by the war and his fellow soldiers he can see his wrongdoings.
This book follows that soldier on his journey of pulling a part of what remains of his tattered soul and trying to put it back together again. It’s a story about God and the Devil, how both struggle inside everyone, waiting at the door of ourselves wanting to be let inside. The main character is forced to die over and over again as he struggles to figure out what God wants from him. When he looks back at all the things he’s done with the eye of God on him, he realizes that the only way to redeem himself is to make the most just choices. Even when those choices are the hardest ones. He must choose truth above all to save himself and right his wrongs.
Each one of the main character’s deaths leads to more insight into what is morally right and wrong. Stepping away from his physical form each time gives him a bit of clarity to help him make better choices when he goes back. He knows if he doesn't do morally just things, his soul will be lost, and he will never know peace.
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Truth and Evil
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The following is a review of Truth and Evil by G. Edward Martin.
Wow, wow, wow! I couldn’t put this book down. It was dark, painful, and enlightening all at the same time. This book leans heavily on religion and while not religious myself, I still found this to be a fascinating read. I’d suggest this to anyone open-minded about religions that might not be their own. There were practically no errors in this book. From start to finish, I was dragged into G. Edward Martin’s story and he held my attention tightly. For that, I had to rate it five out of five. There isn’t much I can say negatively about the story. It was tastefully done and a wonderful read, probably the only thing I can say is that it could have been longer because of how much I did enjoy it.
This story opens up by following a German soldier from World War Two but what is unique about this is that you aren’t meant to like this character from the start. I hated him in those first dozen pages. It brings to light how even good people can do terrible things under the right circumstances. A combination of pack mentality, war, and believing the fight of the many must be just. This is something that’s brought about time and time again, especially when it comes to the horror of what happened during the war. How men and women from good homes with upbringings full of love could turn out to do some of the most heinous things.
Pack mentality is seen in this book, the way even those with common sense and good heart can push those things aside and follow the flow of everyone around them. Even to do things so unspeakable that their former selves from years prior wouldn’t even recognize who they have become. The soldier, who had come from a family living on a quaint farm is twisted into an evil thing who when ordered to search a home for people takes a young girl’s innocence because, in his mind, she is the enemy. It isn’t till his first death that he is presented with the facts of what he had done and with his mind unclouded by the war and his fellow soldiers he can see his wrongdoings.
This book follows that soldier on his journey of pulling a part of what remains of his tattered soul and trying to put it back together again. It’s a story about God and the Devil, how both struggle inside everyone, waiting at the door of ourselves wanting to be let inside. The main character is forced to die over and over again as he struggles to figure out what God wants from him. When he looks back at all the things he’s done with the eye of God on him, he realizes that the only way to redeem himself is to make the most just choices. Even when those choices are the hardest ones. He must choose truth above all to save himself and right his wrongs.
Each one of the main character’s deaths leads to more insight into what is morally right and wrong. Stepping away from his physical form each time gives him a bit of clarity to help him make better choices when he goes back. He knows if he doesn't do morally just things, his soul will be lost, and he will never know peace.
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Truth and Evil
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