Octavian
06-20-2011, 01:41 AM
... These books are fantastic! I stumbled upon them in the amazon kindle store and have read all three in a row and am anxiously awaiting the fourth!
My personal testimony about the series:
First, I am not a christian. Because of personal reasons, I always get a bit shaky when religious topics are aroused. Therefore you can possibly imagine my joy and chagrin when starting the series... My joy because, it's fantastic, and I'm engaged with it, Im digging the characters, etc. and my chagrin when God is mentioned numerous times as central to Scott's core... and then I think of the military force's name: EDEN. it was quickly evident the author must be christian... I became scared. should I continue?
Well I did continue, and I'm really glad I did. I've come to enjoy Remmy as a person, and even appreciate his faith. And Lee's adept story telling and character development is the credit for me being able to accept Remmy's faith as a part of his character, and not as a message for me, the reader, to get right with Jesus.
It's hard to put a finger on when or why something is good, and just works. For me, I think my military background and recent divorce played a huge role in my passion for this series. In a lot of ways, I felt emotionally similar to Remmy's fall from grace... I too had recently been in a very dark place emotionally. Because of this, I began to identify with Remmy and his pain. I understood how crazy the protagonist was feeling... However, I was also standing on the other side, with the 14th, just wishing he'd snap the hell out of it. I think Scott's fall from grace really offered me a kick in the ***, and some much needed introspection.
It suddenly dawned on me, I LOVE this series, the character development is strong, believable, and lovely. The mysterious story line is also fantastic, and I'm really looking forward to continuing the journey. and finally, I'm personally invested because I completely identify with the protagonist.
I loved all three, but I think "Hero", has to be my favorite! The battles were intense and believable, and my favorite was the Necrolid hive. I kid you not, I was laying in my room reading the chernobyl chapters... finding myself scared and with goose bumps... and then, out of nowhere, my DOG starts barking and freaking me out. BRILLIANT!
I love the roller coaster ride that is this book and this series. High speed adrenaline, paralyzing fear, comic relief, even a bit of romance... it's all there!
However, I do have a few concerns.. and Christianity lies at the heart of them... But I hope that the story continues to remain fantastic, and that God lies in the heart of the people, and not central to the actual mystery of alien invasion. But who knows, even if it does, and some cryptic christian message lies central to it, I still might really enjoy it. For now I hold on to faith in Lee and his great story... and I'd like to say, from the bottom of my heart, thanks man, it's been quite the ride!
My personal testimony about the series:
First, I am not a christian. Because of personal reasons, I always get a bit shaky when religious topics are aroused. Therefore you can possibly imagine my joy and chagrin when starting the series... My joy because, it's fantastic, and I'm engaged with it, Im digging the characters, etc. and my chagrin when God is mentioned numerous times as central to Scott's core... and then I think of the military force's name: EDEN. it was quickly evident the author must be christian... I became scared. should I continue?
Well I did continue, and I'm really glad I did. I've come to enjoy Remmy as a person, and even appreciate his faith. And Lee's adept story telling and character development is the credit for me being able to accept Remmy's faith as a part of his character, and not as a message for me, the reader, to get right with Jesus.
It's hard to put a finger on when or why something is good, and just works. For me, I think my military background and recent divorce played a huge role in my passion for this series. In a lot of ways, I felt emotionally similar to Remmy's fall from grace... I too had recently been in a very dark place emotionally. Because of this, I began to identify with Remmy and his pain. I understood how crazy the protagonist was feeling... However, I was also standing on the other side, with the 14th, just wishing he'd snap the hell out of it. I think Scott's fall from grace really offered me a kick in the ***, and some much needed introspection.
It suddenly dawned on me, I LOVE this series, the character development is strong, believable, and lovely. The mysterious story line is also fantastic, and I'm really looking forward to continuing the journey. and finally, I'm personally invested because I completely identify with the protagonist.
I loved all three, but I think "Hero", has to be my favorite! The battles were intense and believable, and my favorite was the Necrolid hive. I kid you not, I was laying in my room reading the chernobyl chapters... finding myself scared and with goose bumps... and then, out of nowhere, my DOG starts barking and freaking me out. BRILLIANT!
I love the roller coaster ride that is this book and this series. High speed adrenaline, paralyzing fear, comic relief, even a bit of romance... it's all there!
However, I do have a few concerns.. and Christianity lies at the heart of them... But I hope that the story continues to remain fantastic, and that God lies in the heart of the people, and not central to the actual mystery of alien invasion. But who knows, even if it does, and some cryptic christian message lies central to it, I still might really enjoy it. For now I hold on to faith in Lee and his great story... and I'd like to say, from the bottom of my heart, thanks man, it's been quite the ride!