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Product details Paperback 422 pages Publisher Novel Endeavor (October 19, 2011) Language English ISBN-10 9781936612055 ISBN-13 978-1936612055 ASIN 1936612054

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King X Stephen T Harper Books Reviews

I downloaded this book based on the reviews listed so I thought it would be only fair of me to review this book and say "Wish I had missed it."
The writing was cliché, repetitive, confusing, verbose--did I mention repetitive? The author locked onto a word choice and would repeat it throughout the chapter and would use words out of place which distracted from the story. For example one character "licked his teeth" and smirked in pain.
The point of view would flip from one character to another without any warning leaving the reader confused about who was talking and the names of the characters was bizarre. While the Main men in the story were called by their first names the other characters used their last names which caused more confusion. The main character who spent 5 chapters in a book store was named Book (maybe next time try Booker). Another main character Bressoud spent 3 chapters with his brother also Bressoud (and yes the author did flip Point of view from one brother to another to really confuse things).

The overall story was a jumble, jumping from 1200s to 1950s from the Middle East to Los Angeles. Overall it was a great IDEA that used too many words and perspectives to tell. I wish the author had someone edit the book to eliminate the confusing points of view, strenghten the word usage and placement, and focus on the story rather than the word count.
I was excited to read this book after the glowing reviews it received. Tragically, instead of a "thrilling roller coaster ride", it felt more like a washing machine cycle going round and round but not really getting anywhere. The dialogue was aloof and repetitive to the point of frustration as it offered little information to propel the plot. With regards to the mind-blowing "secret", prepare to be disappointed. It was laughably simplistic and completely undeserving of the characters' energies towards its discovery. Furthermore, the absolutes the "secret" postulated were contradictory to one another, offering you yet another level of confusion. The author certainly blunders here for instead of offering some circumstances under which this coexistence could take place, he cops out with "All is permitted". What!? While some may think this story will appeal to intellectuals and philosophers, I see it as a story for those who are gullible enough to buy into anything.
I will give one bit of praise to the author's style I did appreciate the parallel story lines set some 600 years apart. I found this to be an inviting technique that kept my interest. Seeing how the two stories impacted one another was probably the only reason I finished the book at all. I was also enjoyably surprised by the twist at the end with the two brothers.
If anyone is not sure if they will like the book, I recommend reading Chapters 37 and 39. These two chapters reveal the "secret" without having to suffer through the irritating, cyclical dialogue. If you can buy into a universe that can indeed operate under these conditions, you have a good chance of appreciating the book. If your level of intelligence prevents you from accepting those absurd conditions, then at least you only wasted a few minutes instead of the better part of the day - as was my misfortune.
WoW...just wow. Harper really understands language. King of dialogue! I *believed* what all his characters were saying, both out loud and in their respective internal monologues. The men thought like men and he didn't do too bad with the chicks either (a few times I wanted to check the cover and make sure it was a male author; he had some uncanny insights into the feminine psyche.)

Like this for instance, which I highlighted in my like the book fanatic I am, "Her life had been too safe to need courage, and too easy to develop resolve."

Book is a 1960's detective on the police force driven by integrity and some gritty past circumstances that have molded him into the man he's become. Ghosted by a haunting death in his past that he can't shake, and misunderstanding the root of it, it dogs him into adulthood. Despite challenging circumstances in his childhood, he rises above it magnificently. I was rooting for Wendell Book from the beginning; I dug who he was and thought he sounded pretty hot too! His life changes drastically when he meets Molly, a girl "awoken" to discover she is not who she believed she was. Pieces of her past fall together in a slow mudslide of chunks, with Book intricately entwined in the memories she possesses. I loved Book's POV, but the switch to the Christian Templar time told in third person from the perspectives of Broussard and Kahli were amazing as well. Steeped in history, the passages give a fascinating slice into life at that time,and the bravery and human motivation therein. It is the classic tale of good versus evil but it's never stale. Never. If you're a reader that digs fast paced action, intrigue, highly-detailed scene description, etc. This is the novel for you.

If you can survive the ending. Harper completely turned me upside down with his twist and I was pleased over the surprise of it. It made sense, it was complicated and gave me the "ah-huh" that I love to get nailed with at the end of a great read. Bravo!

A caveat this is not a genre I'm usually nuts over. It's a thinker dummies need not apply (joking...kinda). A novel like this keeps you on your toes, there's a lot going on that must be assimilated and connected by the reader, not the least of which is the history that is cleverly paced within the book. It's a full-meal-deal. If you're looking for dessert, skip this. It's too satisfying by far, completely engaging from beginning to end.
I couldn't finish this jumbled thriller, which bounces back and forth between the Crusades and contemporary America, touching down along the way for brief visits with the protagonists at other points in their lives. I got about a third of the way through it and discovered I really didn't care. Harper would have done his readers more of a service by not playing quite so close to the vest. It's okay that the King's X remains mysterious, but a few clues early on might have kept me reading.
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