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3.0 out of 5 stars good storyline, but drags a little, Sep 20 2009

By	Brenda Pink "snorkelgeek" (Lethbridge, AB, CAN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a good book that perhaps suffers from the translation. I found it difficult to get into the book and it took me awhile to figure out why. I think the English used is very formal and stilted, probably a result of the translation. I'm not faulting the translator, as I know how difficult it must be to translate Spanish into everyday English. It would be curious to pick up the Spanish version and read it and see if the same problem occurs...I think not. The other thing that dragged the story down somewhat is the multitude of historical stories that flash through the centuries, not giving you time to get to know the historical characters involved. The book would have read better I think if the historical stories were woven into the main plotline instead of being inserted as separate chapters. I found it difficult to follow these chapters and found I lost none of the main story by just simply skimming these extraneous chapters.

I have started the author's second book Bible of Clay. The translation seems to be an easier read - or I may be more used to the writing. However, the author still uses the extra chapter method of adding in historical stories.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Ridiculous, April 20 2009

By	Linda Selbie "Atheologist" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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I stuck with this one to the end and maybe should have quit early on. I bought the book based on some good art history observations in Navarro's Secret Supper. My expectations sank with the convoluted, absurd and badly reasoned premise of this Shroud tale. The author missed a real opportunity to show how Leondardo da Vinci created the image on the cloth in what is the first recorded photographic negative. She does make slight comments about the relic industry. Since religions were invented, making and selling talismans and amulets has always been lucrative.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!, Aug 11 2008

By	historical fiction/mystery lover (Canada) - See all my reviews

I loved every moment of this book. The complex plot kept me guessing. I could not put it down! The historical and technical details added depth to the story. A new twist on an old story.

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