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The Color of Blood (Paperback)

by Brian Moore (Author)
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Moore's lofty reputation stands on The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, Catholics, The Doctor's Wife and other widely different novels. All, however, center on characters one cares about and remembers. In this story, the protagonist is Catholic Cardinal Stefan Bem of an unnamed communist satellite. After he is the target of an assassination, Bem is taken by security officers to a remote house for his "protection." But the cardinal knows he is a prisoner, magnifying his suspicion that factions in the clergy and laity plan a demonstration against Soviet oppression at a religious ceremony only days away. Escaping the "raincoats," who use desperate means to try to stop him, Bem hastens to the church, where he dons the princely robes. Thousands are gathered when the cardinal appears to prevent a riot and the murders of both the tyrants and the tyrannized. The novel surges with tensions that never relax, from the hair-trigger opening to the jarring close.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Unengaging characters, setting, and situation, May 20 1999
This review is from: Color of Blood (Unbound)
I have to admit that the area of organized religious hierarchies and their trappings is not one I am very interested in. That said, I felt that this book failed for me in several ways: 1. I didn't feel for the characters 2. Thus, when the characters were in danger, I did not feel any suspense. 3. I didn't care about the pre-1989 Soviet bloc country or the religious organization inside of that country, further reducing my interest in the outcome. 4. The internal religious moral arguments the main character has with himself are represented by short and summary resolutions - this topic (and others) don't seem to be explored, as much as thrown out and discarded. 5. The detail was very sparse, and I wasn't drawn into the setting.

After finishing the book, I felt as though I had wasted my time.

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