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2.0 out of 5 stars A Tedious Installment in a Fascinating Series, Oct 1 2001
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This review is from: The Wonder Worker (Paperback)
The literary problem with this novel, which so many readers find so riveting, is its construction. The book is broken into five parts narrated by four different interconnected persons. While it is interesting to view events as through a prism, this technique wears thin in page after page of rambling prose. This novel would have been much stronger if it had been edited down. Much too much verbiage! Much too much wandering over the same territory! At one point I wondered why I kept plodding on. The answer is, you get hooked on these characters due to this surplice-ripping series as a whole. Despite several melodramatic moments, nothing much happens in this novel-- it could have been condensed into a fine short story. For a budding Howatch fan, I recommend "Glittering Images" or particularly the incredible potboiler "The High Flyer" over this book any day.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nick Darrow Is Back!, Jan 22 2001
By carol irvin "c.k. irvin" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wonder Worker (Paperback)
Nick Darrow, the psychic Anglican priest, was one of my favorite characters in the 6 novel Starbridge series so I was very glad to see Susan Howatch reprise him in his 40s in this novel. He was much younger in "Mystical Paths," which took place before his ordination. Howatch told the Starbridge stories with one narrator in first person for each of the Starbridge novels. With this one, she returns to a device she used in her "Cashelmara" and "Penmarric" days of having alternating characters tell the story in first person. Nick has a ministry of healing and deliverance using his psychic powers. Lewis Hall, his former spiritual director, now lives and works with him. The danger for Nick is in the temptation to become a Wonder Worker. This is where he becomes a charismatic Christian healer who works in pursuit of his own fame and glory rather than God's. This book also has more of a love story develop within it than some of the other Starbridge novels did and you see it develop from the main characters' points of view. Venetia reappears from the Starbridge series also and takes up with Lewis Hall. These characters all reappear in the novel which came after this one, "The High Flier," but they are no longer the leads in that novel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting Romance with Intelligence and Discovery, Jan 15 2001
By Regin S. Kovacs "Dragon of Literature" (Corinth, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wonder Worker (Paperback)
Susan Howatch has enveloped the reader in a menage of intertwining relationships and their reflections from each character in such a way as to capture the intelligence and interest of the avid reader. Her insight into such different characters and their own reflections on their involvement with each other is both insightful and just plain riviting to read. The consistent and faithful reader of books will enjoy the serious side of Howatch's examinations, yet the reader will not be disappointed by the need and satisfaction of romance.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quite possibly the best book I have ever read
I can't believe anyone below gave this book a negative review! It is quite simply the best thing Howatch has ever written and quite likely the best thing I have EVER read... Read more
Published on Oct 6 2000 by Cybamuse

3.0 out of 5 stars Flawed but fascinating
I wanted to like this book. I'm an Anglican and an anglophile. It was my first Susan Howatch novel. I knew people who liked it. Read more
Published on Aug 1 2000 by spidir

3.0 out of 5 stars A Bit Disappointing
The Wonder Worker was a disappointment. Although it contained all the elements I love about Susan Howatch -- her knowledge of the Church of England, her deft use of multiple... Read more
Published on May 7 2000 by John T. Farrell

5.0 out of 5 stars The story is all consuming. Be prepared to be swept in.
The story and characters hooked me immediately. I began to fear that all would not be resolved within the last ten pages. I couldn't bring myself to read any faster. Read more
Published on April 23 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Not nearly as good as the series
I was very disappointed in The Wonder Worker. Alice was the only voice I really could read. When we got to Lewis I just skipped over much of his complaining and read the rest... Read more
Published on Mar 15 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting at first, but then it fizzled
I found this book to be somewhat tedious to get through. The characters were superficial, stereotypical and so very self absorbed in their own psychology. Read more
Published on Feb 23 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Read Straight Through - Could not put it down
Other reviewers mention other books by this author and compare. Since I have never read her books and have nothing to compare this one to, I found the book most compelling. Read more
Published on Dec 30 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put it down.
After reading the other reviews, I am glad this was my first Susan Howatch novel. I found it a fascinating read and I can't wait to read her other books.
Published on Jul 24 1998 by sallyroach@feist.com

4.0 out of 5 stars In UK this book is called " A question of integrity"
I have read all of the "Starbridge" novels and like other reviewers, found this one slightly less compelling. Read more
Published on Jun 13 1998

3.0 out of 5 stars I liked this book, but not as much as others by Howatch
I am a longstanding Howatch fan, and had fun reading this book, but not that much fun. Howatch writes excitingly, and sex and religion are still a potent combination. Read more
Published on Mar 10 1998

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