Review: Brain Pan Sizzle!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2013
Let me do this while the narrative is still sizzling in my brain pan.Speaking of sizzling my latest book."Trump the Economy" 11 Real Business Startups,1 Life of Freedom, A survivor's journeyis off to a fantastic start!Now to this review.Firstly Amazon delivered this trilogy at a bargain. These books are well written and generate a fair amount of excitement throughout. The first in the series is probably the best while the third is the weakest. Mr. Gordon's historical novels are created around a central character being a physician. The backdrop of the three main theist religions, (especially in the physician) gives this series more depth and food for thought. Questions like, why autopsies were not allowed back then, (religious reasons) and how much did it delay the progress of science and medicine? Good questions to consider or speculate about.Love the ideas, however unlike Umberto Eco, his approach to presenting the story is simplified by a straight forward linear narrative. If you delve into one of Eco's books like Foucault's Pendulum, you will immediately note the difference in style and the richness of the language and history. Dan Brown readers of the Divinci Code, pick up a copy as you will definitely note the difference.Gordon's books have considerable pace and exotic settings, with the Physician reminding of another series of books called the "Flashman" by George MacDonald Fraser, with its anti hero as central character. This series of books swirls through many more precarious events at a far more rapid pace.With that said, these books are really good at grabbing the reader with enough detail to feel you are there. Furthermore any time a book is still stirring the neurons in your head after finishing it, it's a good thing.Good job by the author with both the historical and story telling details.Highly recommended.