Review: A Question of Will
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2013
I liked this book because Alex gives ideas on the potential of humanity to be so much more than we think we are - to accomplish what some think is impossible - to be all we have the possibility to be.  To me, his depiction of a subsociety of powerful individuals who are actually the dominant society through manipulation of humanity is pretty accurate in 2013.  These 2 themes of the book were of great interest to me and kept me reading.  The ethics presented in the book regarding revenge vs. forgiveness bring up some thought provoking questions as well.The plot line was interesting regarding the billionaire who may or may not be all he seems.  The story became confusing for me at the very end as I couldn't follow all the manipulations occurring and the shifts between centuries and the reasons for them.  I'm still trying to ascertain why one of chacters has to go back to change an incident when the incident already has had a favorable resolution.  (Being vague so as not to spoil anything for new readers.)The author has some good ideas, and I am hoping that in Book 2 of this series which I just purchased, that he pursues his story in more of a straight line than moving the reader back and forth so much.I do recommend the book.  Overall, it was worth the time spent to read it, and since it is a series, I feel the author, who seems very sincere in soliciting honest feedback, will take the reviews to heart and become a more accomplished author the more he writes, which is the way of many writers.  His premise is interesting enough that I would like to see where his creativity takes these characters.