Review: Can't wait for the next installment
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2013
After the horrific murder of his child and himself, Henry Black is given a choice by the gatekeepers in Purgatory: Spend eternity in the Nowhere or go back to Earth to see his family. The white gatekeeper, Randall, warns Henry that he might not like the consequences should he decide to return to Earth. Henry ignores Randall's cautions and follows Boothe, the black gatekeeper, back to the living realm. Boothe tells Henry that while on this realm, there are rules that he must follow. The problem being that Henry isn't very good at following rules and his anxiety over his family's fate trounces common sense. Along the way, Henry's faith is challenged. A casual observer at best, a complete cynic at worst, Henry encounters good and evil in himself and others. Within very vague guidelines, he must choose to believe in a God who permits iniquity or the to allow the malevolence he begets through his own actions to escalate. It's an age-old dilemma presented in a very entertaining fashion. I definitely want to read the next installment.