2011; 472 pages. New Author? : Yes. Genre : Apocalyptic Thriller (among others). Overall Rating : 4½*/10.
What’s To Like...
For a change, we have a hero who is anything but enlightened. He takes others for granted, and has trouble
with his temper. He may be brilliant
when it comes to Quantum Physics, but he's clueless about people. Some serious personal growth is needed if
he’s going to make the jump to the fourth level. Will he make it?
Kewlest New Word...
Purulent : consisting of, containing, or
discharging pus. (late Middle English).
Excerpts...
”You must
understand, Carlos, it is not just the many species on your Earth that are
evolving. Your entire planet is
evolving, as is your solar system, as is your galaxy, as is our entire
universe. It is all interconnected. Our consciousness is the universe and the consciousness of the universe is us.
This connectivity can be expressed by the word “unity”. Our universe is evolving in unity.”They watched the entire video and when it finished Drew exhaled. “What a load of sh*t!” (loc.769)
Just thinking
about Zul’s theory of the universe and the evolution of the One that a few days
ago had made so much sense now seemed laughable.
Carlos Maiz –
chosen by aliens to save the world?It was really quite absurd. (loc.4680)
Kindle Details...
The Zul Enigma sells for $5.99
at Amazon. The paperback is $17.00, and the Hardcover, not available
at Amazon, goes for $147.84. Surely those non-Kindle prices are jokes.
“Inter-relation
of karmic energy across all consciousness,,,” (loc. 4510)
The big problem with The Zul Enigma is that it can’t seem to decide
what genre it wants to be. It starts out
as a decent Action Adventure. Then it
abruptly switches to being an Inspirational novel. After that it turns into a Romance. And it finishes up by being a tale of
Intrigue.
This has a profound effect on the pacing of
the story, which speeds up all too seldom and slows down for extended
stretches. J.M. Leitch states that it
took her 7½ years to complete The Zul
Enigma, which makes me wonder if this was what caused these pacing and genre
issues.
There is way too much telling and not near
enough showing. The book could’ve had an
exciting finish with Carlos and his
message to the world. Instead we get a
weak recap about those events 56 years after they occur.
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