Steven Sora

Material about the history of the Oak Island Money Pit was interesting, as was the history of the area and of the peoples who have either lived nearby or visited. But the author lost me when he started in on the amateur etymology of the " this people had a word. These other people had a word with a similar sound and a similar meaning, therefore they were in contact." No, it doesn't work that way.

I must say, I was expecting a lot more than what I got from this book. There is an island off Nova Scotia where 3 kids poking around found a shaft that someone had dug that may or may not be filled with some kind of treasure. The premise of this book is that it was treasure left at the bottom of this strange place by a Scottish family who were heirs to the treasure of the Knights Templar.

Here's the problem: the book doesn't really tell you much about Oak Island because there is not much to show more know. So while the filler between the first few chapters and the last chapter is interesting, it doesn't really tell you anything about the supposed treasure. And that's okay, because there's nothing to know! The book is VERY unorganized and kind of just rambles from this topic to that topic; there's a lot of unnecessary stuff & a LOT of speculation. However, there is some interesting stuff in here that might make you pause for a moment regarding the roots of Christian holidays & worship. I'm keeping it for now to get a list of the sources that are used in this book, because I've found some avenues for future reading that I want to take.

As far as a resource, the book is probably not too good if you're interested in Oak Island itself, but can be used as a starting point if you're interested in the Knights Templar/freemasonry/the origins of Christianity etc. show less

The subject matter is interesting, unfortunately the author veers off in some different directions and tangents that it is very difficult to follow his major premise, which is that the templar treasure is buried on Oak Island, Nova Scotia.

What a hard book to read. The author is all over the place, quotes every book in existence and still doesn’t prove anything new. The speculation is probably correct but definitely not a theory he came up with.