Garry Harper
Author of Clouds Without Water
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Clouds without Water by Garry Harper
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.I received this thru the early readers group. It took me a long time to finish it. I’m not going to repeat the story line since others have. Religious fanaticism gone bad. I was generally disappointed in the book. The historical narrative was interesting, but the book just never grabbed me.
½This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Kind of on the fence about this book.
As interesting as it was to discover Millerism through this semi-fiction, I didn't really enjoy it. I had a hard time getting in, then for a while I was super into the story... And then the second part happened. And it felt empty, I guess? Like you're waiting for something to happen, but it never does. Which, we could argue, is the whole point of the second part, but still... What happened with Thomas? And what was that ending? It felt so out of place...
Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if more characters had been developped a bit more? For example, at one point the author says that Henry doesn't even look at his friends, and it's supposed to invoke some feeling, right? But it fell flat for me. It never felt like they were really important to him, unlike the doctor who somehow had a bigger importance.
Anyway, it wasn't the greatest read ever, but I learned some stuff, so that's a plus?… (more)
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.I have mixed feelings about this book. Most people have heard about the Miller movement and his prophecy of the 2nd coming. This book seems to just take it to the extreem. Ifind it hard to believe a whole community would turn on each other over what a no nmae person says or prophcises.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.I received the audiobook version of this book in exchange for a HONEST review.
The story is based on historical events surround William Miller and his followers, the Millerites. Miller 'brainwashed' his followers into believing Jesus Christ was returning sometime in 1843-44...don't recall the exact date. As we all know, this didn't happen...
The author did a good job telling the story but I really did not care for the narration/narrator and it took me a long time to finish the book.
The author did a good job telling the story but I really did not care for the narration/narrator and it took me a long time to finish the book.
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