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The God Proof

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I am surprised to be the first person to write a review for this 2007 book. I never wrote a book review before. Usually I find reviews by someone who is better at doing that. Perhaps it is fitting for the first book ever written by this author to receive a first review ever written by this reader. I suspect that the reason for such low profile is that the book was not actively marketed. I see no other reason for such fine work to remain unnoticed.

This book does not easily falls into any category. I would call it a philosophical mystery novel. In my personal library I would place it somewhere between the volumes by Douglas Hofstadter and Umberto Eco. The book attempts to intertwine a rigorous historical and intellectual investigation of 20th century most celebrated mathematical work with spiritual journey and legal case. This connection is accomplished mostly at the intellectual level, suggesting the author's point of view on deep philosophical relationship between personal, social and metaphysical realms of existence. However, in my view the book lacks a psychological depth required to make a convincing literary and historical connection between the main characters and their lives. I have enjoyed the philosophical discussion of Goedel's work much more than other threads superimposed over it somewhat artificially. At the same time I must thank the author for being bold in his effort to bring the important and difficult subject to a broad audience.