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The Sinking of Noah's Ark

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I enjoyed this book. Other than a misquote(a quote by William Shakespeare not William faulkner) it was well thought out story. I think a lot of people would enjoy it. Some themes raised were somewhat controversial, but I DIDN'T find them offensive or insulting to any faith. It is a book that makes you think.
Good stuff.

I read this book with great interest. The court trial was very intriquing. I enjoyed the scenes where Noah is reunited with his deceased brother. I was very drawn to both characters.
A lot of time,effort and research seemed to have gone into creating this book.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in reading literature that goes against the norm.
A great read!!!!!!

The opening paragraphs(Nelson Mandela speech) and the title of the novel enticed me to buy this book. I was not disappointed. The novel's format and style is not ordinary prose which I felt to be refreshing and challenging.
The protagonist,Noah King,through personal tragedies in his life chooses to turn away from family and life itself. Because of a car accident, Noah finds himself on trial for his life.(or perhaps his soul.) Noah must defend everything he chose to abandon. I loved the character called,Prosecutor. He is very dark but comical.
The arguments Noah puts forth in defense of the creation of human beings are fascinating. It becomes apparent that human nature,free will,and morality are fundamental themes.
After reading the novel, I believe it is clear that the author is not telling readers what to think,believe or feel. It seems to be the idea presented that the reader is suppose to think about.
I agreed with many arguments and disagreed with others.
The authors scientific knowledge is admirable and a great deal of thought and research went into creating the book.
I really enjoyed this novel and highly recommend it. It gave me a lot to think about. I believe that was the point. A terrific read.

I very much enjoyed this book.

The Sinking Of Noah's Ark dealt with such issues as the evolution of Man, the evolution of Religion and philosophical ideas surrounding such issues as Genetics,human behaviour,evolutionary psychology...etc. I found this book very thought provoking, especially the idea of the Phibs and the Aphibs. The nature of evil, morality, and immorality concerning the evolution of the human race are major themes. By the time I finished the book I found myself pondering my own beliefs and the future of mankind. There was much symbolism throughout and the extensive dialoque within the court trial would make an interesting play or film.

I highly recommend this book to readers who like to think while they read.

This fascinating book intrigued me so much, I had to read it twice. There was so much depth in it. So much to digest.
Noah is a young man born of a loving family. He does not, however, wish to be like his family, whom he considers not actually beneath him, but too simple for his tastes. He seeks to be more than his father, who is a lobster fisherman, who served in Vietnam and never talks about it. He somewhat disdains his mother's blind faith in a higher power.
He spurns their philosophy, just as one day he ignores his little brother, and on that day Aiden dies. Noah is not an unkind person; he lives alongside his father's growing withdrawal, the deepening of his mother's grief, yet what is uppermost in his mind always, is getting away and being better.
One day he tells his father he is leaving, and he goes to university. There he meets many students and among them is a young lady he fairly admires, yet he won't allow himself to become involved too deeply with her because of his aspirations, which he deems to be more important. This all changes, however, when he is involved in a car accident.
At this point in the book, Noah enters another plane of existence where he is forced to examine his previous perceptions of life on Earth. From here, the reader is taken into a courtroom where Noah's wits are pitted against the Prosecutor and he is called to justify the continuation of human existence.
I chose to review this book because I wanted to explore the content. I wasn't disappointed. The author must have experienced a lifetime of self-exploration and analysis to reach some of the bottom line conclusions. He comes up with some incredible theories, one of which is: that it isn't our genetic inheritance that shapes our destiny, but our behavior that changes what we pass on in our genes. Absolutely fascinating! As the author sees Noah facing a final jury, perhaps might we all when we pass over and the point this book makes is that no matter what else, personal development to our highest possible level is important, because it will lead to the subsequent development of the collective.

THE SINKING OF NOAH'S ARK is a very thought-provoking book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes to explore, to analyse our existence on Earth and to seriously ponder our future. I would also comment on the excellent presentation of this book, which made it a joy to read.

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Ever since he was a young child, Noah wanted to escape the small Maine fishing hamlet of Walden's Cove. He was not a social creature preferring to spend time with books rather than people. On the day he saw his brother killed in an automobile accident he became an atheist and distanced himself from his parents who found comfort in the church.

At college, he throws himself into his studies, a loner who wants to learn about the essence of man when God is removed from the equation. One day his mother tells him that his father died at sea and she needs him. He drives in a terrible storm to get home as quickly as possible but gets into an accident and falls unconscious. Noah awakens in a court room where he must defend God by proving that the creation of man was not evil. If he fails to persuade the jury, mankind will cease to exist. During recesses Noah is transported to a playground where his brother Aidan plays in the sandbox. The young child teaches his adult brother some truths about their hometown and their parents that Noah takes to heart.

Noah, his brother, the prosecutor, the five guardians who serve as jurors symbolize the inherit nature of man be he good or evil. When told that God exists, all of Noah's preconceptions are destroyed enabling him to see the light in his own life. He fights to prove that man is not inherently evil due to God's creation of him but because that is the path some of humanity chooses to follow as part of God's gift of free will. The brilliant use of symbolic logic turns the reader pensive analyzing his or her own belief system. THE SINKING OF NOAH'S ARK is surprisingly not a religious book but a work that critiques human behavior.

Harriet Klausner

The Sinking of Noah's Ark is at the top of my "must read" list. It examines
such controversial aspects as theology, evolution, philosophy, anthropology,
and spirituality.

Noah is a young man who in the end is forced to examine how he has lived his
life. Although he comes from a loving family, Noah has his mind set not to
be like them. His father was in Vietnam, his mother is very religious and
his brother Aiden, well it's his brother. One day Noah ignores his brother
and Aiden dies on that day. Noah can no longer deal with his parents and
wants to leave, get away and that is the driving force behind his actions to
succeed.

While attending college his father dies in a boating accident and on his way
back home, Noah has an accident that will forever change his life.

When awakes from the accident he's in another place, a courtroom, where he
has to re-examine his beliefs. He is reunited with his brother and is forced
to examine the way he has lived his life. Noah is forced by the prosecution
to provide justification as to why human existence should continue.

This is a very thought provoking book that I would recommend to anyone. In
order to get the full experience of this book, you must be able to allow
yourself to think outside the box. This is not a conventional book and is
not for the conventional person. If you are looking for a book that will
make you think while you read this is the one

As a young child, Noah King rejected the simple life and aspired to flee the small Maine fishing village of Walden's Cove. Enjoying the company of books rather than people, he planned for a life that he spent so many hours reading about. On the day Noah was supposed to watch over his younger brother Aidan, he horrifically witnesses Aidan die in an automobile accident.

After Aidan's death, Noah deals with his guilt and pain by rejecting his mother and father's spiritual and simple way of life. He becomes an atheist. His longing to seek a life dedicated to the physical takes him to University.

During Noah's stay at University, he faces another tragedy - the death of his father. On the way home to comfort his mother, Noah is in a car accident. He wakes to find himself in the unknown reality he previously denied. He is forced to reexamine his earlier perceptions of life. In an ominous courtroom, Noah faces a Prosecutor and jury where he must justify the continuation of human existence.

The Sinking of Noah's Ark takes readers on a philosophical journey that discusses the evolution of humanity in the spiritual and biological sense. Free Will is an important theme highlighted in the book.

Although the evolution of organised religion and its roots are discussed, THE SINKING OF NOAH'S ARK is not a religious story, but a work that analyses the human condition.

This book was terrible. I hated it. As a Christian, this book makes a mockery of the Christian faith. Christianity is the only true faith and this book makes it sound like all faiths are equal and it says the Bible is not God's words. How awful! I can not believe this book was actually published! I hate this book. Christians out there, don't read it! The author has no idea what God is.