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4.0 out of 5 stars Satan's Sorrow was my joy, July 7, 2000

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This review is from: Sorrows of Satan, or: The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire (Paperback)

A beautifully eloquent book which sadly demonstrates the decline in the expressiveness of modern language. I was gripped from the first chapter onwards and felt empathy and emotion as to the plight of the main characters.

The devil is wonderfully described and I feel as if I know him all too well. He passes such sublime insights into theological debate that it sets the mind spinning. It is a cleverly described work of fiction which tends to polarise one's opinion towards religion and the general inhumanity of mankind. What struck me was that the description of "jaded youth", of selfish and "sensual egotism" in the late 1800's was equally applicable in the new Millennium. After reading it I found myself less likely to bemoan daily trivial problems and more likely to appreciate the simpler beauty of nature around me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sorrows of Satan by Marrie Corelli, February 28, 2002

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This review is from: Sorrows of Satan, or: The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire (Paperback)

This novel is a MUST READ for every one that really appreciates what a novel in all its ramifications is. It happens to be the first novel I have read from cover to cover in twenty-four hours. It is so gripping that you can not do any other thing than turning over the pages to know what happens next. Readers should be warned that if they have any other thing to do in a day, they should not borther opening even the first page.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Second in her Trilogy on Christianity and the Devil, October 3, 2005

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This review is from: Sorrows of Satan, or: The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire (Paperback)

Following her commercial success of "Barabbas," a revision fantasy on the crucifixion, Corelli wrote "The Sorrows of Satan," a sequel to "Barabbas" and thoroughly horrified the Christian world. There is an underlying mystical strength to her glorification of Satan as a misunderstood adventurer in the modern world. This book broke all previous records in Britain's publishing history and hence made Corelli England's best selling author up to that time. "The Master-Christian" is the capper in the trilogy.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Flawed masterpiece
Queen Victoria, so I read somewhere, was an avid fan of Marie Corelli, reading her novels as they came out. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Jax FL Librarian

1.0 out of 5 stars The worst edited book I have ever read.
I am probably only about 1/8th of the way through this book but felt compelled to write a review before completion - not about the story itself (which so far is interesting and... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Pompeia

5.0 out of 5 stars Elibron Kindle version really better
If you don't like typos, the Elibron version of THE SORROWS OF SATAN, the costlier of the two Kindle versions currently available, is genuinely better. Read more

Published 15 months ago by James M. Rawley

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review of "Sorrows of Satan"
It's one of those books that change the path of you life ... you've got to read it to know what I mean ;)

Published on October 13, 2009 by Bomi Manekshaw

5.0 out of 5 stars a great book
A master piece of a novel. This is the type of book that deserves its right to be a classic.
Marie Coreeli plays with life and nature in a scary way. Read more

Published on May 8, 2009 by njedeh

5.0 out of 5 stars Sorrows of Satan
This book is woth reading by any one who wants to understand life. The battle of life, the battle between good and bad. I read this book many years back, but lost my copy. Read more

Published on June 23, 2008 by Boniface C. Madu

5.0 out of 5 stars A very thought-provoking book.
I first read this book 12 years ago and I must say - its not an ordinary book. While I don't agree with her views on the "good-nature" of the devil and the possibility of his... Read more

Published on March 24, 2007 by The Priest

5.0 out of 5 stars A Psycho-anlysis of man.
In my first read of this great book at the age of 13, i came out with a great impression but little understanding. Read more

Published on December 9, 2005 by Joachims Okhifo

5.0 out of 5 stars A Consumate Work of Art
Marie Corelli's imaginative conception of the relationship between God, man and the devil is awe-inspiring. Read more

Published on May 13, 2004 by Njideka Ikeme

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sorrows of Satan
For one thing it makes the efforts of other writers who have tried to capture the super natural look like fairy tales.It allows mankind into another side of the Devil. Read more

Published on July 22, 2002 by muambo oben

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