Enoch (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: burning bus, Alton Gansky, Oak Grove, New York Times (more...)

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Product Description

Around the world, an unusual message is popping up in unexpected places: "Look for the one I am sending you." At the heart of the mystery is Enoch. He first appears in the wide plains of Tex

Product Details

• Paperback: 307 pages
• Publisher: Realms (October 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159979344X
• ISBN-13: 978-1599793443
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #610,798 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Enoch disappoints, April 13, 2009

By	Edit Girl (USA) - See all my reviews

Alton Ganskey is my favorite Christian novelist, rising easily to the top of the heap. His shining strengths are present in this novel: great characters, superb description and setting, and a truly fascinating storyline.

What is glaringly missing is a believable plot. This novel does not live up to it endorsements. I kept waiting for the "...rocket on meth..." experience but found it fizzled with a half-hearted thud. The new age guru character boarders on silly. Again, surprising, for Gansky's ability to create characters is one of his fortes.

Because of the author's keen writing ability and skill, the book is still worth a read if you want a pleasant afternoon mulling an interesting idea. If you're looking for riveting, look elsewhere.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down, October 22, 2008

By	Richard Mabry "author, retired physician" (Frisco, TX, USA) - See all my reviews

Alton Gansky is the master of on-the-edge, what-if fiction, and this is his best work yet. It features a character based on the Biblical Enoch, the man who didn't die, now returned to earth to deliver a message, a message that gives pause to all who hear it. There's plenty of action, a number of heart-tugging moments, building suspense, and a denouement that kept me reading long after my bedtime. It's rare that I say of a book, "I couldn't put it down," but this is one of those times.
The book is doesn't hit the reader over the head with the message of Christianity. It simply makes him think. And, after all, isn't that what books should really do?

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Who is this stranger in a strange place..., November 24, 2008

By	Janna R. Ryan (Nebraska) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have always been fascinated by the story of Enoch - the man who walked with God and never died... I was excited to read this book. I had never read a book by Alton Gansky but had heard good things so I wondered what he would do with this character. Overall I thought this was a really good book. Characters were well developed even when some of them were on the scene for a short time. Scenes were set apart and then woven together from different perspectives. There is the mystery of who this stranger is and what he is doing here... miracles are happening - why? Without giving anything away, I just want to say that there were only a couple things that bothered me. One, the cover tag line says,

"He lived long ago. He never died. Now the most powerful woman in the world is trying to own him..."

I just don't think this statement represented the book very well. And secondly, I just thought it wrapped up a little too quickly. But overall, I really enjoyed this book and will be looking for more books by this author.