“There’s the life you live and the life you leave behind. But what you share with someone else—especially someone you love—that’s not how you bury your past. It’s how you write your future.â€
I was asked to read and review Brad Meltzer’s newest book, The Book of Lies. I’ll have to admit the title itself caught the attention of several people as the Chaplain was walking around with “The Book of Liesâ€,, that that was fun. But, for the last two weeks, when I had the chance this was the book I was reading–I even put down my Reader’s Digest Selct Editions for it!
Brad Metlzer’s new book, The Book of Lies, stands to teach us that we are to write our futures on the relationships that we have, past, present and future.
Available in September 2008, The Book of Lies is an enjoyable and rewarding book to read, especially if the history of Superman excites you.
In this 336 page book, Meltzer returns to his obvious first love of comic books and draws upon this expertise to flesh out the mystery that surrounds the early creation of Superman by specifically Jerry Siegel. I feel as if the topic is best approached by an author, like Meltzer, who has earned the right from the comic book community to write a story about the greatest superhero ever.
To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the book. I’ve read a couple of his comic book arcs in the past, and wasn’t that impressed. In fact, I‘ve wondered how Meltzer was as a novelist. Specifically, with his run at Justice League of America, I was concerned that his book would be similarly flawed.
I was happy to be reading Meltzer’s mystery story—complete with a “Scooby-Doo†ending. I was fascinated with the historical references to the creation of Superman and the Cain and Abel story. I don’t know if they were all true. I believe most of them are because the book seems to be well researched. And these antecedents throughout made the story move forward and enjoyable.
The Book of Lies is a quick and enjoyable read. The story line of Superman and the Bible were a perfect fit for me to enjoy the story and remain interested even to the end.
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