tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215735111378708728.post4842770884106066261..comments2023-03-24T12:10:14.156+00:00Comments on What Conspiracy?: The Passage: Justin CroninMaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834828133621206325noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215735111378708728.post-50332651039287026652012-08-20T22:03:20.297+00:002012-08-20T22:03:20.297+00:00This is a very good point; there is a pseudo-relig...This is a very good point; there <b>is</b> a pseudo-religious theme running through the plot as it develops, particularly as it comes into the novel's final act. I think myself that there's something inescapable about religion in novels about vampirism; perhaps because of this it didn't even occur to me to contrast that theme with the lack of religion in the second act, which would have been a totally artful thing to say.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834828133621206325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215735111378708728.post-14480555251171709562012-01-04T21:27:06.603+00:002012-01-04T21:27:06.603+00:00****SPOILER ALERT************
l liked your review...****SPOILER ALERT************<br /><br />l liked your review, and totally agree. However, I was actually a little annoyed about the presence of religion - but it a completely different way. Lacey hears god talking to her. Amy is chosen. Peter's role is pre-ordained, and he seems to be the new Noah? I even choked a little when Lacey described the story of Noah as a true story.<br /><br />This is all seeming rather Jesus-y to me, and I'm not a huge fan of using mysticism or religious elements to conclude otherwise interesting speculations about the human condition in extraordinary circumstances. I definitely see your point about the likelihood of survivors taking up religion, but if the third book ends with some god-saves-all business, I will not be impressed. However so far, I'm with you - I want to see what happens :D<br /><br />...Although I'd really like to know what happened to Jeanette (Amy's mom). Gosh that first bit was compelling.Kristie Dukewichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861165819888825067noreply@blogger.com