The Children's Hospital
Ratings5
Average rating3.4
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Ratings5
Average rating3.4
Opens with the world ending under seven sudden miles of water. The survivors are those caught on a random night in a very unusual children's hospital. Part tales of and by an unlikely hero of a medical student, part mythic narrative as thought by the recording angel responsible for watching and crhonicling events that represent a third covenant of God with the world.
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This book is too f'ing long. Seriously. I think I'm done trudging through it for now. The different voices don't meld, and I'm simply not compelled to turn the pages. Great premise.. poor execution
the premise of the book is certainly interesting, following the rapture story and the final existence of man. Unfortunately I found a lot of the imagery to be very disturbing and hard for me to want to read.
Many of the characters were memorable, and I do find myself thinking back to this book and times and considering the final state of humanity. Unfortunately that is often balanced with some horrible acts by the characters and many flashbacks to the main characters home life which are both boring and disturbing in how she was raised.
I'm sure the imagery is used as an example regarding just how far humanity has fallen to allow the rapture to come. It's also disturbing that while the images are hard to read, they are also very plausible today, evoking a sense that things don't have to get much worse for the rapture to come.
While I can't say that I liked reading the book, the final outcome is interesting and the premise is memorable.
