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mokey81's review against another edition
5.0
I still love this one. It is probably my favorite in the series. Simply because I love Anthony's version of Satan and his attempts to do what is "right." Every time I read it, I notice new small details. I love.
gregplatt77's review against another edition
3.0
One of the better of this series. Is there really sympathy for the devil? Maybe if he used to be a good man...
davidlz1's review against another edition
3.0
This is yet another series I decided to revisit as it appears the author has added another installment to the Incarnations of Immortality. It seems I may have read parts of this novel, but not all of it. And I know I had not yet picked up the 7th installment, And Eternity. But, as I saw Mr. Anthony published an 8th installment, Under a Velvet Cloak, I felt I must reread from the 6th on so as to regain my bearings on this interesting world. The story was interesting and fun to read. This book is by no means a literary masterpiece, but I surely enjoy the author's spin on the topic. Also, I find a bond with the author in wanting to bring order to chaos. We work so very hard to bring order around us knowing that if we ever stop exerting energy, then the world will tend to chaos. Entropy...ah! Anyway, the book was certainly fun to read and only occasionally promoted headaches when discussing the Incarnation of Time. But, it was a good pain!
xakyr's review against another edition
3.0
This book deals with something that readers never thought they'd see: a look at Satan, who is also the Incarnation of Evil, a point not really touched on previously. The book follows the same pattern as the previous books in the series, where the first part of the book deals with the mortal life of the main character before he becomes the Incarnation, then looks at the events of the other books from the eyes of this particular Incarnation, before culminating in some sort of revelation about this Incarnation.
The idea behind this book is something that we have seen developing for quite some time, the idea that while there is evil in the world, Satan is not strictly evil, but rather the Incarnation that holds sway over evil. In this story, while he is treated as being evil by most of the other Incarnations, he is more like the Greek god Hades, whose domain is the underworld and everything that eventually comes down there. In the same way Satan is the lord of Hell and has dominion over all of the people in Hell. The point that the author tries to make is that one can sympathize with Satan in this format. He shows the main character's very harsh life and the events leading up to him being given the opportunity to take the role of Satan.
Once he takes that role, we are taken into his mind and into his heart and begin to see that he is not really all that bad. He is not interested in sending everybody to hell, but only those who deserve it. As such he is more like a prison warden doing a job that nobody else likes. He is also like the police officer who has a role to perform, but is hated by many because his role tends to bring him into conflict with others.
However, this book is extremely long winded! Perry's life spans so long, with so many historically significant events in it, that I lost interest fairly quickly. The ties to the previous books were interesting, and the end redemption especially so, which saved it from a two star rating. While I think this is one of the weaker books of the series, it is also a somewhat interesting one.
The idea behind this book is something that we have seen developing for quite some time, the idea that while there is evil in the world, Satan is not strictly evil, but rather the Incarnation that holds sway over evil. In this story, while he is treated as being evil by most of the other Incarnations, he is more like the Greek god Hades, whose domain is the underworld and everything that eventually comes down there. In the same way Satan is the lord of Hell and has dominion over all of the people in Hell. The point that the author tries to make is that one can sympathize with Satan in this format. He shows the main character's very harsh life and the events leading up to him being given the opportunity to take the role of Satan.
Once he takes that role, we are taken into his mind and into his heart and begin to see that he is not really all that bad. He is not interested in sending everybody to hell, but only those who deserve it. As such he is more like a prison warden doing a job that nobody else likes. He is also like the police officer who has a role to perform, but is hated by many because his role tends to bring him into conflict with others.
However, this book is extremely long winded! Perry's life spans so long, with so many historically significant events in it, that I lost interest fairly quickly. The ties to the previous books were interesting, and the end redemption especially so, which saved it from a two star rating. While I think this is one of the weaker books of the series, it is also a somewhat interesting one.
brettp's review against another edition
5.0
Finished "For Love of Evil" by Piers Anthony. The parts that retold what happened earlier in the series were done much better than in "Green Mother" - no sense of "retread" here. Everything ties together well in the series. Overall, loved this one.
innae's review against another edition
I haven't read much Piers Anthony, but this series spoke to me. A beautifully interweaved story. It really doesn't matter which book you read first in the series, because they all overlap -- a difficult task i would imagine.
The last two books in the series are Satan and God -- and I liked the Satan book (this one) better. I am sure that says something about me.
The last two books in the series are Satan and God -- and I liked the Satan book (this one) better. I am sure that says something about me.
vaderbird's review against another edition
4.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
lisajh5858's review against another edition
5.0
Possibly one of the most intriguing books in the series. It really changes the way that you think about the Incarnation of Evil. I also find it interesting that Parry becomes so involved in searching out 'heresy' that he cannot, as a monk and head of the inquisition, separate that from true evil.
I do find that sometimes this series has somewhat antiquated ideas of evil, but over all I love this series.
I do find that sometimes this series has somewhat antiquated ideas of evil, but over all I love this series.