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A review by rysack
Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas
3.0
What started as a very gruesome and gratuitous, somewhat disjointed religious novel set in the early days of Christianity became an interesting discussion (and, I'm sure, imagination) on the importance of Saul/St. Paul as the early communicator and establisher of the Christian faith.
A hard (but speedy) first two thirds gave way to a more enjoyable final two instalments. The author's note definitely fleshed out the story, as they often do, and made it that bit more enjoyable. Whilst not one I'd like to read again for a while, I feel pleased to have read it as an introduction to wider reading on the topic.
7/10
A hard (but speedy) first two thirds gave way to a more enjoyable final two instalments. The author's note definitely fleshed out the story, as they often do, and made it that bit more enjoyable. Whilst not one I'd like to read again for a while, I feel pleased to have read it as an introduction to wider reading on the topic.
7/10