I had so much high expectations about this book. Sadly i couldn't quite get in to this book. It was my first ever John Saul book that i can recall reading. i don't think i've read any of his work's before and  it left me very disappointed.
 
This book is over 30 years old and it simply hasn't aged well. It is a horror novel about genetic engineering, as several people in a small town suspect their children may the products of an experiment in human evolution.
 
The ending also. Well i was very disappointed. i was expecting better. i did take this book on my wedding trip with me, but i'm kind of glad i left it till i got home now. I'm not going give up on John Saul but  I guess this book is like marmite you either love it or hate it.

Sally Montgomery se aplecă şi îşi sărută fiica, apoi înfăşură pledul croşetat, de culoare roz, pe care mama ei îl făcuse cu prilejul naşterii lui Julie ― şi pe care Sally nu putea să îl suporte ― în jurul umerilor copilului. Julie, în vîrstă de şase luni, se răsuci somnoroasă, deschise ochii pe jumătate şi gînguri.
― Nu eşti tu îngeraşul meu? murmură Sally, atingînd nasul micuţ al fetiţei. Julie gînguri din nou, iar Sally îi şterse o picătură de salivă de pe bărbie şi îi mai dădu un pupic, după care ieşi din dormitor. Nu reuşise pînă la urmă să-l transforme cu adevărat într-o cameră pentru copii nou-născuţi.
Nu pentru că nu ar fi intenţionat să o facă. Într-adevăr, camera aceea fusese destinată creşterii copiilor încă de la naşterea lui Jason, cu opt ani în urmă. Făcuse împreună cu Steve planuri amănunţite, ajunseseră chiar să aleagă tapetul pentru pereţi şi să comande perdelele. Dar Sally Montgomery pur şi simplu nu era tipul de femeie care să se ocupe de decoraţiuni. În afară de asta, deşi nu o recunoscuse în faţa nimănui, cu excepţia lui Steve, ideea i se păruse dintotdeauna o prostie. Asta însemna că trebuia să o tot reamenajeze pe măsură ce copilul creştea. În lumina slabă a unui felinar de afară, Sally privi camera de jur împrejur şi ajunse la concluzia că avusese dreptate. Perdelele, deşi de culoare albastră, erau încă strălucitoare şi curate, iar pereţii, râmaşi la fel de albi cum fuseseră atunci cînd ea şi Steve cumpăraseră casa, cu nouă ani în urmă, erau acoperiţi cu o multitudine de fotografii şi afişe tipărite, de care orice copilaş ce se respectă ar trebui să se bucure ― Mickey Mouse pe un perete, răţoiul Donald pe cel din faţa lui, cu o serie de alte personaje care umpleau spaţiile goale. Chiar şi ventilatorul ce se rotea încet deasupra pătuţului Juliei fusese ales atît pentru calitatea fabricaţiei lui, cît şi pentru felul în care era proiectat, chiar dacă Sally ajunsese, aproape împotriva voinţei ei, să recunoască valoarea formelor lui abstracte, despre care vînzătoarea îi spusese că avea să "facă minuni pentru imaginaţia copilului". Cînd aveau să crească şi să aibă propriii lor copii, urmau să aducă înapoi din pod ventilatorul şi afişele şi să le împartă între Jason şi June, care pînă atunci vor ajunge la o cu totul altă apreciere asupra lor. Chicotind la gîndul acesta, despre care îşi dădea seama că provenea dintr-un simţ practic supradezvoltat, Sally închise fără zgomot uşa camerei copilului şi o luă pe scări în jos. Trecînd prin dreptul uşii dormitorului principal, se opri şi ascultă sforăitul lui Steve, simţindu-se tentată să lase baltă raportul la care lucra şi să se strecoare în pat, alături de el. Însă latura ei practică se impuse din nou, aşa că trase şi uşa aceea şi continuă să coboare scările. Se uită la foile de hîrtie ce acopereau biroul. Era preferabil să termine raportul în noaptea aceea şi să apuce să strîngă toate hîrtiile acelea înainte ca Steve să coboare, dimineaţă, şi să întrebe tăios de ce pe biroul "lui" erau răspîndite lucrurile "ei". Renunţase cu ani în urmă să mai încerce să-l convingă că biroul era al "lor". Steve avea anumite convingeri cu privire la teritoriu. Bucătăria, de exemplu, era a ei, cu toate că Steve era un bucătar mai priceput decît ea. Camerele de baie erau ale ei, de asemenea, în timp ce camera familiei, care, conform tuturor preceptelor, trebuia să fie în mod categoric a lor, era a lui. Pe de altă parte, dormitorul lor, la care amîndoi ţineau, era al ei, în vreme ce garajul, pe care nici unul dintre ei nu îl dorea în mod deosebit, era al lui.

Again, dipping into the golden oldies for a bit of fun. I think when i first read this I thought it was very creepy. I still find parts of this book disturbing, and there are some really good suspense moments. As with some of Saul's other books, the technological aspect dates the book a bit, but the aspect of creepy people monitoring you family has increased in our time, so that makes this story even more relevant. One wonders how many God projects are going on right now!

One of the easiest, yet creepiest books I've read by Saul. LOVED the ending! You will, too.

I actually give it a 3 1/2 star rating. I don't think this anyone did any proofreading on this book before sending it to printing! There were so many spelling errors it interuppted the fluidity of reading in several spots scattered throughout the book. As for the story itself, great thought, captivating, and excellent last 1/8 of the book I didn't see coming at all! Nicely done ending.....not choppy like some who run out of ideas and just leave you with nothing except no explanation and everybody died....the end! Nope! You'll enjoy this ending or at least be surprised.

This book was my first John Saul book and I really liked it!

It was more thriller than horror. I'm not sure if he's mostly horror or thriller. I had thought horror, but I could be wrong about that.

But what I'm not wrong about is how much of a roller-coaster this one was.

Set in a small Massachusetts town, The God Project centers around a few families and some researchers. It's a race to find out what's happening to Eastbury's kids, triggered by a SIDS tragedy very early in the book. (So that really isn't a spoiler.)

The book is set in 1982. I don't remember computers being quite as powerful as they are depicted in this book, but it was a good mix of suspense, sci-fi, thriller, and fast-paced action. It was pretty short too, so it clipped along really well.

And wow, what a twist and an ending on this one! Fantastic!

I've got a few other Saul paperbacks in my bookcase. I'm looking forward to delving in to those soon.

Here's an oldy but a goody. A thriller from 1982 or thereabouts that is just as thrilling and cutting edge as it was then. Computers and recumbent DNA and military/medical conspiracies coupled with every parent's darkest fears, somebody is messing with their children. Time has only given the scary elements more power to make us wonder what we don't know might be happening. I thoroughly enjoyed this charmer.

Vote: 2,75
Class: L-B1 (FP)

I read some reviews that said this was a "fast pacing, breathtaking, awesome book...": it's not true, at least not for me.
I think it was just average, little developed and not very original book (well, maybe in the 80s it was original, I don't know).
I gave it 3 star because is not a bad book, it just isn't very appealing.

The plot (3,00) is not all that original but is almost good; a bit slow in the first half of the book, better in the ending. It remains very predictable since the beginning.

The writing style (3,25) is sometimes slow but at least is simple and clear.

The characters (2,50) are not well developed and presented. You find you don't really care for them.

All in all I don't recommend it, but I don't advise against it either.

Amazing book, I've never read another book like this one. I am simply touched by the writing, and though it may be a book of despicable and gruesome events, I see the true meaning behind it. Accept everybody as a gift wanted or not. Love who you have. Love what you have. Make sure you keep these things with you. Should they leave, do what you can to bring them back.

Ufff otro libro de John Saúl que me ha volado el cerebro, la mente, todo. Pase miedo, la pasé mal. Tuve que dejar de leerlo por qué simplemente no podía. Es bastante grotesco. El final es súper perturbador. Me parece que para la época en que está escrito el libro es súper innovador teniendo en cuenta la tecnología de la época, otra cosa a resaltar son las emociones y como uno conecta con los personajes sufre en carne propia el miedo y sufrimiento. El libro y la trama te atrapan , es muy recomendable para los amantes del horror. A mí me ha pegado en mis miedos que son los médicos y los hospitales creo que por ello me dio tanto pavor.

Saul's writing is solid and the story's great, but it's clear from the first few pages where the story's going and you're anxious to get there. There's a lot of character work here, but it's overshadowed by a great hook and even though it's quite predictable, you're anxious to get things moving. It's an unsatisfying balance.

The story starts out telling about two families, with one of them losing an infant daughter to SIDS and the other having a child disappear. While I like how they eventually come together to discover a conspiracy of sorts, I had a hard time with the naive father of the first family at times. At some point towards the end I was almost ready to put the book away for good because it became a little too obvious and seemed a bit hurried along, but I was appeased by the last chapter and epilog when a few more surprises surfaced.