Hmm. How do I summarize my thoughts about this book which I have been done with for quite a while but didn't add it to my finished reading because of my crazy schedule.

I believe I can sum this up in two words.

It's ghastly.

To say I did not like this book is an understatement. I had written a full review on my website back in February here:

Easton Livingston Review: The God Project by John Saul.

In case you don't have the time to get into a lengthy review, I will simply suggest you avoid this book like the plague. Nothing to see here except a bad story with bad writing and bad pacing wit…I won't start. Just not a good book. Won't be reading another in, like, forever.

I enjoyed this, but not that much -- and I can't quite put my finger on why. The mystery definitely kept me with it through the book, trying to figure out what was going on. And I was very sympathetic to the families who had lost their children, and felt they were were well-drawn as characters. But a part of me simply had trouble embracing the story as a whole.

In part, that may be because for each of the component elements (to be more specific would be a spoiler), I've read other works (e.g., by Card or Kress), where those elements were used so much better. To give this one credit, it was published in 1983, which was very early to be dealing with some of these themes.

There were definitely some interesting twists at the end, of the nothing-is-really-ever-as-it seems type.

Haven't read this in a very long time. I think I liked as much the second time as the first. It's similar to but much darker than Robin Cook.

A good book with a strong plot, but the middle section definitely drags. A lot of it is really dated too, and not in a good way.

I read this book as a teenager and I have to say, this is by far still one of the scariest things I have ever read. I sum it up as the Stepford Wives meet the womb. If you want a good thriller, this one you should pick up!

Passable - I expected more of this, but in the end it was predictably enough.

Interesting...
It has a contemporary feel. I didn’t feel like the parts in the book talking about the computers felt like it came from the 80’s. It all felt very modern. It is a good suspense book that keeps you guessing over and over. The ending shock to me I didn’t really see that coming. Even down to the very last page there was a twist.

This book was a good read. It flowed so well that I could not put it down. It makes the mind wonder again on how much is the government doing out there with out our knowledge. How far will the scientist and government go to continue to researching things they have not business in. Leave things up to God and his plan.

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!

enjoy the read

De macht van het kwaad door John Saul

Not bad! Not bad at all!

If you gave me this book and asked me what author wrote it, I would have said without a doubt that it was Robin Cook. While creepy and mysterious like the other John Saul I have read, it is so hard to ignore how much like Cook this book is. Medical thriller to the max and I loved every minute of it!

You might notice how long it took me to read this and doubt how much I enjoyed it. It is merely the format I chose to read it in that caused the delay. Whenever I have a book on Kindle, for whatever reason, I frequently go days between reading sessions. But, trust me, I was always glad to get back to this one.

The God Project is creepy, mysterious fun. Any fan of horror/suspense/mystery should find something to enjoy here!

Trigger warning: Bad stuff happens to kids. Approach with caution.