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The Left Hand of God - Community Reviews back

by Paul Hoffman
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myworldinwordsandpages
myworldinwordsandpages rated it 15 years ago
Shotover Sanctuary is the religious grounds of the Redeemers. Boys are sent here under the age of ten and only about half of them make it to fifteen... or leave by way of a blue sack, to the grave yard. This is where Cale has lived since he can really remember, he is now fourteen or fifteen years ...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 15 years ago
In the hellish Sanctuary of the Redeemer, young boys are trained from the age of five to be unthinking soldiers. Cale, the most promising, is singled out for punishment for the most trivial offenses. One day, Cale stops a Redeemer from dissecting a girl and he and his two friends Vague Henri and K...
captainspiffy
captainspiffy rated it 15 years ago
This book is a fast and easy read. It is not very original nor complex, but the story moves along quickly. The world setting feels strange, since it borrows heavily from names of places, nations, cities, etc. of the real world, but its geography differs. While I enjoyed parts of the book, its run-of...
Cat out of the bag
Cat out of the bag rated it 15 years ago
Tive a oportunidade de ler a versão original deste livro.Apesar de lhe dar 4 estrelas, acho que está mais próximo das três.A história está brilhantemente escrita, os pormenores fantásticos e inteligentes, mas ... apesar de tudo falta-lhe algo, que irei chamar de profundidade. Na minha opinião Hoffma...
bbbart
bbbart rated it 15 years ago
I found this a wonderful story. Not often it happens to me that I cannot put a book down after even only reading half a page. The Left Hand of God is an amazing feat, however creepy and horrible the story is itself. Looking forward reading more of Hoffman's work.
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