Beautiful historical novel

Beautiful historical novel

The sapphire Book (Hardcover)

Customer Review

On the merits, as usual, Gilbert Sinoué delivers a novel fully informed and we sail precisely in the political and religious mysteries of the 14th century Spanish. A turning point in establishing of religions in the country with the strong period of the expulsion of the Arab to the African continent.

On the form, the author wanted to coexist three main characters of different religious beliefs, a representative of each major monotheistic (Jewish, Muslim and Catholic for Christians). This has the effect of describe each part of the history through an own interpretation of religion that inhabits the character involved. Quickly, the reader understands that a religion whatsoever, inspire the same feelings a human being, only the form in which they manifest themselves is different. It is in fact these differences create disagreements and the male predator background transformed these into fratricidal wars where blood flowed inversely proportional to the amount of thinness different!

However, a downside to the craze because although I devote boundless admiration for the author, I thought it can not unravel clear from the context that he has established. If it is pragmatic and didactic in the greater proportion of the work, by challenging the beliefs constructed by the man himself, he sold the supernatural which in fact opposed to the conduct of the demonstration all Throughout the narrative. I waited for a purpose other ...

However, a novel to read to get drunk of pleasant and deep style of the author.