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Cry God [Kindle Edition]

Bethan J. Tysall
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Doctor Karen Lowe has been practising cryonics all of her adult life, and every minute has been leading to this final moment - the reawakening of a human.
In the year 2045, Doctor Lowe and her team finally perfect the process, bringing back to life four adults and an eight year old boy, the doctor’s son.
Returning to a world that had changed over twenty two years, the patients cope very differently with integrating back into society, and not all of the community are pleased by it when they hear the ghastly reality of their afterlives, four living proofs which would send the whole country into disorder.
Hope however, surfaces in the face of a child, who’s experience of the afterlife would give comfort to a small group of people, but cause controversy amongst many others.
How much attention could a regular place like Scottsdale Arizona take, before something bursts at the seams? The doctor would soon find out, as her scientific breakthrough brings destruction instead of life in more realms than she could even prove exist.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 427 KB
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Amazon.com (12 Sep 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005MP59T0
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #298,519 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Cry God 11 Feb 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I got the free sample first and was intrigued enough to purchase the kindle book. I also read the other reviews. Frankly, I wasn't that impressed. It meandered a lot at first with no real story to grab me. I thought that, given the favourable reviews, it was just me who was struggling. I read a lot of books of all genres and judge myself a fair enough critic to be able to say Yes I liked it or No, I didn't. I was, and am, still undecided about my verdict. Some of the book showed real promise but there was a lot of 'padding' and going off into directions that didn't lead anywhere. I was also aware that, though set in America, the 'Americanism' of the story didn't work as it was obviously written by someone from the UK. I felt that the story would have worked as well - if not better - set in the UK. I was also put off by some of the grammar and spelling mistakes which littered the book. I am neither Christian nor Agnostic so my personal beliefs didn't influence my feelings about this book. I got my daughter to read it as well to get another insight and she was just as unimpressed as I was.

My feeling is that, as a freebie, it would be ok but I certainly didn't feel that I got my money's worth. And, given the other reviews are full of such praise, I was left with the feeling that either I was being unduly harsh or the other reviewers were not as critical as they could have been. I do not know Bethan Tysall but would be intriqued to know if the other reviewers do. I can't say it is a bad book but it certainly didn't leave me wanting more and that is probably the problem.
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1.0 out of 5 stars boring 17 Mar 2013
Format:Kindle Edition
had a read but found it unfinishable it stops and starts from subject to subject. the rave reviews were obviously written by friends and family. maybe her next book could be about how she discovers she has a half brother and chooses to have nothing to do with him, despite him being a lovely young man, because it may ruin her perfect life? she could describe how she manages to sleep at night whilst feeling so much disdain for someone whose only crime was being born? hmmmm could even call it cry DNA?
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A gifted writer with a great future. 21 Sep 2011
By SteveH
Format:Kindle Edition
'Cry God' reflects the fact it was written over four years, because you can feel it getting better as you read it; the story really works well in the third act.

Although it does have a fantasy based around Christian mythology, there's nothing wrong with that (speaking as an atheist) and it's what the author is familiar with. She's not trying to convert anyone, indeed the T.V series 'Supernatural' uses a similar collection of tropes. Even 'Buffy', written by an atheist, had various Hell dimensions and Buffy being hacked off because she'd been dragged out of heaven.

The basic concept is people who have been frozen in suspension tend to be atheist so they end up in quite a creative, and shared, hell. The exception is an 8 year old boy, who goes to a classic wish-fullfillment heaven. This becomes far more complicated and the title provides some clever symbolism. When the public gets wind of this we have unrest, riots, suicides and ruthless government suppression (similiar to 1984 and thoughtcrime.) Oh, and there are a collection of demons who are not happy about losing their victims and want them back.

The first quarter of the book can be overwritten, but it is worth sticking with as Bethan becomes more confident and straightforward as the book progresses. The dialogue delivers the story well and fleshes out the characters' dilemmas. There are some genuinely creepy scenes which are particularly well-written.

To commit to and write a novel in your early twenties is a great achievement. The author obviously has a great future ahead of her.
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