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Title: Theo's Odyssey by Catherine Clement ISBN: 1-55970-499-3 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 13 October, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.08 (13 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A good introduction to religion
Comment: As a teenager I was reluctant to read a book about the world religions. However, the colorful way in which the religions were presented, made the book more attractive and sparked an interest in religion that I otherwise wouldn't have discovered. I think that it was a good way to introduce religion as a subject to an uneducated person and served as a vehicle for further study.

Rating: 2
Summary: You'll pray for this book to end.
Comment: I shudder every time I read someone comparing this ineptly written piece to the captivating "Sophie's World". Yes, the concept is similar, but that is the alpha and omega of this muddle about the world's religions. Clement's characters are completely inconsistent (sometimes you can't tell if supposedly 14-year-old Theo should be wearing a diaper or a condom), unbelievable and unlikeable. Her thumbnail sketches of Judaism and Catholicism are filled with errors, so it made me distrust any of her takes on other faiths as well. Her finale of bringing all the different religions' mouthpieces together at the end is more like a community theatre curtain call than a believable ending. Two stars for her laudable goal with this book, and zero for her childish and condescending writing.

Rating: 4
Summary: Fascinating
Comment: I don't have a lot to say about this book, other than that I found it absolutely fascinating. It's touted as the spiritual Sophie's World and doesn't fail to deliver. I have an avid interest in learning about religion loved this informative and entertaining look from the perspective of a 14 year-old-boy and his Aunt.

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