Book
Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: THE DUKE OF
HELL'S POCKET WATCH
Subtitle:
Author:
D H ROSENBERG
Genre: Occult
Part of a series? No
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54022874-the-duke-of-hell-s-pocket-watch?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NiuJKwnOnF&rank=1
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 4/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
Follow one pocket watch through time from its
creation to a period where all is supposed to come together. Meet the Duke and
the Duchess, 2 people who seem to travel through time.
What
I liked about the book:
There were a few interesting relationships in
the book.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
For my liking, there was a little too much
gore and violence.
My
favourite bits in the book:
A few historic lessons and 2 hearts coming
together through time.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
The many changes in place and time made the
book confusing at times.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
The author has written some more books, but
this is the only one in this series.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
I’m not sure what books to compare this to as
this is not the usual genre for me to go to.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Perhaps |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like reading about the occult, this
book may be the book for you.
Book
Description by Author:
Belief is a creation of humanity but belief
is an illusion.
This novel was originally fermented to be
part of a short story collection. I wanted to use the idea of the parallel
similarities of religious extremism across different religions and time. The
original concept linked two different events through a timepiece. In the
process of carrying out research for this short story, the material I uncovered
progressed the idea to a novella and ultimately a full-length novel.
Because of my scientific background, I
struggle with conceptualizing the idea of time travel as a convincing entity,
but can see how many of today’s current issues are a reflection of past events.
I wanted to focus on present day religious extremism in comparison to the dark
period of the Inquisition.
On discovering through my research that the
pocket watch was developed around the time of the German Inquisition, an idea
formed. The only way forward was to do further research, but the deeper I
delved, the more horrific the material I unearthed became. As my notes became
longer and I accidently came across further material and an idea formed for
this novel. It is common for nearly all fanatics to embellish their beliefs by
creating mythical characters to scare those who waver into becoming devout
believers. The Demons of Hell are just one example, and when I saw the powers
attributed to Duke Gomory, something connected in my thoughts.
There are sections in this novel that some
readers may find distasteful, but it is a harsh reality that what I’ve depicted
fictionally is a watered down version of events that really transpired. I say
this after carrying out extensive research through historical archives and some
exploration of the dark web. (Not a good place to go.)
Throughout history, corrupt and evil
individuals have manipulated the masses, in the name of God, for their own
gain. I intend no attack on any faith or belief, only contempt for the members
of the human race who brought shame onto humanity. As to whether belief is an
illusion, I’ll leave that for you to decide.
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