This book is CHRISTIAN FICTION. I was given a copy by someone who did not realize this, but I read it anyway. To be honest, even though I am an atheist I did not find myself completely disgusted by this book, just BORED. If you've ever read The New Testament, nothing in this book will be new to you. The only part of this book that completely disgusted me were pages 256-257 where the author proselytizes about how there would be no America if there had been no Jesus Christ because we all know America was founded by Christians. Ben Franklin would probably barf, and the pages were completely irrelevant to the story. Anyway - I suggest you read this book only if you have never had an independent thought in your life, are not familiar with good science fiction or quality literature, or like me are addicted to reading and it is the only book in a 5 mile radius you haven't read and you are desperate for a fix.