Reviews for Child of God

The average rating for Child of God based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-07-04 00:00:00 Barney Riddle The first sentence of this book will keep you captived. The secrets this family hides our deep in the shame of unforbidden love. This story takes the reader in the dark places of incest, fear of one's spouse, hatred of one's identiy, and homosexuality. The family structure seems complicated with unwritten lines not to cross. The characters are so well written you the reader feel the anguish these characters feel. You laugh, cry, feel disappointed, and ashamed while reading. The good message is through the pain and sufferings life continues on. The ending will surprise you. Benny, Amalie, Grace, Big Daddy, Walter, Sukie, Ophelia, Lay, Polo, Coolie, Javier, Caesar Bucksport, Hailey, Booty, Caroline, Hamlet, and Horatio are all part of the Boten family. A family you will not forget. An excellent insightful and well written book. Quote: There's no sweeter stench than the scent of a burnng baby. Sukie pointed her finger in Grace's face. "I'ma tell you this one time, and that's it; stay away from my husband. Unless you want me to stir up some shit with your own." He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-10-22 00:00:00 Ardon Manuel My nose was glued to the pages'simply stated I was fixated with Child of God from the first sentence in the novel through the end wondering how the whole drama was going to play out in Downtown, TN, Detroit and Lansing, MI. This novel has it all: voodoo/mysticism, murder, incest, family secrets, misguided emotion all wrapped up within primarily three generations of the Boten family. Files does an excellent job moving back and forth through time and giving each character their own history (even though a bit sordid at times). Almost everyone in the Boten family struggles with one emotion "love" - how to show it, what it means, what they'll do to receive it, the effects of misguided love, etc. They are on a road of self-discovery where the truth is slowly revealed and ends with a semblance of resolution. The critic's reviews give a solid overview of the novel, so I won't repeat it here. I must warn that this book is not for everyone…but I also think it's a great work of fictio