The Illumination
A Novel

Reading the book, I've returned several times to the date of publication - 2009. When you compare it with events today, you realize that humanity has not moved forward for 15 years. While reading it, you can freely think that it was written today. Almost the same events, the same race of countries t......more

Jill Gregory i Karen Tintori - Iluminacija @nakladauliks Dana Landau je mlada i perspektivna novinarka dopisnica, a njezina sestra Natalie je kustosica muzeja. Prije godinu dana proriječkale su se zbog tajne koju je Dana sakrivala od Natalie, a ticala se njenog zaručnika. No, kada je Dana odlazila za......more

I like the premise of a scholar investigating the history of an intriguing artifact and this book definitely had that element. But, it also had the same scholar running around the world on fifteen minute's notice to follow-up an historical lead; And, it had the same scholar deftly kicking and tripping......more

Like DaVinci Code. A couple being chased because they hold the "tzohar" a light, enclosed in a pendant, that is supposed to be a small bit of the light that existed during creation before the sun and the moon. All the religious groups, Muslims, Christians, Jews want it. Lots of people are killed. An......more

Not great, but a decent quasi-thriller. I was intrigued by some of the history, but mostly I felt like there was way too much exposition. Also, I thought the dialogue was kind of stilted and unnatural, very much "I am a character in a novel and I must help the plot progress, therefore I will discuss......more