The Preservationist

Hey, at least my own books aren't the only ones I've reviewed.........more

A realistic and practical account of the Biblical story of the flood. When reading stories from the Bible, it is easy to gloss over the facts and not truly comprehend them. Maine brings it all into focus with this novel: these are real people, who somehow built a floating barn in the middle of the d......more

Generally, I'm not a fan of stories that "re-invent" Biblical tales. They usually seem to be pushing a social or political agenda, and even if it's an agenda I agree with, it still annoys me. But that's not what David Maine does. In this retelling of the Noah's Ark story, he lets Noah be Noah. Noah i......more

There were two lines in this book that stopped me in my tracks. The first was, “Dawn crept in like a bad idea.” I don’t remember the second. Short, sweet, beautiful read.......more

This was the third novel by Maine that I have read, and quite possibly my favorite. Told in turns by each of the characters in first person (except the chapters for Noe which were told in narration), we are introduced to a family who was chosen by God to survive the Flood. Following the family throu......more