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The Everlasting
Stephen Jerod, an ex-priest, murders Shara Medford, a woman he believes has been his obsession and tormentor in previous lifetimes
- GenresHorror
479 pages, Paperback
First published May 14, 1982
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About the author
Leonard Bishop
18 books8 followersBishop was a novelist, writing teacher, and newspaper columnist. His novel "Against Heaven’s Hand" was made into the movie "Seven In Darkness" in 1969. He also wrote short stories.
He taught fiction at Columbia University, the University of California at Berkeley, and other institutions, including Fort Riley Middle School, where he was filmed for a video series called "A Writer Teaches Writing." He spoke at writing conferences across the United States.
Bishop died in Manhattan, Kansas, in 2002. His writing and teaching career are documented in the "Leonard Bishop Collection" at Boston University.
He taught fiction at Columbia University, the University of California at Berkeley, and other institutions, including Fort Riley Middle School, where he was filmed for a video series called "A Writer Teaches Writing." He spoke at writing conferences across the United States.
Bishop died in Manhattan, Kansas, in 2002. His writing and teaching career are documented in the "Leonard Bishop Collection" at Boston University.
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July 30, 2021
While utterly failing as a novel about reincarnation, this book unintentionally succeeds as a study of the ways in which religion can unhinge the human mind.
Guilt, especially religious guilt of a sexual nature and not reincarnation, is the true theme of this book. Not surprisingly, the protagonist's latest incarnation is as a Roman Catholic priest,
In his religious paranoia, he not only self-mutilates by hacking off his own sinful organ, but also kills the female object of his lust. Blessed with his priestly knowledge, he's at last able to recognize that she hasn't really been his love, many times reincarnated, but only a vile temptress, intent for centuries upon bringing about his destruction.
This ridiculously annoying example of religious hysteria and the wages of "original sin" could be viewed as either laughable or extremely offensive. I found it to be the latter.
Guilt, especially religious guilt of a sexual nature and not reincarnation, is the true theme of this book. Not surprisingly, the protagonist's latest incarnation is as a Roman Catholic priest,
In his religious paranoia, he not only self-mutilates by hacking off his own sinful organ, but also kills the female object of his lust. Blessed with his priestly knowledge, he's at last able to recognize that she hasn't really been his love, many times reincarnated, but only a vile temptress, intent for centuries upon bringing about his destruction.
This ridiculously annoying example of religious hysteria and the wages of "original sin" could be viewed as either laughable or extremely offensive. I found it to be the latter.
February 24, 2022
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December 5, 2019
Read this book as a kid and it was just mind blowing. I'm reading it again
February 10, 2015
I thought this was rather boring. Not at all what I would think reincarnation would be like.
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