The Other Adonis: A Novel of Reincarnation

This was a good book. Finished it in one weekend because I could not put it down; I had to find out what happened. There were more twists and turns than I was expecting after reading the inside flap description. Don't really like books about reincarnation, but this was a very interesting book. I liked the characters and the plot was more complex than I thought it would be. This was the first book I've read by Deford, and I'm looking forward to reading another.

I truly recommend this book. I gave it as a Christmas present this year to some friends who also loved it very much!!! You can't go wrong with this story even if you aren't a fan of reincarnation (which I'm not) you will still love the story and appreciate that it is well written.

An uniquely imaginative love story / mystery where science, religion and art collide with a more mystical world. Part new age, part time travel, threads of reincarnation mixed with art history. While the author presents us with some highly provocative and creative scenarios, he really doesn't "get" his women characters, whose reality seems to be either the pages of Cosmo or perhaps the fantasies of an adolescent. Specifically, do you know ANY women friends who think they have a fine butt? Obvious flaws aside, the book did teach me a great deal about Rubens, and I think the story worked in a very peculiar and thought provoking way. Mr. Defore paints quite a landscape and sense of place, and has a distinctive perspective on happily ever after ....

I love Frank DeFord on NPR (though I am NO sports fan) so when I heard he'd written a novel I got this for my husband for Christmas. Unfortunately for him he hasn't had a chance to get his hands on it because I cannot put it down. This is a true page-turner, you will love it from start to finish. The characters are likable, and engage in realistic conversations. The twists and turns keep you involved as does the whole theme of reincarnation. Get it you'll love it.

I saw The Early Show and upon hearing what the book was about, I decided to buy it. Well I couldn't put the book down. Being a passionate and romantic woman, I found it extrodinary that a man could somehow put these types of feelings into words. The idea that there is someone..THAT someone...out there who is meant for you and only you...and that someway...somehow.. you two manage to beat the odds and find each other.I felt like i was thrusted in the midst of the lives of two couples coming to grips with love and whether or not life is worth being without their "soulmate". It is interesting to see the men deal with a love that not only frees them but at the same time torments them.The mix of religion and love were a good combo. Many people believe in an afterlife ...but few in the Western culture believe in a life before this one. How many times have we met someone and instantly felt like we've known them for years? Have you ever had the pleasure of having someone touch you and realize that this is a familiar feeling inspite of the fact that the mind can recall no images and the memory has no prior knowledge of ever meeting this person?Love is the most powerful emotion, and to think that it could be eternal is not really that hard since we think that we will see our loved ones again after they have left us here on this Earth.Frank found a way to incoporate the hopes and fears as well as the promises and disappointments with loving someone in a way that any person can relate to.I recommend this book to anyone who has ever believed in the notion of a soulmate and to anyone who believes that the power of love can not only transform a soul but transend a lifetime.I myself have never seen silver, but heres hoping that someday I will.