Review: ‘The Nephilim and Pyramid of the Apocalypse’

Members of Hampton Village Book Club (HVBC), an inspirational book group, met recently to discuss “The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse” by Patrick Heron. HVBC is sponsored by Lovett Memorial Library of Pampa, Texas, and hosted by Hampton Village housing development of Pampa.      Heron’s decidedly non-fiction title sparked a spirited discussion among HVBC’ers. Three of the five members present at the meeting (this includes yours truly) gave “Nephilim” a thumbs up while the other two members present gave the book an emphatic thumbs down. This blogster does now solemnly bestow upon the title a solid three stars.      The main objection articulated by HVBC’ers to the book was its scholarly style. Heron packed in the research. Consequently, the HVBC’ers felt inundated with background information and factoids from a plethora of sources. While intriguing at times, the book was written in a somewhat technical way that demands the reader’s full attention. On the plus side, some HVBC’ers found the book inspired creative, yet critical thinking.      Personally, this blogster enjoyed and appreciated the author’s frank approach to sharing his research. Heron writes not as an authority, but rather as a searcher of knowledge and arrives at some startling conclusions. In this inexpert sense, the author invites speculation and avoids bludgeoning the reader with his unusual theories and opinions.      In addition, the work appears well-cited and in-depth as opposed to shallow and rushed. This blogster felt the author may have been reaching a time or two and was certainly disappointed the author carefully avoided applying his unique theory to a specific end-time Biblical prophesy quoted in the latter half of the book, but, altogether, this blogster is not sorry to have read the book.      Check-out “Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse” on the shelves of Lovett Memorial, 111 N. Houston. The book is shelved with the regular non-fiction selections. Call or stop by the front desk of the library for more information, 806.669.5780.      HVBC meets once a month in the main office at Hampton Village on Alcock. Visitors are welcome. The group will next meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25 at Hampton Village. For more information, contact the library.