One reviewer said that this will take "most college students with religious backgrounds that study the sciences to the very same place," that place being a disbelief in evolution. Well, I was raised very strictly religious and I'm majoring in zoology and this book certainly didn't shake my knowledge (notice that that word is not "faith" as the creationists would like me to say) of the truth of evolution one little bit.

Another reviewer said that this book made him laugh out loud. Well, it made me laugh out loud too, in consternation and disbelief that anyone this uneducated about the facts would purport to write a book about it. At least the book "Darwin's Black Box" is intelligently written and makes you think. This book just panders to the religious right with total disregard for the facts.

I do admit that it was amusing in some places, such as the passage that reads, "I told Effie if the little guy and the fat lady showed up, to usher them right in. Usher she did, at exactly 9:00 A.M." That's a nice little creationist joke for ya.

I picked it up, seeing the word "Darwin" in the title and being intrigued by a fiction novel dealing with Darwin. I was sorely disappointed to find that it was basically a religious tract about the dangers of evolution and the evilness of atheism, with some remarks about the horrors of abortion and birth control and women not accepting their proper place in society thrown in to boot. The biggest surprise of the book was that there were no anti-homosexuality passages, though the fact that one of the evil atheists was a man who wore perfume may be a underhanded allusion to that.

No, this book is not well-written, life-changing, or accurate in the least. It's only value lies in illustrating the impressive amounts of silliness fundamentalists can create despite having their heads so far down in the sand that they're in danger of striking oil.

I have not given much thought about the Theory of Evolution. I have always thought that it takes more faith to believe everything was created randomly rather than by a Creator.

After reading this book, I now have a better picture about how the false doctrine of evolution has negatively effected every facet of our society.

This is a very entertaining way to get a lot of background on the creation and perpetuation of a lie that many have believed.

Excellent read [5 stars] I also highly recommend "The Nephilim Seed" (also by Mr. Bell)

I gave this book fives stars because it struck a very familiar chord deep within me. I am very fortunate to have been given a good church oriented childhood. Years later in my second or third year in collage, while I was studying for a degree in Biology with a minor in Physical Science, the inevitable epiphany occurred. After detailed exposure to the evidence for theory of evolution in plants and animals I began to ask myself some very troubling questions.

This book by a very well known Christian novelist will take most college students with religious backgrounds that study the sciences to the very same place. It will take them there because it is a well-written novel. The endnotes, however, give the reader the impression that this book is actually a non-fiction book not a novel, which is the intent of the author.

Without commenting on the scientific or historical accuracy of this "novel" let's return to those inevitable troubling questions that I asked myself so many years ago.

How is it that the same science that put a man on the moon, performs open heart surgery, cures terrible diseases, builds a computer that makes the internet possible and can routinely send the space shuttle to the International Space Station and back - yet somehow - "miss the boat" on evolution?

Can I now trust the religious authors that write about my religion?

When you arrive at this dangerous place - stay active in your church. Not all scientists are atheists, as this book would imply.

The overwhelming evidence indicates that people who attend church regularly tend to be healthier and livelonger. So, take your faith to church and then take your intellect and curiosity to college. The church and the laboratory are two different sanctuaries. Take your heart to one and your mind to the other.

How can you do this? Because as the Bible says: "faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen". However, science is all about the evidence.

Some readers will find this book comforting and a confirmation of their belief. Some readers may eventually ask questions.

Whether you like this book or not will probably depend on whether you believe in creation or evolution! Bell gives an enjoyable story about the spread of evolution, first as a theory, then as so-called "fact." He has endnotes that indicate the history behind the facts in the book, and also lets one know that the part of the book that takes place in current time is the part that is fiction. Evolutionists--lighten up and enjoy the book. You might even learn something!

I love it mainly because it does what Phillip Johnson says it will do: "Darwinists will be outraged." That proves the point of the book - Darwinism is a religion, and nobody gets more upset about finding that religion bogus than the Darwinists themselves! The book does remind me of Vonnegut - only turned on his head. Great Reading

Very much in the vein of Nicholas Meyer's "The Seven Percent Solution", Mr. Bell uses historical figures and events as a fictional setting for this fantastic account.

It's been a while since I've read it, but it's presented as a "factual journal" of one of Charles Darwin's cronies, who conspired with an evil incarnate to misdirect Darwin, and to falsify and glorify theories on evolution.

It's a gripping, can't put down read, with an incredible surmise - "What if Darwin rejected his own theories on his death bed?" - and a fascinating manipulation and exploitation of historical fact and imaginative speculation.

Well documented and footnoted with (I suppose to be) real sources, I also found it to be an engaging look at the history and evolution of Darwinian thought.