Confessions of the Antichrist: A Novel

First of all, I'd like to include a disclaimer for Catholic readers: this is not a Catholic novel. It could be called Christian fiction, based on the fact that its author was Protestant, then converted to Catholicism, then left the Church and became an Anglican. That said, I believe that all good Christians possess viewpoints worth considering, as do many other people from various other religions who hold Christ-like values. There is another caveat to mention - there is an allusion within this narrative, by the non-religious main character, to Freemasonry and that it is "harmless, like Boy Scouts." Most people in-the-know who have heard of Freemasonry and read exposes from former members are aware that this is not true and that it is indeed a dangerous cult and ideology which worships what Christians consider the root of evil. This may not be apparent to low-ranking Freemasons who think it's a "harmless boy's club," but this is what we have been told through interviews and literature written by the higher-ups. With that introduction out of the way, let's focus on the story. It was an eloquently scribed read that kept me captivated, unable to stop turning page after page. (I finished the book in one day.) After maneuvering through some very disturbing scenes featuring a pervasive atmosphere of dread, the novel ended too quickly, leaving me disappointed that we hadn't been able to delve into more of the "antichrist's" life up to this point, instead of merely this one journey of "final realization." It's rather anticlimactic in that regard. Perhaps the author could solve this problem by writing a sequel which alternates between flashbacks of "Mr. President's" former life, what he is doing now, and how the ancient evil is ultimately defeated and its domineering global hierarchy torn down and rebuilt anew.