| | |  | Shoes | Home » » » Demon: A Memoir | | | | | | | Description: | | Clayton has just been hired to author a memoir for Lucian, a demon with an extraordinary story to share. The fallen angel chronicles a life of heavenly bliss and rebellion, human creation and salvation, and God's relentless pursuit of mankind. | | | Features: | |
• This fresh and provocative look at the spiritual struggle for our souls will keep you turning the pages with its intelligent and believable characters and suspenseful dialogue.
• "...a powerful and fascinating story... I recommend it for anyone interested in a good story with a twist."
• "Portions of this book may disturb you--but the insights you'll gain into God, Satan, and angels fallen and elect--will stretch and grow you. I predict you'll find Tosca's book hard to put down."
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Tosca Lee | | Paperback:
| 336 pages | | Publisher:
| NavPress | | Publication Date:
| June 08, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1600061230 | | Package Length:
| 8.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 87 reviews |
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 A thrilling taleSep 06, 2010
If you've ever wondered why the devil and his demons are evil and why they go to all the trouble to wreak havoc in the world, Tosca explores this very concept in an imaginative and terrifying way.
Clay, an unpublished writer, is stalked by a demon named Lucian who wants to tell his story - you know, the one that started before time began. Before long, Clay is hooked, wanting with every encounter to get to the crux of the matter and find out why Lucian is so determined to get his point accross.
By the end of the book, the tension peaks as Clay must discover how the demon's story is connected to his own life.
Demon is a thrilling tale that will leave you, the reader, with a search of your own.
 Have an Open Mind and and an Open HeartAug 23, 2010
I was amazed to see a new and different "version" of God and the angles presented to me for my consideration and contemplation. I was astounded at its unique take on God creating us (humans) as a "fresh start" to having beings He could communicate with and have companionship with. My eyes were opened anew to the fact that throughout history, God has shown us such a glorious love and a magnificent restraint in not destroying us and starting over despite our constant sinning against Him.
After reading this book, I, for one, see myself even more of an insignificant ant while at the time such a unique treasure. I am dumb-founded by the intricate detail, care, and love that He has put into my creation and my life so far. Reading Demon: A Memoir after reading Ted Dekker's Immanuel's Veins has left my mind reeling as to how much God, the Creator of the Universe, loves me, cherishes me, and desires an intimate, personal relationship with me. I am still trying to wrap my mind around that concept even now.
I want to scream this message from the roof tops. My heart is bursting at the seams with this knowledge and love that I feel within the depths of my being. I cannot keep it to myself. Even if the whole world denies this message, I won't...I can't deny it because I know it to be true. The Universe is screaming it out to me. My world, which I see as a stage, is telling me this message with every crash of an ocean wave, every sunrise and sunset, and with every beat of my own heart.
God loves me....us...everyone! What freedom, what love, what soul-craving intimacy, and what amazing grace we have available to us if we would only open our eyes and accept it. We just need to have a willing heart and outstretched arms to accept this FREE gift that has been awaiting us since the dawn of time.
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Redemption From A New Point Of ViewAug 17, 2010
I picked up Demon: A Memoir because I found out that Ted Dekker would be co-authoring his next series with Tosca Lee.
And when you learn something like that, you have to find out what qualified her to write with the best.
Told is first person, Demon is about a editor named Clay who has just gone through a divorce and still has trouble dealing with it. He enters a diner after work one night and is joined by a man who knows things about him.
They begin to have several conversations in which Clay realizes this is a demon who calls himself Lucian.
Lucian wants Clay to write and publish his memoirs.
Beginning before The Fall of Lucifer and the other angels, you'll get the story from the perspective of a fallen angel who views humanity with contempt.
While Clay meets with Lucian, life continues to unravel for him and he begins to realize that this memoir may be closer to reality than it sounds.
Demon is an interesting look at the full story of reconciliation from the viewpoint of the fallen. It asks the question, "How would you feel if you could watch those "chosen" people take such a gracious gift and spit in God's face over and over".
This would make a great Book Club read.
Are You Paying Attention?Aug 11, 2010
In a crazy, screwed up world, Tosca Lee refuses to be deterred from her mission as a writer. That mission is to give the reader a different view through a new set of eyes. And does she ever set the bar high with "Demon." You better pay attention!
Clay is divorced, his life stinks, and he's an editor. And then he meets Lucian, and his job is to write Lucian's story. How does Clay do this? The story is told through meetings, and we see events unfold that we have been told in Sunday School. It is merely Clay's job to tell the story. Hey! Are you paying attention?
I put up there with "The Screwtape Letters," and I refuse to attempt and say that this ranks up there with Anne Rice. I've never read Anne rice. But before this, I did read "Havah," and it was incredible too. Tosca Lee is going to spoil me with all this great writing! And if you're paying attention, you might want to find out what she's all about.
 Unique Take a DemonAug 06, 2010
When I finished this book I had two reactions: I loved it. And I hated it.
I am, by nature, an aspiring screenwriter. And one of the first things any screenwriter will tell you is to avoid exposition. Exposition is death in film and so I have learned to run away from exposition whenever possible. However, Demon: A Memoir is almost pure exposition. It is the story of Clay and a demon named Lucian. Lucian tells Clay of how Lucifer fell and then tells the story of creation and salvation through a demon's eyes. In some ways this book brings to mind Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, in that almost the whole book is a conversation over various dinners. Because of this, it is jarring when in the middle of a description of the creation of man and waiter might come up and refill glasses. Sometimes these events later become important, but other times they are mere distractions.
There is not must action in this book, and as such it can adopt a slow pace.
Slow however, does not mean boring. On the contrary, Tosca Lee manages to keep the excitement up, which is hard to do in a slow moving novel.
Here's what I liked: the descriptions used by Lucian about the fall and about human nature are beautifully done. It reminded me of descriptions used by C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity only more poetic. It is the different viewpoint offered in this book that allowed me to take in the exposition. For this novel, it worked. And Lee avoids the demons present in stories such as The Exorcist or even Ted Dekker's Adam. Her demon is still evil, though at first almost sympathetic. But the way she makes him sympathetic and then turns it around is haunting and scary. Much more frightening than many others.
3.5/5 (I rounded down to 3/5 for Amazon's rating since it does not allow for half stars).
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