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The Moses Expedition Book Talk Notes
Written by Juan Gomez-Jurado
Genre: Action, adventure, thriller (very thrilling)
Story was written in short chapters
Summary: Millionaire Raymond Kayn has spent decades trying to find the holy arc, an ancient religious artifact that is believed to contain the 10 commandments. A map was found inside a candle that was lost during the holocaust. He teams up with the Vatican, and creates a squad of 24 people and travels to Jordon to recover the missing arc. This is where we meet the main character, Andrea Otero and Father Anthony fowler. At first it seems fine and everything is planned out, but then problems happen such as the water tank intentionally destroyed and members being murdered. We learn the hidden purposes of each the characters, who are traitors, and the backstory of most of them. Meanwhile, there is a side story of a hacker trying to hack into millionaire Raymond Kayn Company to find the truth of the expedition, and his adventure.
Pros/Unique Features
Felt like a move (many flashbacks that only consist of a page) Quentin tarantino movie
Interesting writing style, was intense when it needed to be, or slow and descriptive when the mood was right. The form changes when the author switches time periods, from being very dramatic, to depressing and melancholy
Had many themes of religion, how it affects society, the extent people can go for ideals
Had pictures to help understand the layout of certain areas
Many symbols-Candle-guidance
Many characters, around 10 main characters.
Ending was good but we do not get much closure on many of the characters (Marla Jackson was driving away with a wound, never know if she survived)

Flaw/Negatives in my opinion
Too less character development on certain characters which indicated whether they will survive in the story
One of the few books I have read recently that had a female protagonist (last one was blindness)
Feels a little harder to sympathize, especially

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