Book Reviews
From International Ghost Hunters Society Newsletter No. 468
November 24, 2007
Several weeks ago, we received a package in the mail.
I opened the package and found a copy of a book entitled,
12/21/2012: A Prophecy. I thumbed through it, read the chapter
titles, and promised myself I would read it as it looked very
interesting. It was about the same time we learned that our
Williams Convention was a no go, which threw us into a tailspin.
With the devastating news and events that ensued, the book was
set aside. While looking through my reading material a week or
so ago, I discovered the book and picked it up to read it. The
book is written as a novel and out of curiosity, I started to
read it. The description on the back cover of the book says
that it reads like a combination of The Day After Tomorrow and
The DaVinci Code, which really piqued my curiosity. As I
started the first chapter I realized that John J. Ventre,
author of 12/21/2012, created a story that takes place in the
year 2012, which according to the Mayan calendar could be what
some consider the end of the world. He blends the events of
many years throughout history with the events of today and the
conspiracy theories into a story of tomorrow. This includes
paranormal experiences that John has had throughout the years,
which he includes in the final pages of the book. I found
myself caught up in the story to the point that it was hard to
put down. 12/21/2012: A Prophecy is an interesting 198 pages of
fast-paced action and human emotion that makes it a more
personal read. It almost felt like listening in on a private
conversation where the facts stand out as to what is happening
today and the possible reality of tomorrow.
"Fear not the path of truth, but the lack of people walking
in it"
(quote by Robert Kennedy taken from the book)
From Reader's Digest
This wild and freewheeling novel is fun to read for the
way it throws in every contemporary crotchet from UFOs to the
Darwin/Creationism controversy, terrorism, earth targeted
asteroids, environmental disaster, Nostradamus, and just about
everything the Sci-Fi and Discovery Channels have to offer are
all served up with many other hot topics for a fun theme park
ride. The title is the infamous Mayan "end of the world" date.
The world is supposed to end, but in this book it just changes.