El Despertar de la Herej�a / The Second Sleep
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Summary
En una sociedad donde la fe y el dogma han desterrado la raz�n y la ciencia， un sacerdote investiga la muerte de un vicario rural。
Gran Breta�a， a�o 1468。 El sacerdote Christopher Fairfax llega a una aldea remota enviado por el obispo de Exeter para celebrar el funeral del vicario que acababa de fallecer。 El difunto， apasionado coleccionista de artefactos de otras �pocas， muri� accidentalmente mientras excavaba en los alrededores。 Fairfaix se aloja en la vicar�a y en los aposentos del religioso fallecido descubre una colecci�n de objetos considerados her�ticos， y textos de especialistas en el pasado que sugieren una verdad distinta a la doctrina de la Iglesia， que afirma que el hombre fue castigado con las cuatro plagas: epidemias， guerra， hambruna y muerte tras haberse rendido a la ciencia y a la tecnolog�a。 Solo la vuelta a la fe en Cristo salv� in extremis a la humanidad。 Fairfax descubre que la torre junto a la que muri� el vicario guarda numerosos vestigios de la civilizaci�n perdida， y todas las pruebas apuntan a que alguien los deposit� all� pensando en un futuro donde fuera posible reconstruirla。 La lectura de los libros her�ticos que ponen en duda el poder omnipotente de Dios y las causas del Apocalipsis， junto con las investigaciones que le sumergen en esa comunidad aislada har�n tambalear la fe y las creencias del joven sacerdote。
Todas las civilizaciones se creen invulnerables。
La Historia nos advierte de que ninguna lo es。
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
From the bestselling author of Fatherland and the Cicero Trilogy--a chilling and dark new thriller unlike anything Robert Harris has done before。
When a local parson of a remote village dies under mysterious circumstances， Christopher Fairfax， a young English priest， is dispatched on horseback from the cathedral city to conduct his burial。 His orders are to give the sermon and leave as quickly as possible。 But when he arrives in this distant hamlet， haunting questions arise。 Why did the parson possess heretical texts？ How did he come to own banned ancient relics？ Did these possessions lead to his death？
Until this moment， Fairfax has never known doubt。 His faith in the Church and its teachings has always been unquestioning。 But over the next six days， everything he believes and everything we believe--about his faith and the very history of the world--will be tested。 An unnerving and enthralling story about a distant time， The Second Sleep is a cautionary tale for today。
Gran Breta�a， a�o 1468。 El sacerdote Christopher Fairfax llega a una aldea remota enviado por el obispo de Exeter para celebrar el funeral del vicario que acababa de fallecer。 El difunto， apasionado coleccionista de artefactos de otras �pocas， muri� accidentalmente mientras excavaba en los alrededores。 Fairfaix se aloja en la vicar�a y en los aposentos del religioso fallecido descubre una colecci�n de objetos considerados her�ticos， y textos de especialistas en el pasado que sugieren una verdad distinta a la doctrina de la Iglesia， que afirma que el hombre fue castigado con las cuatro plagas: epidemias， guerra， hambruna y muerte tras haberse rendido a la ciencia y a la tecnolog�a。 Solo la vuelta a la fe en Cristo salv� in extremis a la humanidad。 Fairfax descubre que la torre junto a la que muri� el vicario guarda numerosos vestigios de la civilizaci�n perdida， y todas las pruebas apuntan a que alguien los deposit� all� pensando en un futuro donde fuera posible reconstruirla。 La lectura de los libros her�ticos que ponen en duda el poder omnipotente de Dios y las causas del Apocalipsis， junto con las investigaciones que le sumergen en esa comunidad aislada har�n tambalear la fe y las creencias del joven sacerdote。
Todas las civilizaciones se creen invulnerables。
La Historia nos advierte de que ninguna lo es。
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
From the bestselling author of Fatherland and the Cicero Trilogy--a chilling and dark new thriller unlike anything Robert Harris has done before。
When a local parson of a remote village dies under mysterious circumstances， Christopher Fairfax， a young English priest， is dispatched on horseback from the cathedral city to conduct his burial。 His orders are to give the sermon and leave as quickly as possible。 But when he arrives in this distant hamlet， haunting questions arise。 Why did the parson possess heretical texts？ How did he come to own banned ancient relics？ Did these possessions lead to his death？
Until this moment， Fairfax has never known doubt。 His faith in the Church and its teachings has always been unquestioning。 But over the next six days， everything he believes and everything we believe--about his faith and the very history of the world--will be tested。 An unnerving and enthralling story about a distant time， The Second Sleep is a cautionary tale for today。
Reviews
Kenny
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3* and a frustrating read。 Like all Robert Harris the pace and concept are great - it's impossible to review this without major spoilers though。 So the first half - and first 50 pages in particular are intriguing and infuriating。 I mean， he's a proper author - that reads like a basic historical mistake， what's going on？Then it becomes clear， and the book is off in another direction entirely。 Which is great fun。 But having set up a really good premise， it feels like he didn't really know what to 3* and a frustrating read。 Like all Robert Harris the pace and concept are great - it's impossible to review this without major spoilers though。 So the first half - and first 50 pages in particular are intriguing and infuriating。 I mean， he's a proper author - that reads like a basic historical mistake， what's going on？Then it becomes clear， and the book is off in another direction entirely。 Which is great fun。 But having set up a really good premise， it feels like he didn't really know what to do with it。 The ending is "is that it？" and quite underwhelming to say the least。 Four for the first half， two for the conclusion。 Not his best work by a long way - but， he's a great writer， and I really like that he takes risks - like this - and writes very different sorts of books。 This one doesn't quite work out， but I'll read whatever he does next。 。。。more
Arrel
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The author of Conspirata， Conclave， Pompeii， Fatherland and many more， gives us post-apocalyptic England （by a few centuries） where only heretics dare secretly search for icons of the past like plastic spoons， Shell oil scallop-shell signs， and God forbit， Apple iPhones。 But search they do， including a seriously errant priest， a shady Lady （what other kinds are there？）， her hopeful but crude suitor， and of course a "nutty professor" and his assistant。It does not end well for anyone - they all - The author of Conspirata， Conclave， Pompeii， Fatherland and many more， gives us post-apocalyptic England （by a few centuries） where only heretics dare secretly search for icons of the past like plastic spoons， Shell oil scallop-shell signs， and God forbit， Apple iPhones。 But search they do， including a seriously errant priest， a shady Lady （what other kinds are there？）， her hopeful but crude suitor， and of course a "nutty professor" and his assistant。It does not end well for anyone - they all - everyone of them - end up in an eternal Second Sleep。 Presumably not good news for the rest of us。Supposedly a treatise on the dangers of our hi-technology society， deafness towards global warming/climate change， mass-destruction capabilities， and lots more。 I enjoyed reading the novel but of course， like everyone else， will go on ignoring the morals of the story。 By the way， it stops rather than ends - you'll see what I mean when you turn （unexpectedly） to the last page。 。。。more
Cath
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3。5。 My first Robert Harris。 Very readable。 Combines some of my favorite concepts: dystopia， apocalypse， a kind of future time travel into the past， the role of religion in a society， corrupt institutions， how power is obtained and wielded in society。 Throughout， at certain points and at the end， I was left wanting more and wishing the author had gone deeper - which of course also would have meant a lengthier story， which to be fair was probably not ever the author's plan。 Also felt there could 3。5。 My first Robert Harris。 Very readable。 Combines some of my favorite concepts: dystopia， apocalypse， a kind of future time travel into the past， the role of religion in a society， corrupt institutions， how power is obtained and wielded in society。 Throughout， at certain points and at the end， I was left wanting more and wishing the author had gone deeper - which of course also would have meant a lengthier story， which to be fair was probably not ever the author's plan。 Also felt there could have been a bit more character development， especially to more fully explain and justify certain choices made by various characters， instead of the sometimes cursory bits of information we got。 But overall I definitely think the author accomplished what he set out to do and it was a very enjoyable read。 。。。more
Mr S Ashcroft
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I am a big Robert Harris fan。 He is a colossus of the historical thriller。 His trilogy on Cicero is masterful， as are many other of his works。 I have enjoyed every book of his， some more than others。 But not this one。 With The Second Sleep， Harris has tried his hand at dystopia， and shows himself to be far， far from a master of the genre。 The problem with The Second Sleep is its ending; it doesn't have one。 Instead， it stops， mid-climax， and ejects the reader back into reality with a deep and l I am a big Robert Harris fan。 He is a colossus of the historical thriller。 His trilogy on Cicero is masterful， as are many other of his works。 I have enjoyed every book of his， some more than others。 But not this one。 With The Second Sleep， Harris has tried his hand at dystopia， and shows himself to be far， far from a master of the genre。 The problem with The Second Sleep is its ending; it doesn't have one。 Instead， it stops， mid-climax， and ejects the reader back into reality with a deep and lingering sense of dissatisfaction。 The author will doubtless argue that in 'ending' the book as he does he is seeking to make a broader point about the global apocalypse that drives this story – an apocalypse clearly shaped by the twin terrors of Trumpism （and the rise of nationalism generally） and the pandemic。 In short， this feels like a book written by the author， FOR the author。 Rather than telling a story， he prefers to make a point。 But in so doing， Harris makes this a pointless book to read。 。。。more
Timothy Olson
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Interesting premise。 Lackluster execution。
Clare Sudbery
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Rather good。 Thriller about future apocalypse followed by dark age followed by future that's just like the past。Very compelling。 I gobbled it up。It did make me start making plans for the apocalypse though。Also I wanted more from the ending。 I want a part 2， dammit！ There's an extract from his next novel， called V2， which had me hoping it might actually BE a part 2， but as far as I can work out， it isn't。 Rather good。 Thriller about future apocalypse followed by dark age followed by future that's just like the past。Very compelling。 I gobbled it up。It did make me start making plans for the apocalypse though。Also I wanted more from the ending。 I want a part 2， dammit！ There's an extract from his next novel， called V2， which had me hoping it might actually BE a part 2， but as far as I can work out， it isn't。 。。。more
Rosie Britton
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Quite dreadful: his worst by far。 Boring， depressing， rambling。 Cardboard characters about whom I cared no at all。 I kept going， hoping at least for an exciting， or at least interesting， denouement， but it was not to be。 Shame， because the basic idea was a good one and deserved better。
Maureen DeLuca
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This book started out good - but then。。。。 it was not so good。 It is more of a "DNF" for me - This book started out good - but then。。。。 it was not so good。 It is more of a "DNF" for me - 。。。more
Mary Carson
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Interesting premise。
Bruno Laschet
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Enttäuschend！ Was an dieser dahinplätschernden Geschichte ein Thriller sein soll， blieb mir verborgen。 Spannung habe ich ebenfalls nicht empfunden。 Das Ende war eine grosse Enttäuschung。 Man wartet auf Lösungen der aufgekommenen Fragen und dann ist das Buch plötzlich fertig。
Dave Taylor
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Father Fairfax is a young priest sent to a quiet， sleepy parish to help wrap up affairs from the local parson who's died unexpectedly just a few days prior。 It's medieval times， however， so Fairfax is on horseback and has to worry about highwaymen and heretics。 Or is it？ Turns out that the story takes place a thousand years after the collapse of our modern civilization and the heretics are people who are intrigued by our （ancient） culture and the technological detritus that has survived the cent Father Fairfax is a young priest sent to a quiet， sleepy parish to help wrap up affairs from the local parson who's died unexpectedly just a few days prior。 It's medieval times， however， so Fairfax is on horseback and has to worry about highwaymen and heretics。 Or is it？ Turns out that the story takes place a thousand years after the collapse of our modern civilization and the heretics are people who are intrigued by our （ancient） culture and the technological detritus that has survived the centuries。 Indeed， this is a great book and super interesting。 Highly recommended， one of my favorite books of the year so far。。。 。。。more
Carrie McLaughlin
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Good read overall， but the ending was frustrating after all the build up。 Maybe a sequal would solve that？ Still worth reading anyway。 Loved the intertwining of current modern ideas vs historical。 Clever！
Sherry
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Disappointing！ Great start with a good twist at the beginning made me excited to finish。 But the next couple hundred pages went no where。 I gave it two stars because of the twist at the beginning。 I love Robert Harris books but this one was sadly not up to his abilities。
Cathy
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Spoiler alertI've had mixed reactions to Harris's more recent books， and initially this looked like it would buck my recent trend of general disappointment。 The writing style quickly engaged me， and altho I had some idea what it was about beforehand， I was still intrigued and enjoyed the hints， and then the philosophical thoughts that were peppered throughout the book。 However I was disappointed that they never really became more than musings （albeit disturbing ones）， and for me， the "thriller" Spoiler alertI've had mixed reactions to Harris's more recent books， and initially this looked like it would buck my recent trend of general disappointment。 The writing style quickly engaged me， and altho I had some idea what it was about beforehand， I was still intrigued and enjoyed the hints， and then the philosophical thoughts that were peppered throughout the book。 However I was disappointed that they never really became more than musings （albeit disturbing ones）， and for me， the "thriller" element never really got going - I mostly forgot that we were meant to be thinking about how the vicar died - and the ending was distinctly anti-climatic。 。。。more
Lauren Little
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I really liked the subtle set up to this book。 It had an intriguing premise。 The end was okay， but not amazing nor was it as bad as some other reviewers indicated。 If you want an interesting book， I'd recommend this one。 It reads like a medieval mystery but is more than that。 I really liked the subtle set up to this book。 It had an intriguing premise。 The end was okay， but not amazing nor was it as bad as some other reviewers indicated。 If you want an interesting book， I'd recommend this one。 It reads like a medieval mystery but is more than that。 。。。more
Ute Weiß
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Interesting plot。 But the ending？？？？ Rather disappointing。
Alex
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One day， Richard Harris had a brilliant idea about an Unreliable Narrator who tricks the reader for a few chapters， until one half of a page which he， the reader， should read four times in realisation that wow， all his assumptions had been wrong。 Having had that idea， Harris must've sold it to an editor， who must've paid for it， leaving Harris to figure out some kind of story around it。 At some point a deadline must've arrived， and so "The Second Sleep" was sent to the shelves such as it was。 Su One day， Richard Harris had a brilliant idea about an Unreliable Narrator who tricks the reader for a few chapters， until one half of a page which he， the reader， should read four times in realisation that wow， all his assumptions had been wrong。 Having had that idea， Harris must've sold it to an editor， who must've paid for it， leaving Harris to figure out some kind of story around it。 At some point a deadline must've arrived， and so "The Second Sleep" was sent to the shelves such as it was。 Surely it'd sell！ they said -- and it has。Years ago I got a review for one of my books that complained about its ending， saying: "This is not how books end。" Well， at least that book had an ending; "The Second Sleep" might as well end in the middle of any random sentence， and be none the worse for it。Some reviewers interpret the last words in this novel as an open ending。 Think of a story， any story; start telling it， and at a totally random moment， stop; is that an open ending？ Is literature really that easy？*spoilers ahead*We never get the significance of the two sleeps。 We never understand the actual title of the book！ Some readers have tried to speculate; the author does nothing in support of any view。 We never get to find out what caused the Apocalypse; in one isolated sentence， the author goes as far as to suggest that it actually was a biblical catastrophe in the literal meaning， but then drops it， kills everyone， and goes home。Some readers complain about underdeveloped characters。 They felt solid enough to me; Harris is a master of characterisation。 But tangible as they were， each one turns out to be entirely useless。 Is that supposed to be the point？ That nothing we do matters？ A whole book just to say that -- and then， stop short of saying it？I didn't understand what the place at the centre of the story really was。 I didn't understand why the final mudslide was so catastrophic to a structure that had gone through a thousand years of mudslides。 I didn't understand why a bishop had to travel all the way there only to point a finger and then die。 I didn't understand why "the colonists" had to execute "the locals" -- wasn't the whole point to restart society？ I didn't understand why a gold medal was left behind and why a man whose name means "morning star" was worshipped。 I didn't understand why a priest couldn't resist the first temptation of his life。 （Most people can， and they're not even priests。） I didn't understand why people whose half the children died young should be so frightened of some old bones。 I didn't understand why it should be so hard， given a working Van der Graaf generator， to make at least a modicum of progress in the study of electricity。 I didn't understand how clear glass was impossible to make， yet people had spectacles。 I didn't understand why they didn't simply dig for a door instead of exploding their way through two feet of reinforced concrete。 Nor why England reverted to shillings， why Scotland became a Muslim land （and to what narrative end）， what kind of Captain was Hancock and why he fought the French （and where） and so many other things。Rampant inflation where an errand child is paid several pounds is presented， but abandoned and takes the narrative nowhere。 Inquisition is used to put the Church in a bad light， then salvation is used to restore the same Church。 Electrical generators may have vanished， but why bicycles？ Much space is given to what I take to be a Shell gas station turned into an iron foundry， is there any significance there？ Plastic bags are still intact， but。。。 so what？ Is that a bad thing？ A good thing？Was this book an experiment？ If yes， what was the hypothesis being tested？ If it was that people will buy any book by Richard Harris， then the test probably passed， but surely much credit has been expended just to prove a self-evidence。 My take is that this book is nothing but a weak attempt to capitalise on a grand twist。 Perhaps in better days， Harris would have made a better job。But he didn't。 。。。more
Mr Simon
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Unsatisfying， only really half a story。 Robert Harris is usually better than this。 Disappointed！
Isabel De Smet
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In tegenstelling tot de eerdere boeken van Harris， kon dit verhaal me op geen enkel moment bekoren。 Staat iets te ver van me af， vooral ook door het tijdperk waarin het zich afspeelt…
Sharon Elliott-Walker
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Recommended by Lynn and Dave， it was okay about England after the apocalypse， where religion had become powerful again
Bobby
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Started out GREAT — then got progressively worse。 What a disappointment， for a plot that should have been fascinating。
Andree-Anne Marks
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The premise was really good， but in terms of pos-apocalyptic books it wasn't my favourite。 Although there was a lot of good imagery， and connections to be made to present-day The premise was really good， but in terms of pos-apocalyptic books it wasn't my favourite。 Although there was a lot of good imagery， and connections to be made to present-day 。。。more
Bea Mantel
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Eerst denk je dat er iets fout is - plastic in de Middeleeuwen？ - maar er is een hernieuwde jaartelling。 Geweldige vondst is het niet bestaan van elektriciteit， kleine apparaatjes die in je hand passen en waarmee gecommuniceerd word。 En iets met een hap uit een appel？ Het eind is helaas wat gezocht en afgeraffeld en deels open。 Komt/is er nog een tweede deel？
Adam Carson
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This is quite a tough book to review without giving any of the game away。 Suffice it to say， it’s a bit of a genre bender， that isn’t quite what you expect at the start！ I really enjoyed the story - it’s very cleverly done， very gripping and very much makes you think。 My only criticism is that I wasn’t entirely satisfied at the end， it was rather abrupt after a great build up and I somehow more！
Pam Klein
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Seriously？ If I'd know it was going to end that way I wouldn't have started it。 Seriously？ If I'd know it was going to end that way I wouldn't have started it。 。。。more
Jamie
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This is， for me， one of Harris' weaker performances。 It's a good concept but at times poorly executed; parts of it are quite boring and slow， and for me the '1492' setting is really rather tedious to read。 Oft it feels too much like a fascinating concept which hasn't quite had enough time dedicated to it， nor well thought out enough。 This is， for me， one of Harris' weaker performances。 It's a good concept but at times poorly executed; parts of it are quite boring and slow， and for me the '1492' setting is really rather tedious to read。 Oft it feels too much like a fascinating concept which hasn't quite had enough time dedicated to it， nor well thought out enough。 。。。more
Charlotte
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Did not like the ending。
Cat Sheely
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Interesting dystopian story yet I was a little disappointed with the ending。 I was invested with the characters and， although the ending was in many ways appropriate， I felt it was the easy way out。 There could have been so much more and usually Robert Harris does give more。
Rachel Groves
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Ooh historical novel that isn't what it seems。 A sort of mystery。 Easy read， good narration。 Ooh historical novel that isn't what it seems。 A sort of mystery。 Easy read， good narration。 。。。more
Sarah P
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