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Narrated by:
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Danny Deferrari
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By:
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Lynn Hightower
Have you ever known anyone who survived being possessed? You do now. You’ve met me.
Noah Archer is a renowned neurosurgeon with an impressive success record. He has a happy home with his beloved wife, Moira, their two adopted sons, and a dog who’s a very good girl. But Noah keeps a dark secret, shared only with his old friend Father Perry Cavanaugh. When he was just a boy, he was possessed by a demon - and it was only thanks to the exorcist priest that he survived.
Now, Noah works at the cutting edge of medical science and religion, researching the effects of spirituality on the brain. His current research study - The Enlightenment Project - promises breakthrough treatments for depression, addiction, and mental illness, and preliminary results are astounding.
But after a late-night emergency surgery, Noah returns to his office to find Father Perry waiting for him, with a terrible warning. The Enlightenment Project may not be closing the door to the darkness at all...but instead letting it in.
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Noah has a good life, a loving wife, adopted sons, and a faithful dog. But he also has a dark secret that only Father Perry knows. As a child, Noah was possessed. The priest saved him through a precise ritual. The two became friends.
When Noah begins to work on the titular Enlightenment Project, strange phenomena occur. Shadows move around him, and patients know secrets from his past. There's also a man who begins to haunt his family. Noah must face the looming darkness and supernatural threats to protect his loved ones.
The Enlightment Project has an unsettling tone and it's tense. It doesn't lack quiet moments - at its core, it's the story about human connections. With its short chapters and focused narrative, it's a fast-paced and exciting book. I could imagine the book working well as a movie - the scene-setting, the very personal stakes, the drama, all would do well on the big screen.
While the story can easily be categorized as a supernatural thriller, it's also an insightful tale of childhood trauma and the secrets we all keep (and that keep our loved ones from knowing the real us). Noah's secrets nearly destroy his marriage, but he fights for it.
I enjoyed Huightower's writing style - it's simple, honest, and to the point. Because I've listened to the audiobook, and the narrator Danny Deferrari did a fabulous job. His narration pulls the reader in.
In all, I recommend The Enlightenment Project to fans of supernatural thrillers with personal stakes and interesting takes on demonic possession.
A good Supernatural thriller
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When one of his patients with brain cancer shows up completely cured after he should have died within a week, Noah tries to figure out how his brain stimulation might have helped. He's starting to think maybe there is, indeed, a devil and it was involved in Noah's project.
Noah's wife, Moira, doesn't buy this at all. This novel, too, becomes an involving love story where two partners love each other, but one starts having beliefs outside the norm.
At first, the story revolves around deep science and how brains function, so I expected it would stay scientific. Then the story moves into "The Exorcist" territory and also becomes the kind of book Stephen King might write. I loved it. Hightower puts you on edge in every chapter. If this wasn't an audiobook, it'd be called a page-turner. Let's say I drove a lot more than normal just to listen to the book.
Narrator Danny Deferrari does a fabulous job. I happen to be a writer, too, and I'd consider using him for one of my books. He's friendly, reads well, and pulls you along.
An "Exorcist" with Many Unique Twists
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