Customer Reviews

The Freemasons' Code - By: Geoff Saunders, 08 Feb 2007
Do not be put off by the title & the cover - this is not a 'pulp' production (my mum called then penny dreadfuls!). This is an intelligent & easy to read book about Freemasonry. Most importantly it reveals the Scottish origins of what is now commonly known as the 'Craft'. The author is the Curator of the Grand Lodge of Scotland & his knowledge shines throughin this book. I think that much more could have been made of this - why no hard back book? Why no colour pictures? Why is it so short? Well, I am being picky but the fact remains that this book is what the Americans call 'lite' (asin lite beer( & the book should have been much largerin text & sizr with big colour pictures. That said, this is a good read (I liked the occasional touches of humour) & just gets a three star plus rating. Bigger, better, lots of pictures would got four stars.

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Cracking the Freemasons Code - By: Judy Thomson, 27 Nov 2006
This is dead easy to read. I like the style. Even the bits you'd think would be heavy - like the stuff about the Renaissance & Hermeticism is okay to read. The book is not quite what I expected from the cover but actually it is a pleasant surprise & I learned a lot about Freemasonry from this book. The author obviously knows his subject - so he should given his job! If anything my only criticism is that it is too short. Some of the rreally interesting bits like the chapter on the Free Gardeners (never heard of them? - nor had I) was too short & the stuff on Freemasonryin other countries was way too brief. Some of the pictures are very intriguing & could have been better explained & may be would have been betterin colour? I enjoyed this & think the other book the Rosslyn Hoax? might be worth reading as well. Pity I did not know you could buy both as a special deal from Amazon!

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Cracking the Code - By: Eric Watson, 04 Oct 2006
I read this author's other book The Rosslyn Hoax? when it first came out & enjoyed it a lot (although it is a big book) & so I thought that this would be a good buy as well - & so it was but it is completely different from the other book although the subject is the same - Freemasonry. The main difference between the two is that this is a lot simpler to read & is a very easy read. It is also a lot shorter but still covers a lot of ground. The author again writes from a historical point of view also but it is entertaining & I liked the odd bits of humour. For the money this is a great buy & I enjoyed the pictures (only black & white which is a pity).