Keith Clemons

A story of two brothers who were separated at birth and grow up worlds apart. They may look exactly alike, but inwardly, they are as different as night and day. One is a radical believer in Islam, and the other, a Christian. As the back cover of the book said so well, this is a "modern Cain and Able story, the lines are drawn not just over whose God is right, but also over the fact that they’re both in love with the same girl". And it is the girl who brings these two brothers together. One she knew in childhood and one she thought she fell in love with as an adult. But bringing them together will cause a lot of difficulties for everyone, and great danger for Layla, the girl.

The author did a great job of showing the difference between Christianity and Islam; of "life versus death, love verses hate, and grace versus legalism". This story shows how far hatred will take people, but also how powerful the love of God is and I am glad I took the time to read this story. It stayed with me even when I wasn't reading it. And a few tears were shed near the end of this story.… (plus d'informations)

Mohamed and Matthew are twin brothers, separated at birth. Growing up with no knowledge of the other, one was raised as a Christian in America, the other as a militant Muslim in Egypt. Both are now pursuing college degrees, both love soccer, and when they come together suddenly, both realize that they love the same girl.

This fictional exploration of the differences between Islam and Christianity devotes more page time to life as a radical-Muslim. With the target audience consisting primarily of Christians this is understandable, it is the Muslim lifestyle and beliefs that are less familiar to most readers than that of followers of Jesus.

In addition to the suspense created by Mohamed’s involvement with jihadists, there is also a certain element of mystery surrounding the past of the twins and how they are linked together. There is also a very low-key romantic triangle, but there isn’t a lot of chemistry or emotional draw-in for the reader to be found here.

The character development was somewhat mediocre with Mohamed being the best fleshed out of the characters. Matthew was actually surprisingly shallow, he seemed a perpetual adolescent and the intelligence necessary to pursuing a medical career seemed to be lacking (at least it wasn’t expressed in any way in this novel.)

I really wanted to enjoy Mohamed’s Moon, but it proved to be only a so-so read. It was interesting enough to keep me reading but the pace was slower than expected. The exploration of Islam draws from actual quotes from the Quran that helps to lend accuracy to Clemons’ work, but reading a good autobiography from an ex-terrorist is a much meatier way to explore life from a jihadist’s point of view.

Reviewed at quiverfullfamily.com… (plus d'informations)