The Jesuit

by John Gallahue

some minor wear on the cover and a crease in the spine otherwise in good shape and perfectly useable

296 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Adam · Rating 1 out of 5]

Plot was pretty lame, rather boring and could be predictable in parts. Slow but betrayed by Communist brother in last 10 pages. Ho-hum.

Communists are bad m'kay. I'm serious, but I imagine they wouldn't allow this debut drivel to be published.

Author should have been an interview source for an established journalist to write a non-fiction exposé of the Jesuit's secret attempt to convert Soviet Russia to Roman Catholicism in the 1930s

[ltcomdata · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite fine Catholic thriller. A Jesuit with socialist tendencies is sent on an important mission of conversion in Russia. Things end up very badly. And all because he disobeyed in what appeared to be details! For a Jesuit, disobedience is the worst possible crime, and in this novel, disobedience turns out to be very costly.

[Josh Guilar · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brilliant spy novel, excellent twists and turns, a very satisfying ending.

[Mike · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was disappointed... was incredibly slow (one conversation went for something like 100+ pages if I recall correctly) and didn't really develop into anything in the end. It sounded like a great story when I first started reading it.

[Jeff Lacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a bad novel which is about a Jesuit priest specially sent to Russia in 1935 as a missionary to spread the Catholic faith in the atheistic country. It's a suspense novel, well-written, charged by authentic characterization. It was a quick read.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting. Strangely relevant still today though set in 1940s. Writing a bit dated. Most of the book does not make sense, until a revelation in the last two pages. Which begins to make up for a confusing story, but not completely.