A pre-requisite to reading this book should be to first read “The Naked Society” by Vance Packard, which was published in 1964. The state of our society was in fact much worse than Vance Packard portrayed, and in every way, should be more appropriately described as “The Torn Society.” Even five years before the publication of Vance Packard’s book, a turn in the way that people in our society were treated deviated from a normal respect of human rights into the proliferation of a philosophy to make humans available for the exploitation of other humans, namely the so called “upper crust” of society. The tools for achieving this would be modern technology. Our society cannot have peace because it is in conflict with itself, torn by tyranny from within. It is our society, The American Society, The Torn Society. To come to grips with this, the people and leaders of this society need to see what they have become. Fortunately, the angels in heaven saw that the demise of the human race would transpire if The Torn Society would be allowed to run its course. So they sent something to correct that course – their eyes.
This Book is not for the faint-hearted. This book deals with several mature and serious issues. Will the "Torn Society" make the appropriate changes to become a better society? These are some of the many questions this book seeks to answer.
I am not a fan of fiction but I am a fan of angels, so I picked up this intriguing book not knowing what to expect. In Angels' Eyes, William Brian Worthy writes a story that arouses your curiosity, captures your attention and unleashes your imagination. A work of art!
Angels’ Eyes: A Survival Guide for the Deep State, human relationships, family living, and society by William Worthy is an intricately woven story that combines elements of romance, mystery, psychology, spirituality, sci-fi, and politics. This definitely isn’t your average romance story, but then again, this also isn’t your average book. It’s a piece of literature that weaves in multiple themes and a main character who one truly feels for. Though it isn’t quite the typical alpha male/HEA romance book I usually pick up, I will have to say that Worthy did a fantastic job with this story. Well done, sir. Well done.
Brian Worthy was given the nickname “Angels’ Eyes” by his grandmother, and this fits in nicely with the story, though I don’t want to start spoiling the good stuff. I’ll try to tread carefully. The story follows Brian’s entire life and focuses on his romantic relationships the most (there is a very specific reason for this). Meanwhile, there are deep, dark entities coming into play that hover around Brian’s life. The “Inception” program is alive and running well in the shadows, and Brian is one of its victims.
The author is a straight and to the point writer. The text itself is simple to read, but the concepts involved are extremely complex. Honestly, I feel like I probably need to do several read-throughs to give the book justice. There is just that much going on. The corrupt society thematic elements ring so true with what is going on in the news today that the book feels especially relevant and important.
Overall, Angels’ Eyes is a superb book. It is not for the faint of heart though as it involves sexual abuse, so readers who are sensitive to those issues beware. Even with this, I feel like it’s a necessary evil to have in the story. If you are looking for some brilliant writing and masterpiece-level storytelling, I would highly recommend William Worthy’s Angels’ Eyes.
I would like to thank Booktasters and William Worthy for the opportunity in reading this intriguing story. What I found interesting was throughout Brian Worthy' s life, he fought the mechanism and manipulations of the inception program. They tried throughout the course of the story to influence the romantic relationships that Brian had to have the results that they wanted usually unsuccessful. The story takes you on a journey with Brian from boyhood to old age with the angels ever watching over him. This story requires multiple read throughs to take in the full depth.
A boy's grandmother gives him the nickname, "Angels' Eyes." The boy fulfills his nickname throughout his life, through romance, mystery, and society. A masterpiece.
Angel Eyes does indeed imply advice for dealing with government (The Office of the Director of Family Development). As it follows the life of protagonist Brian, the book illustrates the pleasures and difficulties of dealing with, as the subtitle states, family, relationships, and society. As Brian bumps along through life, experiencing seemingly haphazard relationship after relationship, the author, William Worthy, presents a smattering of bits of philosophy, such as:
“You can live out of only one of two things. You can live out of fear or you can live out of love. If you live out of fear, you will always have conflict. If you live out of love, you will have peace, even if the whole world is in turmoil.” Brian also remembered what his dad said. “Just remember one thing for me.” His dad said. “When you are having one of your conflicts with a woman, remember that retreat is a good tactic during a war. If you retreat, you will be able to join the battle once again.” and
“What kinds of things would an angel do?” asked Felicia. “An angel might appear to you,” said Brian, “or say something to you. An angel might show the future to you. An angel may help you or someone you know in a miraculous way. An angel may give you guidance for your life. Now, are you ready to meet me yet?” and
“Now,” said Brian, “this is where people get tripped up. They do not properly translate the creation story. The word for ‘a day’ in the creation story is the word for ‘a period.’ This can be used for a period of any length of time. It was even used to refer to a woman’s period just like we use the word ‘period’ in our language. Now, the more I study science, the more I find out that everything that happened in the order given in the creation account is just the same order that scientists say that things did in fact happen.”
Meanwhile, Brian "Touches Heaven" with innumerable women, finds black people to be the "same on the inside", is taught that retribution is bad and that selling lemonade to replace a destroyed cap gun is advisable, is moved out of his house to avoid ant bites only to be sexually abused by someone named Patricia, suspects that burglars are drugging food and that canning food is a good idea because the person doing the canning can avoid the government use of preservatives.
Life in Brian's time is controlled by an omnipresent government which espouses the following: “It has been my experience,” said the judge, “that The Department is always right.” This particular judge was deciding that a mother's life would be better spent without the burden of having to raise three children, so the judge orders the children to be taken away. It appears that there is no limit to governmental intrusion.
William Worthy's conclusion is that the fabric of society is torn and that perverts are driving things, as was warned in a Vance Packard book which purportedly presented evidence on the governmental assault on privacy.
Brian's experiences do not exactly collate into a "survival guide" - they seem instead to be one person's experience in dealing with modern society. Perhaps Mr. Worthy meant his life to be a sort of archetype of such experience.
I first decided to read this book because of the interesting title. I'm all for stories about angels and dystopian or fantasy worlds. However when I started reading this, it wasn't what I expected. It is still very interesting, especially the intro where the author urges you to read "The Naked Society" by Vance Packard because he wants you to understand the the state of our current society. I have never read The Naked Society but by reading this book, the message of Mr. William Worthy is clear: something is socially and morally wrong about the world we're living in. And Angels are there to save the day.
The story is slow paced and honestly, it was difficult for me to keep up and identify with the characters. Something about them doesn't stick too much in a reader's mind. But all in all, I like the message it carries. It's relevant and interesting. Thanks to Mr. William Worthy and Booktasters for giving me an e-book copy.
I was given a copy of this book through Bookstaster & the author W. Worthy in exchange of my honest review. The author was kindly enough to get me a copy through kindle. I would recommend to people who wants to read this book to fisrt read the author recommendation to read a book he suggested to read before you start this one. If you like slow pace stories, this is the book for you. I have to admit, sadly is not my kind book. But I understand the the social & morally concept the author is bringing to this story. I'm not sure if was because I didn't read the book he recommended to read before starting this book, that made me feel sometimes confuse. But in general for me is ok, to long narratives, made me feel that the characters won't speak to me, I couldn't picture them & identify with them. But has nice stories and a social message essential for a society.
I was curious about this book because of the title as I am drawn to and intrigued by angels. And I must admit up front that I did NOT read the book the blurb suggested be read prior to reading this book. The storyline regarding the "Inception Program" was fascinating and scary at the same time. With that said, I stayed a little confused, probably because I hadn't read the aforementioned book, but this book definitely kept me reading to find out what happened next!
This book is a masterpiece! The author, William Worthy gets 10 stars for intricately weaving together multiple themes that all came together at the end! I was mystified. I laughed. I cried. I swooned. I fell in love with the main character! I couldn't put this book down & now I am reading it again! I will probably read this book at least 10 more times.
I chose this book because I’m a romance fan who wanted to try fiction. I’m very pleased that I decided to read this book. I believe that Angels are constantly watching over us; so I resonated with the storyline of this book. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone but to sum it up; this story was heartfelt, deep, and compelling.