David Valensky’s book Omega Days drew me in as if passing
the event horizon of a black hole. That’s
the point when the gravity of Omega Days pulled so strongly, so compelling,
even the idea of placing the book down temporarily was no longer an
option. I was “hopelessly doomed” to
forego any other plans I had for the day necessitating me to spend hours
engulfed within this masterpiece.
When I first picked up this book I was perplexed. I noticed the hand-drawn title with the
original colored pencil drawing cover art of a meteor or asteroid streaming to
earth while winged angels take flight, imagery clearly foreshadowing
apocalyptic doom. Then opening the book
I was further surprised by the galley text being entirely laid out with 2
columns per page and terse 4 line copy text each sequentially numbered. So my eye randomly picked out one verse and I
read it to myself. “Lambic pentameter” I
thought, “with a clever and mature rhyme pattern.” I flipped some pages and was further
intrigued by the complete layout of the entire book, each page displaying the
same 2 columns of 4 line numbered poems. “So much for character development,” I whimsically thought to
myself. How wrong I was.
There are characters – humanity and God. There is scenery – the earth, space and the
surroundings within one’s mind. A plot,
certainly – time itself with existence, survival and the future. Most of all, the matrix of words, the skill
of conforming to such a tight structure of poetry, the succession of thought is
clearly awesome literary art. It is as
of Omega Days is written with the
skill of a crossword puzzle, whereas under the surface reveals even deeper
structure. Such an immense amount of
work has obviously gone into the writing of this book. David Valensky demonstrates a talent for such
a style like Mozart stylizes Baroque music.
I thought to include an excerpt in this review however
picking my favorite is an impossible task. Each time I revisited the book I again gravitated into reading David
Valensky’s work for hours due to his compelling literary attraction, finding
even further brilliance as encore readings reveal new thoughts.
This book provokes discussion, and sharing with those close
to you is unavoidable. Intellectually he
demonstrates acumen of talent and spiritual wisdom. David Valensky has a sound foundation in
faith and shows the tenuous superficial world in which mankind resides is as
frail as a flash of light, whereas faith in God will remain mankind’s only
beacon of hope. According to Bible
prophecies, we are already living in the “last days.”
I certainly recommend this book to anyone that finds
themselves wondering and worrying about the way things are in the world
today. In fairness for the reader it
should contain a warning label, “Caution: Opening Omega Days may result
in your inability to put it down until completed, thus altering your plans for
the rest of your day.” It certainly will
change the way you think for the rest of your life.
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