What I’m Reading ~ The Methuselah Project

Patricia Bradley Uncategorized 35 Comments

The Methuselah Project -Ps 71:14

The Methuselah Project is one of the most fascinating books I’ve read, and I thought I had reviewed it here on the blog. However, as I looked for it to link to the post today, I couldn’t find it. So I’m reviewing The Methuselah Project this week and the one I intended to review, Methuselah Project S.O.S. next week.

And, sorry for using the same photo again, but I thought it went so well with the verse. Plus I’m still trying to get my book in on time! Barring an emergency, I will.

Back cover copy for The Methuselah Project:

In World War II, German scientists began many experiments. One never ended.
Roger Greene is a war hero. Raised in an orphanage, the only birthright he knows is the feeling that he was born to fly. He always dreamed of flying against the Axis Powers in World War II. Until the day he’s shot down and lands in the hands of the enemy.

When Allied bombs destroy both his prison and the mad genius experimenting on POWs, Roger survives. Within hours, his wounds miraculously heal, thanks to those experiments. The Methuselah Project is a success―but this ace is still not free. Seventy years later, Roger hasn’t aged a day, but he has nearly gone insane. This isn’t Captain America―just a lousy existence only made passable by a newfound faith. The Bible provides the only reliable anchor for Roger’s sanity and his soul. When he finally escapes, there’s no angelic promise or personal prophecy of deliverance, just confusion. It’s 2015―and the world has become an unrecognizable place.

Katherine Mueller―crack shot, genius, and real Southern Belle―offers to help him find his way home. Can he convince her of the truth of his crazy story? Can he continue to trust her when he finds out she works for the very organization he’s trying to flee?

Thrown right into pulse-pounding action from the first page, readers will find themselves transported back in time to a believable, full-colored past, and then catapulted into the present once more. The historical back-and-forth adds a constantly moving element of suspense to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

My Take on The Methuselah Project:

I really enjoyed this book. Think about it–never aging. Staying a young twenty-something. But held in captivity seventy years. The only good thing about his captivity is he came to know Jesus. And that’s what enabled him to endure.

The story has many twists and turns, first laying the groundwork for his escape and then the chase as his captors try to recapture him. Roger Greene is a great hero with his courage and bravery. I think readers will enjoy this page-turning story. And I’m giving away a copy of the book! Leave a comment telling me if you think you’d like to stay forever young and why or why not.

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Comments 35

  1. Linda A Horin

    Physically, sometimes I think I’d like to remain young. Aging is so hard on the body! But I’ve learned so much mentally and emotionally as I age, that I wouldn’t want to stay at one age, especially if it meant the scene watching my children and grandchildren learn and grow. Every age has it’s plusses and minuses, and I think I have been blessed to experience as much as I have.

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  2. Toni Stevens

    This sounds like a great story. No I wouldn’t like to stay young forever here on earth. Perspective sure changes as you get older…for me anyway.

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  3. Regina Merrick

    Staying young would be a mixed blessing: physical health, yes, but what about maturity? Do you get to keep that, or do you think like a twenty-something? When my knees creak up the stairs every day, I’d pick youth! LOL

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  4. Tim Johnson

    Wow Pat, that sounds like a terrific book. Suspense, romance, and wrapped around a SiFi plot! In my SiFi reading days a century ago 🙂 I recall a short story (I think) that centered on a warrior in the days of ancient Rome or Greece who was fatally wounded, woke up to find his wound healed and everyone around him dead. He learns he does not age, and has “died” several times, but always wakes up healed. The story tracks him through several ages until he meets a woman with the same condition. I thought perhaps it was a Robert A. Heinlein story, but I can’t seem to find it in the brief searches I just did.

    To your question, I will stay youthful forever in heaven, so yes in that sense. But, to be young for as long as this present earth lasts, no thank you. I like life, but on this one, I’m with the Apostle Paul.

    Finally getting to read “Dangerous Deceptions”. Good photo and matching Scripture.

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  5. Alicia Haney

    No, I would not like to stay young forever, that’s just not a way of life. This book sounds intriguing , Thank you for sharing about it and thank you for the chance. Have a Great weekend and stay safe. God Bless you and your family.

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  6. Barbara Diggs

    I would love to have the energy, skin and mobility of being younger. But I surely would not like to go through all the trials again. I love the wisdom and deeper understanding of the Scriptures and all of the life I have gained with age. We can die at any age, but at 67, I’m getting closer to seeing Jesus face to face. I’ll get a new body then and will walk and leap and be “young” or however God makes us. And besides, I can always use Oil of Olay until I get there.

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  7. Paula Shreckhise

    I would not like to stay forever young in this world. As I get older, I look forward to being forever young in heaven with Jesus.
    The book looks fascinating!

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  8. Gloria A

    This is an interesting sounding book. I wish I could eat like I could when younger and not gain weight and the effects of it. But I don’t want to go back through parts of the past. Love the grands but not the constant care of them.

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  9. Megan

    This sounds really interesting. My first thought about staying forever young is that it could be pretty amazing, BUT, if you stay forever young and the people you love don’t stay young with you then I think ti would be terribly painful and what would be the point to have your youth but nothing else? So, I’d say no to the forever young part

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  10. Lelia (Lucy) Reynolds

    The older I get the more I long for my heavenly home, so I guess I wouldn’t want to stay young. Thank you for sharing your review. Blessings

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  11. Scott Gobrogge

    I read this book a while ago and really enjoyed it. I may have to read it again to refresh my memory before I read the sequel. Whenever this conversation comes up about eternal youth, I always think of the Elves of Tolkien’s middle earth. Mournful as they have had to watch so much happen and see other races come and go. I’m fine with how God set things up for us mortals especially as he made provisions for our heavenly home.

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  12. Edward Arrington

    My wife and I just returned from a trip, so I’m way behind on responding today. The book sounds enticing. I told my wife when we married that I was expecting us to celebrate our 100th anniversary together. My goal is to live to 120 and still have relatively good health. If we celebrate our 100th anniversary, I will be less than two months from 120 years old. I never gave much thought to being forever young.

  13. Diana Hardt

    It sounds like a really interesting book. I’m not sure that I would want to be forever young if I outlive the people I care about and end up being alone.

  14. MS Barb

    Wow! I can’t imagine being in my 20s forever; I do need the energy I had in my 20s & 30s to chase after preschool grandsons! Thanks for recommending this book!

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  15. Stephanie Clapp

    First of all…I love The Methuselah Project! It’s definitely one of my favorite books, and I highly recommend it!
    Second, to answer the question: no I would not like to stay forever young. As someone put it in one of the Narnia books: “I don’t know that I care much about living on and on after everyone I know is dead. I’d rather live an ordinary time and die and go to heaven.”

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