WHAT IF GOD WERE THE SUN?

It shouldn't be a surprise that the flamboyant and controversial author, known for his "out there" claims of contacting the dead, would try his hand at writing novels. Edward gives us a first-person novel in which the narrator, "Tim," talks to us while living and from the other side after he dies. Though many will find his story overdramatized and long, by the end he gets to the point that the human spirit never dies and can be connected with even after death. Unless you're a die-hard Edward fan, there are more concise and elegant ways to make such a point. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 02]