Book Review
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Acts Of Faith

Author: Eric Segal

Reviewed by Rafida Khalid

'I t's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself...' Muhamad Ali.

 When I saw this book I felt curious and when I read it, I found it to be a striking combination of idealism and realism concocted into an absorbing tale.

The book starts off with three characters: Timothy, a Christian child, an orphan, who lives with his uncle and aunt and is treated miserably until he finds peace and love in serving the Church. Deborah, the daughter of Rav Luria, a staunch Jewish rabbi, is a girl who is being trained to be a 'perfect wife', but she has other plans. Danniel is the rabbi's only son and is destined to follow in his father's footsteps. In school he is teased by his classmates and ends up in resenting his father and breaking his heart. It all starts when Timothy breaks Rav Luria's window one day, and from then on, Deborah's and Tim's paths are destined to cross.

The author, Erich Segal, has written this book over a span of four years, and has given the reader an insight into two great religions of the world: Christianity and Judaism. The story gives us a flavour of different cultures, ranging from Brooklyn to Rome and Israel, and takes us from a church to a synagogue, all in a single ride. The author's description often becomes ironic. He also shows us where man stands in the face of destiny. The whole angle of the story keeps changing at the end of almost every chapter, making the reader spellbound, yet Erich Segal seems predictable in his own way. Honestly, I could not put the book down till I'd read it from cover to cover, and I suggest that you give it a try. It's a good read!

Game Review
Jaws Unleashed

Platform: Playstation 2, X-box

Category: Action

Developer: Majesco Games

Reviewed by Zain Arshad

After several years of development, Jaws, the game is finally here. Majesco Games have outdone themselves by providing a game which has a lot of missions and a free roam mode.

In this game you play the role of Jaws, an over grown shark which is stronger and smarter than anything below the surface of the sea. You can apply its strength and intellect for tearing people apart, destroying coast buildings, killing innocent children swimming etc. The game basically provides a storyline in which you are supposed to stop the mayor from destroying the ocean by stopping him from dumping chemicals into the sea and using various underwater machines. This noble purpose can be achieved by killing countless men, women and children. If you don't want to follow the main storyline, which is full of missions such as killing people at a beach party and destroying refineries, then you can always enjoy the free roam feature. In the free roam mode you can do almost anything as long as it is restricted to the sea and the beach. To be more precise, you can jump on beaches and eat people! Knock over boats and kill their passengers, drag a helpless swimmer along the surface of the water by grabbing him\her from the legs and holding them up high as blood splatters everywhere etc. There are also the side quests which people can do, like killing bungee jumpers in a limited time period by jumping out of the water as they fall into your mouth.

Jaws is a fun game that allows players to bite off peoples' legs or arms and watch them struggle to swim away from the huge shark as they bleed to death (yes, I am a sadistic person). In short, Jaws Unleashed is a must have game, however, watching the shark eating so much might make you hungry.