From His Perspective

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Pub Date 7 Mar 2019 | Archive Date 13 Dec 2020

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You might think you know human history, but you’ve never viewed it From His Perspective.....you like a good laugh, right?

In the beginning, there was darkness and The Boss liked the darkness. He'd spent years creating the darkness. He was proud of the darkness. Unfortunately, his assistant Norbert liked to snack while working and had a very sensitive nose. Had he not been in charge of monitoring the black holes this may not have been a problem but, as it was, a violent sneeze launched a single biscuit crumb into the darkness, and it was no more. A huge explosion rocked the Factory (better known to us as Planet Earth) and, for The Boss and Norbert, the real work began - they had to deal with life.

Life, as they found out, had an awful habit of not staying true to their designs, however carefully they drew up the blueprints. Suddenly, there were fish who wanted to live on the land, a dinosaur who went around killing everything it met, and then, of course, there was man — the Boss’ most distinguished and regrettable invention.

He and Norbert watch from their viewing platform as the human race blunders its way through history and do what they can to ensure that the entire species doesn't render itself extinct. They watch as cavemen tackle woolly mammoths in order to fill their larders and provide next season’s wardrobe and quickly regret introducing them to fire. When tyrants rise up against their fellow man in Ancient Egypt, rivers run red with blood and plagues of frogs are visited on the Egyptians as the Boss and Norbert try to distract the evil doers from their purpose. Unfortunately, their intervention does nothing more than interrupt the Egyptian's laundry schedule and promote an increase in sales of sandal cleaner. The Boss has decades of sinus infections and soot covered sandals as Henry VIII and Bloody Mary take power and decide that burning their fellow humans is a perfectly acceptable way to get their point across. Wars, the industrial revolution, slavery and empire building - all it does for Norbert and his Boss is push up their overtime budget, create more paperwork and cause them to stress eat chocolate biscuits. Not only that but the human's blatant disregard for their habitat means braving the really long ladders to make repairs to the ozone layer.

You might think you know human history, but you’ve never viewed it From His Perspective.....you like a good laugh, right?

In the beginning, there was darkness and The Boss liked the darkness. He'd...


Advance Praise

This wonderful book is delightfully different. Although it is really comical, it also screams about poignant lessons for us all. So many lessons which we could all benefit from to make the world a greater place in which to live. From His Perspective is wonderfully intriguing and thought provoking. It would make a great present, especially for yourself!

This wonderful book is delightfully different. Although it is really comical, it also screams about poignant lessons for us all. So many lessons which we could all benefit from to make the world a...


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Form the beginning of the World up to now. Seen with the Eyes of the creator and bis helpers.. Fun to read,a little sarcastic

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This book had me giggling from start to finish. the author has a great sense of humour, I’ll be keeping an eye out for anything else that they produce !
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This book was a lot of fun and very reminiscent of Terry Pratchett.

We are taken on a journey through the history of the Factory (Earth) from the perspective of The Boss (God) and his hapless PA Norbert.

Both have an unhealthy obsession with biscuits and other baked goods, and the workshop goes through a series of mishaps, re-wiring and creation in an attempt to stabilise the Factory and the humans who inhabit it. A common theme throughout is that The Boss is constantly trying to extract religion from the humans as he believes most of the Factory's problems would disappear immediately.

I can't help thinking that the current health crisis is in fact a result of The Boss and Norbert throwing something over the viewing platform railing from a box marked Pandemic (deadly) which is going to end up with a lot of paperwork for Gavin in Returns.

A lot of fun.

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This book was a fun read. Lisa Keeble is a very talented and witty writer. I found it highly entertaining and quite humorous.

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This is perhaps the largest behind the scenes story. With human beings thinking that they are perhaps better than other species and other human beings, fighting amongst themselves either to own a bigger part of the land or to prove whose God is better; we come to know the right reason of why human beings came into existence. The creator and his staff run the show while he watches, from a viewing platform, human beings killing each other or following stupid fads. He intervenes in various ways sometimes by sending special human beings such as Moses or the one closer to his heart - Jesus or sometimes by sending diseases. He runs out of lightning bolts to frighten people, mixes blood in their river streams or rains toads to express his displeasure.

He is also amazed looking at the extent to which human beings can make a mockery out of themselves by getting into endless and pointless wars, burning each other because of racism, civil war, witch hunting etc. He cries when thousands burn in gas chambers and loses hope when millions die in Hiroshima & Nagasaki. We come to know the real reason of sending Hitler to earth or the reason for ice age. He contemplates bringing dinosaurs back to put humans back to their place. He gets bewildered with social media, junk food, summer vacations, botox surgeries, CCTV camera etc

This book is a hilarious yet thought provoking take on how human beings take themselves much more seriously than they ought to. Good to know that even God is obsessed with chocolate and is judged when he wears pink.

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Amusing and charismatic this book was not what I expected at first, however not disappointing. I agree with other reviewers. I very much got Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Vibes. It was a lovely good read that had me laughing to the last crumb.

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This book is a really funny look at the creation of humankind. I am actually buying a copy for a friend as a gift, as it was that funny.

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A fun read that is really entertaining. Love the history lesson and time warp that happens in the book. Looking at it from the Covid19 advent, one can see something stuffing up with this result.
Love to read more from this author

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From His Perspective written by Lisa Keeble is a charming and humorous read. I feel it is likely to be a quick read for most, if like me, once they read through one time period and see which will be next, they must read it immediately.

Sarcastic at times, thought provoking at all times, this book is sure to please many readers.

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From His Perspective was a very fun read! Witty and humorous, I really liked the premise of God as the Head Boss of a "factory" with many employees under him creating the world, with some plans being perfectly executed and others going totally wrong, e.i. the T-rex.

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I have just finished From His Perspective, and what a giggle it was. Dismiss everything you think you know about our planet and how we became into being, it's all wrong!!!! Forget the big bang and Darwin, Just blame Norbit and his biscuits, and although the Boss and Norbit keep doing their best to point us humans in the right direction but we pay no attention and just keep messing up our lives and panet, much to their frustration. And don't worry this isn't a preachy or religous book its just a differant perspective on why we are here and what our lives are all about.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun perspective of the world!
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2020
I found this to be a very amusing book about the creation of the world and its history from The Boss’s perspective. The characters were funny and the story well written. Definitely tongue-in-cheek reading and a great escape right now! I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley and the publisher and this is my honest opinion

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