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The Discovery of Heaven
by Harry Mulisch
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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I'm in love with this book... 
730 pages later, I can't say that I've had a more enjoyable, rewarding reading experience thus far. Mulisch's Discovery of Heaven is absolutely brilliant. Great symbolism, lovable characters, ideas that make your head spin, clever dialogue and more. It's one of those books that doesn't feel like a 700 pager and I almost didn't want it to end so that I could continue to revel in the world of Onno, Max, Ada and Quinten. With an elaborate story line that seems to twist into some other direction at every other... more info
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The Discovery of Heaven
Two angels are conversing. Apparently, Francis Bacon - the 16th century scientist credited with establishing, among other things, the scientific methodology known as the 'Baconian Method' - made a pact with the devil, which caused humanity to lose their way with God, instead embracing the more vapid realm of technological progress; gadgets, as it were. God is convinced that the covenant between heaven and earth is broken and has charged the angels with retrieving the original stone tablets that contain the... more info
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Listen up, MULISCH IS NOT THE NARRATOR!!
These reviews on here that chop away at Mulisch for his "pendant" style. The majority seem to believe this is due to his style of explaining things and knowing alot. Yes, I know, knowing alot is scary to people for some reason. But at any rate, what people do not seem to get is that the story is being explained from an angel to an arch angel. The angels have a certain near omnipotent view, so it is inline that his style would be wordy and overtly smart. So, if you want to nag, do not place Mulisch as the... more info
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Bad 
I agree with a previous reviewer who titled his review: "Mulisch, Pedant... writes a book."
Pedant seems the perfect term. It is a collection of ideas that are thrown together, but not developed.
730 pages of time that I will never have back.
Not only was the book pretentious, it was also poorly written. Perhaps the translation is to blame, as I read it in English. Whatever the source, the (English) text was choppy, un-inventive, repetitive, and cliché. Mulisch's overuse of similes is... more info
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