Love and hope? Risk, adventure, reward? What confronts the human heart in a world filled with challenges. What does it mean to be human? Are we just a beautifully unique amalgam of DNA and chromosomes?
Are we all the same—all around the world—in that we similarly experience love, fear, pride, and joy? Or, is there more—another factor not seen under the microscope?
The twenty-one vignettes in The Sparkzgott Anthology take us on a journey to find the answers.
We travel with a yet-to-be-conceived child into the disparate lives of people around the world—a journey to consider that “other” factor and the differences in perceptions of risk, adventure, and reward that make us each unique miracles of creation.
Prepare for heartbreak, love, inspiration, and revelation as portrayed in the lives of the characters in The Sparkzgott Anthology.
—Readers’ Favorite In-depth Review—The Sparkzgott Anthology by T.D. Holt is a brilliant book, a heartfelt anthology full of hope and love. It is a collection of stories held together by the peculiar concept of 'Sparkzgott'. This term refers to the spark generated when an egg and sperm fuse inside a human body. This book features an omnipresent character suspended just before a Sparkzgott, which is to say that the character doesn't exist in the real world. We follow as he/she jumps through time and space to peer into the personal lives of several people. This anthology is a mix of themes in which the parent-child relationship dominates. We follow the thoughts of these innocent beings as they try to make sense of concepts that are naturally much bigger than their existence.
This book is testimony to the fact that a book can make one travel without moving an inch from one's cozy library. We travel to America, Japan, Australia, Africa, China, and several different places as the author brilliantly evokes the aroma and sense of the respective countries. The science used in this book is also well researched. The serious topics are dealt with in an educative manner. The book deals with many important contemporary issues, such as gender identity, race, and politics. Although this book includes sexual content and topics that some readers may find disconcerting, it never does that offensively and the sensitive issues are delicately handled. The editing of this book is impeccable, and the stories flow naturally. The naïve voice of a pre-Sparkzgott paired with the peculiar concept will naturally raise questions for the reader to ponder. I highly enjoyed The Sparkzgott Anthology by T.D. Holt and recommend it to everyone who wants to enjoy a hard-hitting and unique anthology that is humorous in an unusual way. This book and its tales will stay with readers long after they finish reading it.
—Midwest Book Review In-depth—
The Sparkzgott Anthology is a philosophical and social inspection that comes from an unusual point of view: a yet-to-be-conceived child that considers the facets of what makes us human.
This examination takes the form of short vignettes of couples around the world who are in the process of creating life via their couplings, perspectives, and impulses. Sparkzgott is defined as "the spark at the instant of ignition—of union." What precedes this spark and the recognitions that accompany it are the subject of a wide-ranging set of examinations designed to titillate, educate, and spark reflections beyond the usual literary format.
Intellectual readers who look for stories that are not quite religious, not quite philosophical, and not entirely cultural examinations, but which embrace elements of all these and more, will find The Sparkzgott Anthology a journey that is thought-provoking, while book clubs, especially, will want to debate many of its presentations.
Unlike the usual anthology which features writings from various contributors, the sole contributor to this is author T.D. Holt and the narrator he creates to examine the foundations of humanity itself.
As the time slice countdowns evolve, readers can expect works steeped in diverse human and cultural experiences and perspectives. While each couple is united by the very spark they cultivate in their relationship, they also are affected by the cultural milieu which births them and that impulse to embrace "risk, adventure, and reward."
If these descriptions sound intellectual and thought-provoking, they only reflect the special context of The Sparkzgott Anthology. It's one of those collections which holds as great a potential as the ethereal being who narrates these inspections of life and creation.
The unique brand of social, spiritual, and philosophical reflections are especially recommended for readers who harbor a special interest in literary works of social inspection who would use The Sparkzgott Anthology as a touch point for lively debate and discussion about all the qualities that make humanity distinctive.