- Paperback: 234 pages
- Publisher: HarperOne; First Edition First Printing edition (May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060854286
- ISBN-13: 978-0060854287
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 399,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A wonderful surprise from an author with great promise
10 Jun 2006
Format:Paperback
After reading her memoir, "Atlas of the Human Heart," I decided why not try her first novel.
Her storyline is unique, a traveling religious, spiritual side show, with her protagonist the stigmata star.
Interspersed are sketches of the protagonist's favorite Christian Saints, whose lives and writings influence the life of story's main character.
This author is a fresh, new voice in the literary world, and I believe she will go far.
Although this novel is just 219 pages, it seems just the write length. All loose ends are tied neatly together, and the ending is touching.
Her storyline is unique, a traveling religious, spiritual side show, with her protagonist the stigmata star.
Interspersed are sketches of the protagonist's favorite Christian Saints, whose lives and writings influence the life of story's main character.
This author is a fresh, new voice in the literary world, and I believe she will go far.
Although this novel is just 219 pages, it seems just the write length. All loose ends are tied neatly together, and the ending is touching.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Satire
27 July 2006
Format:Paperback
This novel by Ariel Gore is an interesting satire of Catholic religion and of American society. The author is able to sprinkle metaphors, religious or otherwise, with the greatest of ease. She writes with clarity, even when she changes tenses, which is appropriate for how the narrative flows. As another reviewer noted, she might go far; she is indeed a fresh voice in the genre of American literature. Although the novel is short, it is philisophical and insightful without being pompous. I look forward to new work by her in the future. One drawback, however, is her characterization. Frankly, the only interesting character, in my opinion, is the protagonist, who is the only character that has a purpose in life. Maybe the other characters haven't yet seen the light, and that is the point. Perhaps this is also because of the novel's length, but maybe it's because the other characters have little to recommend themselves besides acting like the vagabond malcontents that they are.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
"Embrace the mystery!"
6 Jun 2007
Format:Paperback
Take a rollicking roadtrip with a troupe of religious misfits, spinning along the fine line between insanity and saint-ity. A captivating story spiced with renegade-Catholic wisdom for living your own mythology.
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