Monday, November 26, 2007

The Vintner's Luck

This is the second of two novels I've been loaned recently by someone who had heard I was an atheist and thought they'd interest me. I'm not sure why: I suppose both feature spirituality of one kind or another. The first was The Alchemist, which was all omens and fate, and the twist of the protagonist's treasure being right back where he started. Gah.

I enjoyed the Vintner's Luck far more than The Alchemist. But while this amazon reviewer gushes "Love, murder, madness, and a singular theology that would make a believer out of the most hardened atheist all add up, in The Vintner's Luck, to a novel that will break your heart yet leave you wishing for more" , I beg to differ. I may be tungsten coated, of course.

3 comments:

Edward Ott said...

help me out here, why are thses books for athiests?

Mephitis said...

I have not a clue. They were supposed to interest me on that basis.

I have no glimpse into the loaner's reasoning on that. :)

Mephitis said...

Lender!

D'oh.