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junekramin's review
5.0
Loved it!! The main character is Fate. The Fate. And the book is told in “his person”. The rest of the characters consist of the Seven Deadly sins, the seven heavenly virtues and everything in between. They are the immortals. Scott’s take on them all are absolutely hilarious. From Love’s, “Contrary to the rumors, I’m not blind.” To Gluttony’s, “Are you going to finish that?” to one conversation.“Where did you hear that?” “Where do you think?”“Gossip. That little whore.” Destiny makes several appearances as well. “She’s not a big of a slut as Lust is…” and so on.
From run ins with Karma to God’s office to Death’s attire to everyone quirks: “The thing about Lady Luck is… she has ADD”… and a dozen more such as these will have you rolling on the aisle.
I can quote literally a thousand things that made me laugh out loud. I know I will be thinking of passages every time I say certain words for months to come. I don’t want to give any more away. I will have to insist you read this one. I’ve already given away more than I should have and I haven’t even tapped into the main storyline. The love story. Fate falling in love with a mortal and how it changes his views on his job. That’s all I’m giving you. It is really, really a must flippin’ read!!! I don’t care who you are or what genre you normally read.
From run ins with Karma to God’s office to Death’s attire to everyone quirks: “The thing about Lady Luck is… she has ADD”… and a dozen more such as these will have you rolling on the aisle.
I can quote literally a thousand things that made me laugh out loud. I know I will be thinking of passages every time I say certain words for months to come. I don’t want to give any more away. I will have to insist you read this one. I’ve already given away more than I should have and I haven’t even tapped into the main storyline. The love story. Fate falling in love with a mortal and how it changes his views on his job. That’s all I’m giving you. It is really, really a must flippin’ read!!! I don’t care who you are or what genre you normally read.
jeffknerr's review
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Do not read this book. It had some chances to be good, but the ending is really awful.
citizen6174's review
3.0
I'm actually giving this book 3.5 stars, even though there isn't a rating for that..I love this author and his humor, and am excited to see more from him..I loved his first book Breathers, so i was interested in this book solely because his name was attached to it. The book is about a man who is immortal and is assigned to Fate, which allows him to deal out people's fate in life..Along the way you meet not just Fate aka Fabio, you meet Death, Destiny, Lust, Sloth, Chance, Truth, etc..I loved that aspect of the story..At times, i did feel like the author was maybe getting lost in his own made up mythology and actually confused me in parts of the book. The book doesn't ever become too serious, mainly just witty. I also felt that at times the book only had a small plot to lead him through 350 pages, and i felt there could have been more..Spoiler-ish alert..I think the book could have been that much better if Fabio would have become human earlier on in the book, rather than waiting until the last 30 pages..I loved the ending though.It was a little twist i maybe should have picked up on earlier.
alaynachristina's review
5.0
This is the funniest book I've read in a while. You will laugh out loud, you will cry. A great book, I highly recommend this book.
And I am anxiously awaiting a sequel.
And I am anxiously awaiting a sequel.
doku_sho_ka's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wardegus's review
2.0
I really wanted to like this book. I adored Gods Behaving Badly and was hoping for something similar. Sadly, it wasn't. It was just ok. This book was perfect for my 6 hour flight. A quick read that didn't make me think and still gave me enough time for an in-flight nap.
alexctelander's review
3.0
Much like his debut book, Breathers, which became a bestseller, S. G. Browne’s new novel, Fated, has a strong, compelling, tongue-in-cheek voice to it that will hook readers from the beginning and keep them reading to the end. Browne straddles the line of scenes that are awkward and outlandish, making the reader perhaps uncomfortable, but balances it well with entertaining humor. Fated is a book about some very strange characters who are in a way gods, and how they interact and get involved with humanity.
Fabio Delucci is bored with his job and would really like a change. He spends his days and hours as fate, deciding events and choices for many ordinary people across the globe. He knows not to step on the toes of destiny, and so must choose average, normal, uninteresting fates for his people. He’s been doing it for millennia and would really like a change. He also has a five hundred year-old feud with Death, and spends his little free time hanging out with Sloth and Gluttony; meanwhile Destiny keeps trying to tempt him with her wiles. Then Fabio starts to notice an ordinary human, Sara Griffin, who is on Destiny’s pass, but continues to cross his own. He keeps meeting her, then starts to stalk her, and before he knows it he slowly but surely realizes he’s falling in love with her. Rule #1 is not to get involved with humans; God forbids it. Now Fabio doesn’t know what he’s going to do.
Originally written on December 10, 2010 ©Alex C. Telander.
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Fabio Delucci is bored with his job and would really like a change. He spends his days and hours as fate, deciding events and choices for many ordinary people across the globe. He knows not to step on the toes of destiny, and so must choose average, normal, uninteresting fates for his people. He’s been doing it for millennia and would really like a change. He also has a five hundred year-old feud with Death, and spends his little free time hanging out with Sloth and Gluttony; meanwhile Destiny keeps trying to tempt him with her wiles. Then Fabio starts to notice an ordinary human, Sara Griffin, who is on Destiny’s pass, but continues to cross his own. He keeps meeting her, then starts to stalk her, and before he knows it he slowly but surely realizes he’s falling in love with her. Rule #1 is not to get involved with humans; God forbids it. Now Fabio doesn’t know what he’s going to do.
Originally written on December 10, 2010 ©Alex C. Telander.
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abookishtype's review
4.0
S.G. Browne’s Fated is a fun read, especially if you have a warped sense of humor. Like I do. Fated is a demented book, but I mean that in a good way. Everything is fair game in this book, even god. (Perhaps especially god, who is known as Jerry in this book.) I had a very good time reading this book. I’d recommend it to all my friends with warped senses of humor...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.