A review by paintedgiraffe
The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman

Did not finish book.

Couldn't get past the first two hundred pages of this. For one thing, it just didn't grab me; I wavered between boredom and confusion the entire time. Also, the pacing was quite bad. It kept speeding up then slowing way down. And, like someone else on here said, the author never makes it clear what the hell the setting is. Is this alternate history? Past reality? Far into the future where technology has crumbled? There's all these real-life locations like Jerusalem and Memphis, nearby each other. It's just plain confusing.

It's a real big shame because I thought the premise was quite interesting, like it had a sort of "The Name of the Wind" feel to it.