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A review by curtain33
The Fire Gospel by Michel Faber
2.0
The basic plot of The Fire Gospel is that the lead character Theo finds some scrolls by questionable means and translates them, to find that they are a lost account of the times of Christ. He publishes and people react to it in varying ways.
Given how much I like Michel Faber it pains me to score this so low, but for me this book was a miss. There is a great kernel of an idea here, that could have spiraled out in many strange and different directions, but instead was much less interesting. This feels like a short story that is padded out to novella length, which may be why it doesn't sit well with me. I think, perhaps if it had gone in more extreme directions it may have worked better for me, but as it stands it feels a little lukewarm.
If you haven't read Michel Faber then I'd suggest starting with The Book of Strange New Things, The Crimson Petal and the White, or (for fans of poetry) the phenomenal and heartbreaking Undying.
Given how much I like Michel Faber it pains me to score this so low, but for me this book was a miss. There is a great kernel of an idea here, that could have spiraled out in many strange and different directions, but instead was much less interesting. This feels like a short story that is padded out to novella length, which may be why it doesn't sit well with me. I think, perhaps if it had gone in more extreme directions it may have worked better for me, but as it stands it feels a little lukewarm.
If you haven't read Michel Faber then I'd suggest starting with The Book of Strange New Things, The Crimson Petal and the White, or (for fans of poetry) the phenomenal and heartbreaking Undying.