Generally means that the weaknesses (story, style, theme etc.) outweigh the positives.Īs with the previous BookRiot book challenge review ( Seeds of Time by John Wyndham), I was already a fan of the author (Barker) for his fantasy and his horror work. Might also have some exceptional parts offset by weaker components.Ģ stars – Ordinary. Solid writing, solid story, no major flaws. Would happily recommend to others, this will be a welcome addition to my bookshelf.ģ stars – Good. I would recommend this to everyone, and it is very likely I will re-read it in the future (possibly many times).Ĥ stars – Very good. This is also the fourth book I have read this year (my GoodReads challenge is to read seventy).Ī quick reminder: my 5 star ranking system is as follows:ĥ stars – Brilliant. This time I am covering off the ‘book by or about someone who identifies as LGBTQ’ category – Sacrament by Clive Barker. Well, I am back to the grindstone for my second book review, and it is another one from my BookRiot Read Harder Challenge. And finishing our tale, come to understand why we were born.” Sacrament – Clive Barker So we make stories of our own, in fevered and envious imitation of our Maker, hoping that we’ll tell, by chance, what God left untold. How could it be otherwise? Without the final part, we think, how are we to make sense of all that went before: which is to say, our lives?

This is a gift from God, who spoke our species into being, but left the end of our story untold. “I am a man, and men are animals who tell stories.

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