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My author is dead by Michel Bruneau is simply amazing! I rate this novel 4 out of 4 stars. I usually wait until the end of the review to reveal my reviewer rating. However, I am so thrilled to promote this thought-provoking, thrilling other-fiction novel that I just could not wait to let you know. This is a story written from a very interesting perspective. Adam, our narrator/protagonist, is a character in the novel. So, what is so interesting about that? Well, almost everyone in his village beliefs that they are characters made by an almighty author who has left a rule book for them to live by to become protagonists. Adam is a member of the few characters that do not believe in the author.
The book opens with 15-year-old Adam facing trial with the likelihood of being sentenced to torture to death. What horrible thing could he have done to deserve such sentence? Does he escape death? Read this tale and find out.
In my opinion, Bruneau speaks plenty on religion. There are three types of people represented in this book. There are those that believe that God wants us to live life by a rule book or suffer dire consequences; there are those that believe that God wants us to live by certain rules but that he will not utterly condemn us if we do not keep the rules and then there are those that do not believe that God is alive. The story is written in an entertaining allegory form so readers who are not interested in reading about religion are still able to enjoy a captivating read.
The author of this book is definitely not dead. There were no significant formatting and grammatical errors to complain about. Actually, the writer has a refreshing diction. Adam has read the entire dictionary and has comedically redefined some of the words. The humor in this book was really laugh out loud funny at times. I was impressed with the realistic dialogue and the vivid imagery employed throughout the story. There was a fairly large number of characters involved in this novel and all of them were very realistic. Bruneau is a master at awakening emotions in readers. I was truly absorbed in the book.
It would be remiss of me not to mention that there is an awesome love story in play throughout the novel. I do not wish to disclose much about this aspect of the novel but it does play a major role in the plot.
In conclusion, please read this book! This is definitely a must-read.
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My Author Is Dead
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