“Mr Faber . . . is most insightful when describing fatuous superficiality . . . The Fire Gospel coasts cleverly and blithely.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Using this book as a modern retelling of the Prometheus myth, Faber writes with humor, intelligence, and a keen eye for our modern culture. Readers will laugh at the book and maybe a little at themselves.” —Booklist
“Faber asks us to consider the complexity of a world in which very different people come into continual contact with each other with very little understanding of motives and convictions beyond their own. Yet he does this with a light touch and never lectures . . . And all the while, the plot keeps ticking on—by turns (and sometimes simultaneously) funny, terrifying, suspenseful, thoughtful and always engaging.” —The Daily Telegraph
“Faber’s dry, mischievous humour, and the grimly funny repercussions of Griepenkerl’s hubris, stop this tale from ever becoming hard work. It is as a satire of the modern entertainment industry that The Fire Gospel excels . . . A hilariously entertaining read.” —The Sunday Telegraph
“The satire is so entertaining, the pace so sharp, the writing so witty . . . The Fire Gospel can be read easily at a sitting. It’s effortless to consume, but with plenty of bite.” —The Observer
“I was completely enthralled . . . brilliantly wicked fun, but much more than that too. Completely different from anything else he’s written, this frequently laugh-out-loud book reveals Faber being playful with religion, myths and taboos, as well as deliciously satirising some of the more bizarre aspects of being a writer . . . I read this in one sitting and will undoubtedly visit it again.” —The Sunday Herald
“Faber’s latest bristles with tightly edited ideas’Faber has lots of bitter fun at the expense of editors agents, scandal-stirrers and—in one hilarious chapter—amateur reviewers on Amazon. . . . This is a lean, controlled, instantly engrossing book, partly thanks to the taut writing and partly the fact that Faber has written it not as a smooth ribbon of narrative but a bumpy series of key scenes.” —Time Out (U.K.)
“A pacy book-world satire.” —Harper’s Bazaar (U.K.)
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