Angels of Destruction
by Keith Donohue
fantasy
copyright 2009
(partly) read in March 2014
rated 5/10: readable, but only if there's nothing else
A slow, sweet book set in an idealised Norman Rockwell small town. Slow... and tedious.
Is it a plot spoiler to say that the mysterious little girl -- the girl with adult intelligence and magical powers -- is an angel ? An angel who will bring light and joy to the unhappy old woman ? Not so much of a spoiler, as a statement of the bleeding obvious.
I read less than a quarter of this book and have no urge to finish it. The language is poetic in its imagery. The style is languid... and sweet. The logic of the plot is past fantasy and into the fantastic. Fantastic in the sense of unbelievable. Definitely not in the sense of fantastic good fun.
Do you read your spiritual book of choice and then re-read it -- many times -- because you enjoy the message, the message of hope and peace ? Then Angels may be a book that you will enjoy.
Mind you... I skipped to the end... And was surprised to find that the book does not end with a group hug and everyone happy every after. Not quite. Happiness, it seems, is only for the select few. I was surprised.
Thinking back I wonder, is the book boring ? No, not really... things are happening. So what's the problem ?
Things are happening -- but so what ?!
The main characters are drifting through a series of minor actions. Some actions are inexplicable, some are simply unexplained. It all adds up to... nothing which grips the imagination.
So sweet that I cannot bear to say that it is bad. Just a book which I cannot be bothered finishing.
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