Rapture

by David Sosnowski

Book Overview

From the winner of the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize comes an entertaining and inventive tale acclaimed byThe New York Times Book Review as a wry, dry first novel (about) angels with attitude. Spinning... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679451749
• ISBN13: 9780679451747
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Villard
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Being an Angel, being different....

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The angel virus was an innovative and fresh idea. I felt this book was more about being different; whether it be as an angel, a schizophrenic, or physically handi-capped. It's about coming to terms with what your are and moving forward. The romance near the end, said to me, when you accept yourself good things come your way. I also enjoyed the commentaries on prejudice and how a cause and political correctness can be carried to far. Creating a whole new set of problems and discomfort. This is a great read!

Worth Reading

The author's style reminded me of no-one so much as the late, lamented Philip K. Dick. It's dark, it's satirical, it's ever so slightly bitter, and it will stay with you for the rest of your life.It's not the prostelytizing rag the title might imply -- thank Bob for that. This is modern sci-fi at its best; the kind with unreal situations, but very real characters. If there _were_ a disease that made people sprout wings, this is how society would react. And no, it's not always pretty.

Brilliant concept, average execution

The concept of this story is amazing: an AIDS-like disease causes otherwise-normal folks to turn into modern, living and breathing angels. Sosnowski started off with a bang, but by the time the story wanes, my interest faded as well.The characters are good, the writing crisp and witty (almost too witty in places), but I think it carried on a bit longer than it should've.I would like to read more of his work, though, and I do recommend it as a paperback

I hope that I never feel "plaid"

This is the sort of 1st novel that makes all of us mere mortals who aspire to become novellists, hang our heads in shame and think 'God! if he can write like angel about angels on his first attempt, then what on earth am I trying to do.! A darkly-funny,warm novel, that is able to take a sideways glance at humanity from those finding themselves on the edge.