Fated by SG Browne

The thing about Fated, I really loved the voice. It was so distinctly S.G. Browne. I’ve read every one of his novels, and his story telling is so distinct. I wouldn’t so much classify it as humor. It’s more light-hearted. It’s got a nice flow to it. Normally, the use of present tense in story telling irritates the hell out of me. I find it to be a major pet peeve, but with Browne, I hardly even notice it.



But enough about the writing. Let’s get into the story. The concept behind the story is really cool. The main character, Fabio, is Fate, one of the host of immortals in this novel. Other immortals include Sloth, Gluttony, Greed, Destiny, Truth, and of course, there is Jerry, who is God. Each of the immortals has a job to do. Fabio assigns the fate to most human beings, and often has to reassign it because of the stupid choices that the humans under his umbrella make. All of that changes when he meets Sara, a human he falls in love with. Then he gets soft and starts trying to help the humans—a bad mistake as it turns out since Jerry is non too happy when the humans’ lives change, and not necessarily for the better. He knows that being with Sara could get him into serious hot water, but he can’t help himself. Love is love, after all.



I really enjoyed this story. The one negative was the ending. It didn’t work for me and I didn’t find it to be very believable. If the ending had been good, this would have been an easy five star rating, but I had to take it down a notch as a result. Still, this is well worth reading.