The Opposite of Art

Wow! This book has already been added to my favorites list. Very artistic and spiritual. This was food for my soul. Awesome. This book gets my highest possible recommendation. It went on my must read list when Athol started talking about it on Novel Rocket. He predicted although probably his best boo......more

The title intrigues, causing us to think, to wonder. The opening line awakens our imagination. The opening paragraph lets us know on no uncertain terms that we’re in the hands of an artist. Perhaps the author is a little like the protagonist, Sheridan Ridler – a genius with oils whose search for the p......more

Thanks to Goodreads First Reads and Howard Books for my ARC of Athol Dickson's The Opposite of Art. I absolutely loved reading this and could have easily finished it in a day, if life were not so busy! :) This is an incredible story of faith, hope, love and art that is extremely hard to put down. It......more

There are few authors who can both craft words with story to create a page turner that's amazing to read. Athol Dickson is just a master at putting a wonderful and redemptive story with paragraphs that stop you in your tracks. Another winner.......more

I had high hopes, having read rave reviews, that this would be an outstanding literary read by a Christian author. The Art theme intrigued me but the story line was unconvincing and it was impossible to lose sight of the fact that I was just reading an implausible story created to convey the message......more