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cthulhu1964
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2023
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This was an excellent read. An innovative story with good characters. The premise was just so different. Enjoyed the setting and the author did a great job of evoking the sights and feel of a garden.
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Kayaking Princess
5.0 out of 5 stars Modern Adam
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2021
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This is a tight, perfectly written book. The characters, even those who not appear briefly, are full and complete. I don’t know what else to say without spoilers but I read in a weekend and enjoyed every minute.
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Lu
4.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2021
Birds of Paradise follows Adam. Yes, this Adam. The first man. Created before Death, Adam has lived countless lives. When his last job ends in a disaster, he takes on a new identity. This time, however, things get more complicated than usual. After meeting with The Rook, Adam starts a quest to recover scattered elements from the Garden of Eden.

The narrative moves smoothly between meditative and explosive. Adam is a HUGE man who loves gardening and peace but has no issues with a brutal fight. Exhausted by the endless death and destruction (of the Earth, of his past lives amongst humans), he misses Eve and his long-lost home.

Besides Adam, the story features his friends - Edenic creatures able to transform into humans at will. Most of them lead successful lives. Some, like Butterfly, Crab, or Pig prefer freedom and arts. No one should underestimate any of them. Those who do, suffer. Or die. Owl or Pig’s ferocity and ruthlessness in the fight result in a high body count. The Rook destroys his enemies through his lawyers. As a Senior Partner in Corvid & Corvid law office, he’ll own your life and wealth in a blink of an eye, having you on your knees begging for mercy.

The story focuses on the characters and their longing for Paradise. As the country floods once more, they cooperate to rebuild the Garden and stop bad people from doing bad things. In Birds of Paradise, antagonists are arrogant people positioning themselves above the rest of the creation.

I loved how the story connected mythology with everyday life and sorrows. While strongly influenced by Christian mythology, the book doesn’t feature god. It uses elements of fantasy, thriller, drama, and magical realism to tell an emotionally engaging and unique story. Highly recommended for readers looking for something fresh.
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Anonymouse
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
2021 is going to be a glorious year. It's March when I am writing this, and I have already added two books to my BEST OF list. (The review has been delayed because Amazon now restricts the number of reviews one can post in a week and my limit seems to be three. I'm way backed up in my posting as a result.)

It's long been an idea in fiction that Lazarus, who was raised from the dead once, perhaps never needed to die again and is still hanging around someplace. BIRDS OF PARADISE looks back farther to the beginning and asks: What happened to the beings of Eden, who were created before death entered the world?

Author Oliver K. Langmead tells us that it took a decade to write this book and I can believe it. I think it is wonderfully well written, a great idea well executed. Semitic heritage literature that is not religious. A myth that is thematically complex.

Adam the Gardener. Lover of plants and animals but also a warrior and soldier in addition to blacksmith and every other occupation you might try in 4000 years. While he's a bit put out by the modern world, Adam still gets a thrill from the natural world. Luckily he's got this fortunate quirk of forgetting, remembering bits and pieces of his long life, but not everything all at once. Memories may return when prompted by an artefact or a person, but mostly he lives in the present.

Adam has been hired by Rook, one of the partners of the law firm Corvid and Corvid, to find Magpie who seems to be spending a lot of money recently. Not that the money is a problem, but why is he spending it now? Owl, Pig, Crow, Crab, and Butterfly tag along. That may sound like a comedy sketch but it is not. Adam finds Magpie and through him a bunch of evil. vindictive people who hate him and all of the Edenic kin.

The book nicely weaves in some Old Testament lore and even though there are some terrible losses, offers a hopeful look into the future.

I received a review copy of "Birds of Paradise" by Oliver K. Langmead from Titan Books through NetGalley. A version of this review first appeared online in the May 2021 issue of on SFRevu and can be read there.
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sebastien labrecque
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in Canada on May 20, 2022
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