All the Names They Used for God

All the Names They Used for God is a collection of unique stories that seamlessly fit together, oozing mysticism. Though unrelated, they are woven increasing with both intensity and undertone of allusion to god either explicitly or in a more nuanced way.

The stories take place across a variety of worlds and years, but what I enjoyed most was the feeling that each character was driven by some force unbeknownst to them. I found this captivating. Only one of the stories was centered on religion, and yet every single story expressed the nature of our world and our faith in an unknown beyond.

I withhold my fifth star simply because it was hard for me to stay completely engaged with the format of a short story collection itself due to all the stopping and starting, but don't let that deter you from picking up this fantastic work! I really enjoyed the reading experience overall.