O'Gorman has imagined a future in which capitalism has bought out Christianity, where women have to gather secretly to study The Bible and remember its revolutionary lessons of compassion and non-violent resistance. Like all good dystopian novels, The Book of Sins asks us to consider what will happen if present trends continue, and her fully-realized characters cause us to question our own complicity in those trends.
Susan Neville, author of Sailing the Inland Sea: On Writing, Literature, and Land

O'Gorman's characters make us slow down and think about the not-so-distant future - the year 2034. Her characters remind me of people I know. Their struggles and conflicts seem familiar. She skillfully builds awareness of an authoritarian structure that dominates her characters' lives, giving me a sense of regret that an earlier generation didn't succeed in resisting the fascists of their time.
Kathy Kelly, Co-Coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Chicago

The Book of Sins by Angie O'Gorman is continuously clever, playfully fun, and frightfully serious. Lest descriptions of the elite - secular and sacred - provide too much entertainment, the plight of the WardWomen could only be more compelling if the characters were featured in a documentary on abusive treatment. O'Gorman keeps you wondering how truth will influence power.
Mary Elizabeth Bickel, EdD, Catholic Action Network, Missouri