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O SINNERS
A journalist investigates a seductive and mysterious cult and its leader, an enigmatic Vietnam War veteran, in this not-to-be-missed novel.
Faruq Zaidi, a young journalist reeling from the recent death of his father, a devout Muslim, takes the opportunity to embed in a cult called The Nameless. Based in the California redwoods and shepherded by an enigmatic Vietnam War-veteran named Odo, The Nameless adhere to the 18 Utterances, including teachings such as “THERE IS NO GOD BUT THE NAMELESS,” “ALL SUFFERING IS DISTORTION,” and “SEE ONLY BEAUTY.” Faruq, skeptical but committed to unraveling the mystery of The Nameless, extends his stay over months, as he gets deeper into the cult's inner workings, compassionate teachings, and closer to Odo. Faruq himself begins to unravel, forced to come-to-terms with the memories he has been running from while trying to resist Odo's spell.
Told in three seamlessly interwoven threads between Faruq’s present-day investigation, Odo’s time before the formation of the movement as a Black infantryman during the Vietnam War, alongside three other Black soldiers, and a documentary script that recounts The Nameless’ clash with a Texan fundamentalist church, O SINNERS! examines both longing and belonging. Ultimately the novel What is it that we seek from cults and, inevitably, from each other?
“A gorgeously written literary excavation of belonging and belief."—Emma Donoghue, The Boston Globe
📖 "One of the most engrossing elements of Nicole Cuffy’s second novel is how it dwells comfortably in the fuzziness between religion and cult, making for both a clever literary mystery and a meditation on the nature of faith." — Los Angeles Times
📖 "Cuffy brings clear-eyed honesty and fearlessness to O SINNERS! on a whole new level, exploring how rage and racism shape lives and how doubt
can lead to new paths of belief." — BookPage
📖 "If you're looking for new horror, weird girl lit fit to read in 2025, I have the perfect book for you." — @LivsLibraries, TikTok
📖 "A fresh, multifaceted perspective... a well-guided journey along the boundary between faith and doubt." — Kirkus Reviews
📖 "O SINNERS! is one of the absolute best books I have read to date… This will now and forever be one of my favorite books of all time." — Taylor, Goodreads reviewer (5 stars)
📖 "A young journalist sets out to embed himself in a cult called ‘the nameless’ for a story. But as he delves deeper into its teachings, he realizes he must confront the memories of loss he has been running from." — EBONY
📖 "A journalist mourning the loss of his father embeds himself in a California cult, only to find his grief and beliefs tested in ways he never expected." — Rolling Stone
📖 "A literary marvel that stands head and shoulders above the rest. The language deserves to be savored, and the philosophical underpinnings take time to absorb." — Lit Hub
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