The Redemption of Marvin Fuster

by Patrick Sean Lee

Time is an infinite circle. Beautiful, dotted with every moment, every remembrance, every joy and every pain. On that circle, in its gorgeous folds and colorful portraits, among its mysteries and its horrors, we stop for an instant to survey the breath of a city. In that city our eye is caught by a man. An indigent. An alcoholic by the looks of him, sitting in a dumpster eating God-knows-what. He will soon be dead, but before that moment of passing a bit farther down this ribbon we call time, he will rise higher than the stars.

I am Anselm, and I have been given the command, Raise him out of the ashes of his life...

So begins the tale of Marvin Quenton Fuster, an old derelict, of no use to anyone, destined to die pitiably alone...until he meets a beautiful young woman in a dream.

It is evening...

295 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 13, 2012

About the author

Patrick Sean Lee was born in Denver, Colorado. He currently lives is Southern California with his wife. The
Redemption of Marvin Fuster is his first novel, begun in 1998 and completed in 2012.
He is the author of many short stories that can be seen at Amazonbooks-Patrick Sean Lee, and is completing work on his second novel, One Year on Meade Street which will be released in September of 2013.

In addition to One Year on Meade Street, Patrick has written a YA fantasy, "Dreams of Shadows", which will be released in late summer or early Fall, 2013.

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Reviews

[Evelina | AvalinahsBooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a review of quite an untraditional book, and it's very hard to place both its genre, and its message. But that's in a good way! The Redemption of Marvin Fuster is a modern day fairytale that could never happen in a world where people didn't believe some kind of miracles. And perhaps it couldn't happen in our world either. Or could it?..

5 Reasons To Read The Redemption of Marvin Fuster


#1. Definitely The Characters

Marvin is such a delightful delinquent. First of all, he's not your traditional character – he's old, he's a drunk and he lives on the street. He's also pretty odd, talks in a funny manner and has his brain tampered with by angels so he's become something of a prodigy! However, being science-smart, in Marvin's case, as perhaps in many other such cases, does not translate to being life-smart. So a lot of hilarity ensues!



But even besides Marvin, the supporting cast is pretty great. My personal favorite was Maribeth, the daughter of the governor - rich, aimless, somewhat clumsy, but certainly with a heart of gold, she projects a picture of an innocent in affluent circumstances that they have not spoiled, and yet to find her own place in the world. She is as sweet as anything, and definitely as funny as Marvin!



Then, there's John Delilah, a lawyer who is too kind for his own good who also plays an important role in the book. The negative characters, like the slightly evil business partner and the nosy butler, are also quite well done.


#2. It's Utterly And Completely... A Fairytale.

It's a fairytale, and yet – it's set in our world. The author invites us to completely suspend our disbelief and travel into a world where rich young ladies are also incredibly kind, as well as lawyers, where angels exist and even materialize in coffee shops, and where one can enter a university unattended and mix up a magic potion of 299 probably very, very toxic ingredients. It's so utterly unrealistic it makes it sweet and set in a whole other dimension, perhaps, a dimension you'd even rather live in, because it's where completely unrelated strangers meet in magical ways, lost souls are redeemed and love is found.




#3. The Idea That Everyone Deserves A Second Chance

"He had lifted himself out of the world of darkness he had returned to with that sudden urge to see his friend again. A first stumbling step. He lay unconscious now, it was true, but the myriad hearts of his peculiar universe had nonetheless united with him in his rising. The ocean of stars invisible to his eyes in the blue of the morning were still there even though he was incapable of seeing them holding fiery hands, smiling down on him, pouring strength into him, reawakening his purpose."

Everyone needs a second chance, and the point of this book is to help you believe that the universe comes together to bring this chance to the willing. Or even the unwilling. Sort of like The Alchemist, but minus the sugary philosophy, and way more down to earth and matter of fact.


#4. The Writing

I think it's the only book that uses the word 'chartreuse' more than once.

Come on. You gotta respect that 😂



Okay, comic relief moment over. Humor aside, the writing is really good – if it's a high society ball Patrick Sean Lee wants to transport you too, that's where you'll go. Glasses clinking, expensive whiskey aroma floating in the air – you name it. Lee has no trouble at all with painting a vivid scene.


#5. It Keeps The Intrigue Till The Very End

75% of the book? You still have no clue what's happening. Rather, you have all of these subplots, and you know they're coming together somehow, but you're still not sure how at all. I can absolutely promise you that you won't have a clue about what's going on till the very end. But the end? Is a very healthy dose of feels that finally ties a lot of things together.



I am happy that I read The Redemption of Marvin Fuster – it was a very, very unique book with a lovely message that it delivered in the end. Being an indie book, it could use a few more edits here and there, or tie up a few loose ends, but I think you'll definitely enjoy the witty humor and the honest tone, and simply what it's got to say. You will also especially feel the author's love for the characters, seeing how they come alive on the page.

I thank Patrick Sean Lee for giving me a copy of the book in exchange to my honest opinion. Receiving the book for free does not affect my opinion.

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[Joshua Rigsby · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful book from a fantastic author.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Redemption of Marvin Fuster is a diamond in the rough. I know it can be hard to find decent indie authors out there in the ever growing world of self-published books; however, Patrick Sean Lee is a talented writer with an imagination to match! Marvin Fuster is one of the most complex, hilarious, pathetic, brilliant, oblivious, disgusting and beautiful characters I have ever come across in fiction. I want to KNOW Marvin - I want to hang out with him, laugh with him, read with him, drink with him! He's one of those characters that gets into your head and stay there. This book is about love and loss, but in a round about sort of way. There's also bucket loads of science which I LOVED. Such a smart book, you can't even believe the author isn't already a best seller! I highly recommend this book to everyone - you'll never look at a homeless man the same way again!