As much as I love reading atheist books, I’m really curious to know if there’s anything fiction or young adult (yes, I love the cheesy love stories) books that have an atheist or non religious character. I know most books usually don’t say anything about the characters religion because they want to make the relatable as possible but I have never read a book at specially said that there’s an atheist/ nonbeliever character and it wasn’t a bad thing. Google hasn’t helped me in my search so I’m asking you guys for any suggestions
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (I know a film not a book, but I'm sure there's a novel adaption out there somewhere) is about the search for a god but a skeptical Kirk inquires, "What does God need with a starship?", the entity attacks him in retribution. The others doubt a god who would inflict harm on people for pleasure. (from Wikipedia).
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Read "Origin" by Dan Brown. It is an excellent thriller that pits atheism against the Catholic church.