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![]() 2. And there is another book, "Decoding the book I didn't like very much". Sounds interesting ![]() 3. Wait, you never read Oz books? (Neither did I) |
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Yes, I do not see how anyone could discuss a book about religion―it's validity, it's importance―without injecting ones own beliefs on that subject. No more than one could discuss a cookbook without opining on the recipes therein. |
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Frankly, you are out of line. Can we get back on topic please? BOb |
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![]() on topic now: Have any of you read N. K. Jemisin's Inheritance trilogy? What do you think? My TBR list is putting on weight and I want to cut off some titles. |
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Bah, humbug!
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in defense of benham, the fellow calls his book "the god delusion", which is a highly inflammatory pop lit crap of a title.
he's looking to be controversial with that title and by that title is a smug know-nothing. the stephen king of science and philosophy. crap. Last edited by Ditchleyportrait; 07-05-2011 at 03:41 PM. |
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It's OK to mention what you are reading, and it's OK to give a brief description that details what the author is trying to convey. What isn't okay is turning this into a P&R thread. If you can't review the book without letting your own biases creep in, then don't mention it here.
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I personally preferred Dawkins' books before he went off the deep end with the religious stuff. I found the God Delusion entertaining, and even informative in some places, but the fact is it was written to be inflammatory and that is exactly what we DON'T need these days.
I like to stick to his scientific books, like "The Selfish Gene" and "The Greatest Show on Earth." They are wonderfully written and informative books, and I'd recommend them to anyone who has an interest in Biology (but then, I'm a Biology major so I'm biased towards that kind of thing.) These days I stick to fiction though. Has anyone here read the Necronomicon? It's a collection of 32 stories by H.P. Lovecraft...amazing book! |
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Funny that the first post on page 666 is so appropriate
![]() Recently finished Life & Laughing by Michael McIntyre, his autobiography. I don't suppose any of our US friends will know this standup comedian, but I would be interested to hear from anyone who has read it. I felt he stretched the truth a lot for laughs, though to be fair to him he admits this in many places in the book. A fun read. Last edited by orlok; 07-05-2011 at 04:51 PM. |
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oh, come on. Dawkin's not quite that good.
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