SPEED READING
No, the title does not refer to the final Harry Potter book. I'm speaking of another book that I foolishly checked out at work a day before the HP release date. I say 'foolishly' because I am not the fastest of readers. In fact, the Potter series is usually the only books I can read with any semblance of speed. But this was a book I had been waiting for for over a month.
I'm speaking of God Is Dead. When I read the synopsis of this book I was immediately intrigued. In a nutshell, it is about God coming to Earth in the form of a dinka woman who winds up in a refugee camp in Darfur. As the title suggests, he is killed there. That is only the first 20 or so pages of the story. What happens to the world after is what fascinated me. The author, Ron Currie, Jr., gives an interesting scenario of how people would react to the news-from the obvious chaos, to parents fanatically worshiping their children, to a thought-provoking hypothesis as to the belief systems that would be followed afterward and the inevitable warring that would ensue.
This is a short book, a little over 200 pages, that I devoured in a total of maybe 10 hours. This was the author's first novel and I hope not his last. I would like to reveal more about what happens, but I don't want to ruin anything. What I can say is this book is for anyone with an open mind who is not easily offended. If reading an interview with a talking feral dog and hearing Colin Powell speak like Samuel L. Jackson interests you, check out this book. Then give me a call or drop me an email. I really want to discuss this book further!
I'm speaking of God Is Dead. When I read the synopsis of this book I was immediately intrigued. In a nutshell, it is about God coming to Earth in the form of a dinka woman who winds up in a refugee camp in Darfur. As the title suggests, he is killed there. That is only the first 20 or so pages of the story. What happens to the world after is what fascinated me. The author, Ron Currie, Jr., gives an interesting scenario of how people would react to the news-from the obvious chaos, to parents fanatically worshiping their children, to a thought-provoking hypothesis as to the belief systems that would be followed afterward and the inevitable warring that would ensue.
This is a short book, a little over 200 pages, that I devoured in a total of maybe 10 hours. This was the author's first novel and I hope not his last. I would like to reveal more about what happens, but I don't want to ruin anything. What I can say is this book is for anyone with an open mind who is not easily offended. If reading an interview with a talking feral dog and hearing Colin Powell speak like Samuel L. Jackson interests you, check out this book. Then give me a call or drop me an email. I really want to discuss this book further!
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