tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post6725642216382035474..comments2024-03-27T05:13:25.241-05:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: 36 Arguments For the Existence of God: A Hard Work of FictionGreg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-6073479960344807152010-08-25T06:07:36.801-05:002010-08-25T06:07:36.801-05:00Probably not for me. I appreciate your thorough a...Probably not for me. I appreciate your thorough and honest review!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423802244845816945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-35613425260594101452010-08-24T18:52:34.608-05:002010-08-24T18:52:34.608-05:00It sounds interesting to me. I will put it on my l...It sounds interesting to me. I will put it on my list of deep books. Once it a while I like to dive into one. This is how I fell in love with Rushdie.SariJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11576155931734364322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-4617687672463091452010-08-23T15:26:15.129-05:002010-08-23T15:26:15.129-05:00@the Ape - Exactly like homework, and tricking you...@the Ape - Exactly like homework, and tricking you into doing homework at that. <br /><br />@Heather - I think you'd actually enjoy this novel, then. It's pretty much the polar opposite of something Rick Warren would preach about.<br /><br />@2little - You're right - not a good summer book. During the winter, with fewer distractions, I may have liked it more.<br /><br />@Doug - I kept wanting to call it pretentious, but it's not really, because Goldberg actually is that smart and isn't really trying to put on airs. But, you're right, either way, it was tough to enjoy.<br /><br />@Coffee - The premise is good, yeah. It just takes a lot of work to get in, you're right. <br /><br />@mumma - Thanks for clarifying that. ;)<br /><br />@Christy - Yep, the characters aren't there to be real people - they're more like amalgamations of lots of different academic stereotypes.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-42752893798256459792010-08-21T19:26:57.850-05:002010-08-21T19:26:57.850-05:00ehh, doesn't sound like my kind of a book. If...ehh, doesn't sound like my kind of a book. If characters start being more like 'vehicles' of ideas than people, it's usually not for me.Christyhttp://agoodstoppingpoint.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-77209227131811298852010-08-20T23:59:06.043-05:002010-08-20T23:59:06.043-05:00about the book - not your postabout the book - not your postDanielle Zappavignahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493099952285137131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-3581993042822400342010-08-20T23:58:34.418-05:002010-08-20T23:58:34.418-05:00*snore**snore*Danielle Zappavignahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493099952285137131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-48513036437767930952010-08-20T18:29:19.466-05:002010-08-20T18:29:19.466-05:00Hmm, sounds like a tough one to get into -- I like...Hmm, sounds like a tough one to get into -- I like my books to sweep up in the world, but not one where I get lost. I'm a little intimidated by this one, but am intrigued by the overall premise.Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-25053440718651377042010-08-20T17:15:19.480-05:002010-08-20T17:15:19.480-05:00This sounds a lot like my experience with this boo...This sounds a lot like my experience with this book, though I never finished it. I had this internal conflict going, "It's smug!" "No, it's not!" "Yes, it is!", etc, so I couldn't really dig into it. Not to say I won't pick it up again later, though.Doughttp://thwok.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-72580651360848969212010-08-20T00:18:14.973-05:002010-08-20T00:18:14.973-05:00I took a look at this in the bookstore and decided...I took a look at this in the bookstore and decided it was too deep for a summer read. Thanks for the review - now you've saved me from having to reconsider in the fall!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-59189578344830130002010-08-19T17:49:07.628-05:002010-08-19T17:49:07.628-05:00As an atheist myself, I am always intrigued by how...As an atheist myself, I am always intrigued by how atheism is portrayed in books, movies, etc...I would never have even read the book jacket for this one because it sounds too much like something Rick Warren might preach about from Saddleback. But your review makes me wonder if I would enjoy the slog...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606360048165203407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-87650918833913656442010-08-19T16:35:51.994-05:002010-08-19T16:35:51.994-05:00This sounds a little too much like homework for my...This sounds a little too much like homework for my taste, sneaking philosophy through in the guise of fiction. Like when you have to give a dog a pill and you put it in a spoonful of peanut butter so they'll scarf it down.the Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060965283007759623noreply@blogger.com