Tuesday, November 8
The Bad Catholic's Guide to Good Living
I really am gonna have to read it now
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The Curt Jester says:
"I am certainly glad I did since it was an extremely fun read. Imagine the Marx Brothers mixed up with Butler's Lives of Saints and a Betty Crocker cook book combined together and then add a dab of apologetics. (...) The writing is not for the overly pious and faint-of-heart. It is purposely over-the-top to good effect, though not in any way sacrilegious."
(...)
"So while at times I learned some interesting facts about the lives of the saints mostly I laughed out loud while reading it. For example 'Some skeptics have asked "If Jesus was Jesus, how comes he has a Puerto Rican name?"' So if you enjoy my sense of humor I can pretty much guarantee you will like this book. In fact I an rather annoyed that I didn't write it instead."
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That last line is the real selling point for me. That's how I feel about all my favourite books.
...The Curt Jester says:
"I am certainly glad I did since it was an extremely fun read. Imagine the Marx Brothers mixed up with Butler's Lives of Saints and a Betty Crocker cook book combined together and then add a dab of apologetics. (...) The writing is not for the overly pious and faint-of-heart. It is purposely over-the-top to good effect, though not in any way sacrilegious."
(...)
"So while at times I learned some interesting facts about the lives of the saints mostly I laughed out loud while reading it. For example 'Some skeptics have asked "If Jesus was Jesus, how comes he has a Puerto Rican name?"' So if you enjoy my sense of humor I can pretty much guarantee you will like this book. In fact I an rather annoyed that I didn't write it instead."
***
That last line is the real selling point for me. That's how I feel about all my favourite books.
