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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780143056546 ISBN: 0143056549 Label: Penguin Books Canada Manufacturer: Penguin Books Canada Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: 2009-03-31 Publisher: Penguin Books Canada Studio: Penguin Books Canada
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Editorial Reviews: A hilarious re-imagining of the heroes of the Old Testament for a modern world-and the neurotic, demanding reader. In the beginning...there was humor. Sure, it's the foundation for much of Western morality and the cornerstone of world literature. But let's face it: the Bible always needed punching up. Plus, it raised quite a few questions that a modern world refuses to ignore any longer: wouldn't it be boring to live inside a whale? How did Joseph explain Mary's pregnancy to the guys at work? Who exactly was the megalomaniacal foreman who oversaw the construction of the Tower of Babel? And honestly, what was Cain's problem? In Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible!, Jonathan Goldstein re-imagines and recasts the Bible's greatest heroes with depth, wit, and snappy dialogue. This is the Bible populated by angry loners, hypochondriacs, and reluctant prophets who fear for their sanity. Basically, a Bible that readers can finally, genuinely relate to.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Cute, but not a masterpiece. Comment: This is a very (the only word I can think of is) "cute" book collection. The author has his funny moments, but those a fairly fleeting right after reading them. The best description I can think of, is that this is "brain candy;" it gives you something sweet but it's not your meat and potatoes-type of book. It's great for a light read that will give you a small chuckle but don't expect it to change your ideology. I will definitely recommend this book to others! Customer Rating: Summary: Starts off strong Comment: I had heard the author reading the Adam and Eve story on NPR, which I thought was wonderful. It was a whole different take on the Biblical characters, and was a fascinating (and funny) imagining of their respective characters and motives...making 3-D people out of the relatively flat and familiar Bible characters. And the first half of the book is very much like that and highly recommended (also great to read at the same time as R. Crumb's illustrated version of Genesis). But then it runs out of steam, and gets too far away from the source material. King David is made into a sort of failed Shecky Greene wanna-be comedian, and it's more of just a superimposition of flat Jewish stereotypes onto Biblical characters. It has little flashes of brilliance, such as the following passage (thoughts of David): "Gone are the carefree days of slaying giants. As you get older you strip away the things you don't have time for, and then you are left only with things you have time for. Your life gets skinnier and skinnier until you wonder why you go on. You go on because there are things that must get done. You become no longer a person so much as a place, an unfunny place where things come to get done." Unfortunately, they're sandwiched between thick layers of schtick. Of course, humor is in the eye and ear of the beholder. If you're a deep Catskills devotee, then you may get a lot out of the second half. In my eye, the first half is worth the price of admission. Customer Rating: Summary: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible Comment: When I heard the author being interviewed on a local public radio station, I really enjoyed his reading of portions of the first chapter about Adam and Eve. I could hardly wait to get a copy of the book. He is a great story teller. Then he resorted to crude language and much irreverence. I was rather disappointed. I have picked up the book a few more times thinking I would enjoy some of the rest of his stories, but it now sits at the bottom of my "must read" stack. Customer Rating: Summary: the bible Comment: Great book. It was fun to read and reminded me of some of the bible stories that I had forgotten. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Book! Comment: What a great book and perspective on some of the greatest stories of the old testament. Stories are presented in a way that every one can relate to and then recall afterwards.