Marcus W. (SuDongpo) reviewed Possibly the most spiritual book you'll read this year! on + 37 more book reviews
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First things first, this is Christopher Moore, so you're guaranteed to laugh out loud at least once per page, and to fall out of your chair with laughter more than once while you read this book.
Surprisingly, though, this is a deeply spiritual book, a reminder that there are religious aspects that modern Judeo-Christian-Islamic religion leave untouched. While affiliation to non-mainstream deities is not unknown in Western literature (see Robert Graves and The White Goddess), I'm unaware of another book that reflects so deeply on the nature of Deity, and reaches such unorthodox conclusions. Mr. Moore has quite literally attempted to bring the Trickster back into religious consciousness, and while we may remain unconvinced that Old Man Coyote is out there, after reading this novel you will find yourself hoping that somewhere, maybe on a reservation in the West, a child is being born with golden eyes....
Surprisingly, though, this is a deeply spiritual book, a reminder that there are religious aspects that modern Judeo-Christian-Islamic religion leave untouched. While affiliation to non-mainstream deities is not unknown in Western literature (see Robert Graves and The White Goddess), I'm unaware of another book that reflects so deeply on the nature of Deity, and reaches such unorthodox conclusions. Mr. Moore has quite literally attempted to bring the Trickster back into religious consciousness, and while we may remain unconvinced that Old Man Coyote is out there, after reading this novel you will find yourself hoping that somewhere, maybe on a reservation in the West, a child is being born with golden eyes....
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