Mariya German German itibaren Tayvan, 台東縣東河鄉尚德村
I enjoy the premise of this book. I think it could have been an important work to show theists that religion is not the be-all and end-all of morality. One could make Jillette's Ten Suggestions into a moral code (or write your own) and live a happy, generous, good life. However, Jillette's incessant verbal diarrhea almost ruined the book, and certainly destroyed any possibility that I would suggest it to any theists. I think the premises would make a great book club discussion, particularly in my own club of believers, non-believers, and "I have no clue" members. But I know most would hate the book simply because of the constant vulgarity. There were moments that were thoughtful and inspiring. And moments that were laugh-out-loud funny. But most of the moments just made me cringe.
A solid, solid bit of journalistic output from HST, although it falters towards the end. One of the few books I read in that lost year at "The Deck".
Talk about depressing, this is the story of the Great Depression at its worst.