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 A great book! Nov 21, 2009
I found this book to be very easy to read and understand. Most books I own still have book marks inserted a quarter to half way through them. Not this one! Unfortunately, this book preaches to the choir. I'm agnostic now; I don't believe I would have read this back when I was a "Christian" just because of the title. Hitchens' writing is very straightforward and very insightful. Those who cannot handle reality and have no desire to acknowledge just how harmful religion can be will have trouble confronting the truth presented on the pages of this book. Religions, especially monotheistic faiths, claim to seek truth; however, they only suppress truth and rational thought.
One of my favorite quotes is on page 23. "For some reason, many religions force themselves to think of the birth canal as a one-way street,..." That's hilarious and so true!
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 Poorly written Nov 10, 2009
I hardly read through half of the book even though i force myself to be patient. The tone of book is not pleasant, full of anger and hatred. The point is not clear and focus, it's jumping from one point to another.
Great Read! Loved every minute. Oct 27, 2009
I love his writing style; it's comical and entertaining. I'm sure to many believers this book is met with contempt and anger, but there is historical fact and great examples included that can't be denied. Curious what I'm referring to? Then read this book. However, unless you are an open minded person, this book is probably not for you. I absolutely loved it, and found this to be a great read. If you're curious at all, I highly encourage you to read this book.
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 Poorly Written and Unfocused, but a Couple Worthwhile Points Oct 24, 2009
First of all, I am NOT a religious person. I read Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion," loved it and after being recommended this book by a friend, figured I'd give "God is Not Great" a try.
I shouldn't have bothered. Frankly, all this book is is a bunch of poorly organized thoughts on Hitchens' disbelief in God. It is not a logically organized treatise on why belief in God is harmful. It instead jumps around from sentence to sentence giving copious examples of the inconsistencies of religion, but never bothers to summarize THE MEANING AND IMPLICATIONS of these examples.
Nor does it help that Hitchens mercilessly throws in cultural references that he never clarifies for the reader. He discusses, for example, the dangers of self-proclaimed prophets stockpiling weapons and juice and then helping themselves to their acolytes' women. He never once actually mentions David Koresh or the Branch Davidians, nor does he bother to explain why this reference is at all relevant.
Combine all this with the verbose, unwieldy writing style and you end up with a book that lacks focus and clarity. If you can get past all this, you'll maybe come away with a few interesting trivia bits and/or concepts on the harmfulness of religion. Alas, this book remains little more than an unfortunate waste of potential for someone as intelligent as Hitchens. I cannot recommend it.
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Excellent Oct 24, 2009
From someone who has actually read the book (twice), I can say that this is an excellent book! Christopher Hitchens knows what he is saying, and backs it up with evidence. In the book, Hitchens, a master with words, explains and shows via example that belief in god makes people do irrational things and that religion, as the title says, poisons everything. Citing example after example, he shows how faith and belief in a god can only make people act in completely crazy and dangerous ways. 'God Is Not Great' is a book that I recommend to anyone who is rational and has an open mind
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