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  <title><![CDATA[The Astrological Diary of God]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;A masterpiece of religious parody in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Japs Eye Fontanelle, an 88-year-old overweight, retired Japanese kamikaze pilot, insists that he is the rightful king of the Holy Channel Island of Jersey. He also claims to be the Creator of the Universe. This is his autobiography, written while under armed guard inside the gold vault at Fort Knox. Fontanelle recounts his truly remarkable life: from his birth in the city of Kyoto and his involvement in World War II, to his study of the ancient science of astrology, the historic discovery of his own divinity, and the founding of the first Astrological Kingdom on Earth. Occasionally, when he isn't busy creating galaxies, he takes a break to watch &quot;Star Trek&quot;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Structured in twelve meticulously-researched, hilariously funny zodiacal chapters-and padded with photo inserts revealing such delights as God returning from his ninth suicide mission, Shinto monks, and God's genitals- &lt;i&gt;The Astrological Diary of God&lt;/i&gt; is a savage and irreverent take on modern belief.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[A clever, funny commentary on the mysterious workings of faith and scepticism in the minds of the masses which would have gotten 5 stars from me as a short story, but as a novel it simply drags on for too long.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was truly funny and throws ideas at you in the same offhand manner as Philip K Dick might for instance. It's a fair size book but you can tear through it in no time at all and you will enjoy every page.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a disappointment after &quot;Scepticism, Inc.&quot;! How did this get to be published? It could have been a good short story, but definitely not a novel: it's the same joke repeated over and over for 300 pages!<br/>]]></body>
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