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The Book of Eli
by
Sam Moffie
Eli Canaan is a believer. And, like many, he believes himself to be a principled and moral man. Well, for the most part anyway. But, after a series of missteps, sins, some would say, Eli's life is suddenly and unexpectedly altered forever. A spurned wife, a gypsy, a hex and spiritual intervention may all be at the root of Eli's unexpected, deep and earnest introspection, w...more
Paperback, 156 pages
Published
January 4th 2010
by Mill City Press, Inc.
(first published 2010)
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The Book Report: After suffering a series of life reverses,Job sorry, ELI, undertakes a fearless and searching moral inventory (12-steppers take note) and ends up healed.
My Review: I got this book as a gift from a good and close friend who isn't here on GR, so I feel safe publically giving it a small degree of the hatred I felt for it.
"The Almighty" "God" and "In Jesus' Name" are things that, when used in writing that isn't explicitly wit...more
The Book Report: After suffering a series of life reverses,
My Review: I got this book as a gift from a good and close friend who isn't here on GR, so I feel safe publically giving it a small degree of the hatred I felt for it.
"The Almighty" "God" and "In Jesus' Name" are things that, when used in writing that isn't explicitly wit...more
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Eli Cannaan is a good guy. Well, he’s a pretty good guy, that’s more accurate. For the most part, Eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. He just has one tiny problem. Actually, a big problem. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move.
The Book of Eli begins as Eli is engaged in one of his regular affairs. His wife, finally tired of Eli’s extracurricular activities, puts a gypsy curse on him. Eli wakes up to find himself in Heaven talking to God. Ex...more
The Book of Eli begins as Eli is engaged in one of his regular affairs. His wife, finally tired of Eli’s extracurricular activities, puts a gypsy curse on him. Eli wakes up to find himself in Heaven talking to God. Ex...more
When I received this novel for review, my first thought was that this was the book from which the movie with the same title, starring Denzel Washington was made. It couldn't have been further from the truth.
Eli Canaan is a good man who tries to do the right things like coaching his children and encouraging them, putting down the toilet seat after going to the bathroom and putting out the garbage without being reminded to do so. However, he does have one problem. He loves to have intercourse and...more
Eli Canaan is a good man who tries to do the right things like coaching his children and encouraging them, putting down the toilet seat after going to the bathroom and putting out the garbage without being reminded to do so. However, he does have one problem. He loves to have intercourse and...more
This review first appeared on my blog: http://jewelknits.blogspot.com/2010/1...
Eli Canaan, married to Abigail, is a good guy. He works, takes care of his family, and doesn't steal (much). As a matter of fact, the list of all of the good things he does takes two pages of the book.
But there is one thing that seems to trump all of the good things about Eli: he cheats on his wife ... a lot ... as a matter of fact, he may even be a sex addict.
Abigail knows about her philandering husband, and one day...more
Eli Canaan, married to Abigail, is a good guy. He works, takes care of his family, and doesn't steal (much). As a matter of fact, the list of all of the good things he does takes two pages of the book.
But there is one thing that seems to trump all of the good things about Eli: he cheats on his wife ... a lot ... as a matter of fact, he may even be a sex addict.
Abigail knows about her philandering husband, and one day...more
I made it clear to page 8. Up to then, there hadn't been anything that was NOT about sex and I gave up.
Got the copy for review, but pretty sure I didn't request it.
Got the copy for review, but pretty sure I didn't request it.
I found this book to be very funny yet had a spiritual message or two also. Can't we all use those?
If you are a woman, very religious, and easily offended then don't ready this book. It was a fast read. Pretty good.
While I read this book, I chose not to review it as I did not care for the topic at all.
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A lifelong baseball fan, Youngstown, Ohio resident Sam Moffie graduated from Wittenberg University. He manages two sports bars, serving on the front lines of America’s most heated debate topics: sex, sports and politics. Sam has three children, one son-in-law, one grand daughter, two dogs, two cats and one1 strike-out at marriage.
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