false <![CDATA[The Holy]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293411m/94757.jpg 94757 2 They knew us before we began to walk upright. Shamans called them guardians, mythmakers called them tricksters, pagans called them gods, churchmen called them demons, folklorists called them shape-shifters. They&#8217;ve obligingly taken any role we&#8217;ve assigned them, and, while needing nothing from us, have accepted whatever we thought was their due &#8211; love, hate, fear, worship, condemnation, neglect, oblivion.<br>Even in modern times, when their existence is doubted or denied, they continue to extend invitations to those who would travel a different road, a road not found on any of our cultural maps. But now, perceiving us as a threat to life itself, they issue their invitations with a dark purpose of their own. In this dazzling metaphysical thriller, four who put themselves in the hands of these all-but-forgotten Others venture across a sinister American landscape hidden from normal view, finding their way to interlocking destinies of death, terror, transcendental rapture, and shattering enlightenment. 91358 2002 The Holy total:266|5:2|4:2|3:1|2:1|1:0| 266 973 346 34 3 0 true false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:57:37 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 18:13:23 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Jun 29 17:07:31 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 06 07:42:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Jun 23 19:37:46 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 17:09:22 -0700 2009
The sub-plots...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:21:33 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:14:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 29 00:03:59 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 12 01:12:17 -0700 2009 1
I think it took me three days to read this, which is fast for me. I used to devour books in a day when I was a teenager, but I don't have the luxuries o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 11:20:07 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 18:16:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 04 06:54:37 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 06 20:08:17 -0700 2009
The only other experience I've had with Daniel Quinn's work is After Dachau, which I felt had a brilliant pl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 15 08:24:49 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 08:26:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Aug 21 18:34:50 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 18:34:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 02 18:50:34 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 21:01:25 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 16:16:32 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 16:17:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 03 12:34:07 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 12:34:07 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 07 10:01:52 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 25 23:56:00 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 14:32:47 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 17:38:52 -0700 2008 The Holy is just another example of Daniel Quinn's insight of human existence, and his ideas about what we turn the world into, by following the orders given to us when we are born. I just finished this book a few minutes ago, and I cannot wait to dive head-first into another book by this author. ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 23 17:51:40 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 21:00:44 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Dec 19 17:38:58 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 17:43:03 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 27 14:53:48 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 14:55:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 20 10:28:39 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 10:32:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jun 19 07:41:50 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 19 07:48:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 07 21:52:02 -0800 2008 Sun May 18 16:02:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=94757