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A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck (Goodreads Author)
by Steven L. Peck (Goodreads Author)
Release date: Mar 23, 2012
As a faithful Mormon, Soren Johansson has always believed he’ll be reunited with his loved ones in an eternal hereafter. Then, he dies. Soren wakes to…more
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The Last Song
by Eva Wiseman
by Eva Wiseman
Release date: Apr 10, 2012
Spain had been one of the world’s most tolerant societies for eight hundred years, but that way of life was wiped out by the Inquisition. Isabel’s fam…more
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Jan 26-Feb 26, 2012
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The Memory of Trees
by Mick Rooney
Can one boy be guided by knowledge alone on a path of discovery?
‘The Memory of Trees’ is the story of Carlos, a shepherd boy, who travels from h…more view details »
by Mick Rooney
Can one boy be guided by knowledge alone on a path of discovery?
‘The Memory of Trees’ is the story of Carlos, a shepherd boy, who travels from h…more view details »
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Feb 13-Feb 27, 2012
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Martin McClellan said:
"A sly detective story, in a grand framing mechanism that works seamlessly well. If you are insulted by Islam, then you might find this a radical work, but I doubt most people would. The more you know about the wars the US fought in the middle east, t...more"
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Mark Flowers said:
"It's hard to believe that the author of Marcelo in the Real World and Last Summer of the Death Warriors is responsible for this mess. It is painfully obvious what Stork was trying to accomplish, and it is a legitimately compelling concept, but the ex...more"
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Lynn Dolven said:
"The author is a Pakistani-American who can speak authentically about the story - a coming of age tale of a young Muslim boy, Hayat, who explores his religious roots. In a thoughtful and honest way, the book examines the different perspectives of Isl...more"
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Ashley Hoopes said:
"Loved this book. Joanna Brooks tells the story of her Mormon upbringing with such sweetness and sincerity that it makes me want her as a good friend. From the quirky parts of Mormon culture like Marie Osmond and the Rose Bowl performance, to the ha...more"
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Aisha Toor said:
"The story of an American-Pakistani family struggling with the changing face of Islam in the 1980s, as told through the eyes of 12 year old Hyat Shah. Hyat's parents have left a strict adherence to Islam behind them in Pakistan. Hyat's father has litt...more"
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Larry Hoffer said:
"Ayad Akhtar's first novel, American Dervish, is an interesting and somewhat unswerving look at a Pakistani family living in America, and the struggles that occur when devotion to their Muslim religion gets in the way.
Hayat Shah is a good...more"
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Jill Heather said:
"Overall, the book was okay, but problematic.Some of the worldbuilding in this book was brilliant, from small funny details (CSI: Halal, Christianity for the Ignorant) to the large strokes of the way the UAS (United Arab States) and the alt-...more"
Paige Morgan
Oh, UGH. Now I actually feel badly for putting you onto this one. Thank you for exploring it and reporting back.
Feb 19, 2012 01:20pm
Jill Heather
Oh, I love alt histories and follow Scalzi's Big Idea closely, so I was going to get to this one eventually anyhow, you just moved it up the list slig...more
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Amanda said:
"STILL consists of reflections by an Episcopalian academic whose mother recently died and whose marriage has ended. The author considers what it is like to experience a crisis of faith where you begin to feel distant from God, doubt that you really kn...more"
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Danny said:
"Where were you when the towers fell? Were you in the backwaters of America where fundamentalist Christians of various denominations scrabble for power in tribal conflicts? Or were you in the civilized states of Arabia, watching as outside agents tr...more"
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Amy said:
"I really enjoyed this book. I read "Infidel" and found it compelling, but I found it lacking in balance. Some terrible things happened to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, but Islam was not responsible for all of it. I found the comparison between Ayaan & A...more"
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Elise Noorda said:
"I really wanted to like this book, as there were so many interesting components - especially the Muslim family with great respect and admiration for the Jewish culture and people. I wanted more of this, but there was too much . . . junk . . . along ...more"
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Richard Lewis said:
"For some insight into Islam, complete with contrasting, and conflicting, responses to the faith itself, by characters as real as they come, that will keep you reading to the very last word, this is the book.When I finished, it was like an e...more"
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Seth said:
"My goodness. I really enjoyed Matt Ruff's first two books (Fool on the Hilland Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy). Since then, I've appreciated Ruff's craft but haven't been too captivated by any of his stories. The Mirage maintain...more"
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Ellen O'brien said:
"I had enjoyed Matt Ruff's previous book, Bad Monkeys, so I was prepared for another wild ride. Mirage provided that - imagine a world in which the twin towers are in Baghdad and the United States is a loose confederation of states separated by ignora...more"
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Elina said:
"This is a book that gets you emotionally invested in the characters. As in real life, there are no clear villains or heroes in this story, which will leave you thinking about it long after you've put it down."
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Tracy Stoller said:
"This is a book I am going to have to muse over for a while before I know what I think. It is a thoughtfully and beautifully written account of the recent crisis of faith and of life that she found herself facing. I identified with some of the aspect...more"
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The supernatural world has always been more real to me than the real world. I feel a great surge of energy when I acknowledge that there is a world beyond this one. In my early novels I made up stories about forces that I sensed. Now I write about faith in something in which I completely believe.
“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well ...more”
― Charles Bukowski
― Charles Bukowski
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple
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