Rtaylor32 read and liked Marvin's review of The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers:

"In Cathleen Falsani's introduction, she states...

"It would be dishonest to try to wrestle the Coen Brothers' films into a God-shaped box --or woodchipper, for that matter --and that is not my intention."

...and then s...more In Cathleen Falsani's introduction, she states...

"It would be dishonest to try to wrestle the Coen Brothers' films into a God-shaped box --or woodchipper, for that matter --and that is not my intention."

...and then she proceeds to do exactly that.

The Dude Abides attempts to put a theological spin on the films of The Coen Brothers. I'm not sure exactly what philosophy or religion the Coen Brothers embrace but I suspect the one in this book is not it. Falsani uses 90% of the book to simply describe in detail the plot of each film. This is boring to the ones who know the film and one huge spoiler to those who haven't seen the film and had the misfortune to pick up this book. The other ten percent gives the author's not-so-insightful thoughts on these film. For instance, Falsani's moral to Blood Simple is 'actions have consequences'. Well, dud! Not only does she pick out this gem but connects it to the Bible as if this is some unique Christian insight. This is repeated throughout the book. The maddening thing is often she is right and understands the basic theme of the film. Yet her insistence on pigeon-holing it to a particular religious theology is just insulting to the reader. Other times, she goes into a tangential ramble that I am sure has the Coen Brother wondering if she was watching the same movie.

I read this in a couple hours and it was a waste of a couple hours. The good news is that it was a free book on the Kindle so i didn't waste any of my hard earned cash. I wonder what Ms. Falsani would say the moral of that is?

One other note: The Dude Abides became the first book I actually removed from my Kindle. Thank god for delete buttons!(less) "

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