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From the hilariously mad-as-hell Daily Show regular and New York Times—bestselling author comes a ferociously funny exploration of religion and faith.
What do we believe? And in God's name why?
Lewis Black has the answers. Or at least his answers. He survived Hebrew school and a bar mitzvah (barely), was a sixties college student who saw the parallels between religious rapture and drug-induced visions (even if none of his friends did), explored the self-actualization movement of the seventies (and the self-indulgence it engendered), and turned a cynical eye toward politicians who don the cloak of religious rectitude to cover up their own hypocrisy.
What he learned about the inconsistencies and peculiarities of religion infuriated Black, and in Me of Little Faith they get his full comic attention. In a series of comedic inquiries, Black explores how the rules and constraints of religion have affected his life and the lives of us all. Hilarious experiences with rabbis, Mormons, gurus, psychics, and even the joy of a perfect round of golf give Black the chance to expound upon what we believe and why—in the language of a shock jock and with the heart of an iconoclast.
Lewis Black is a hugely popular and Grammy® and Emmy® Award-winning comedian, actor, playwright, and New York Times bestselling author.
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Posted May 5, 2010
I am a fan of Lewis Black, so I expected to like this book, and I do. But if you aren't a fan of Lewis Black, if you are very religious, and/or if you are easily offended, don't buy the book because you probably won't like it. I would say that the level of writing was not consistent (in that some parts were really funny, some not so funny), but overall I thought it was an enjoyable read.
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Posted September 1, 2008
I found this book to be a lot more calm than Lewis' last book which at times I could almost hear him going through his hilarious rants. This book doesn't seem to have those rants and at times seems to be actually philosophic. I like Lewis' description of how he is always a Jewish person underneath regardless of what his religious beliefs become. Lewis also has a lot of interesting takes on other religions and a few chapters on people he doesn't like (ex. the current president) talking to G-d. The one thing I could have done without and the reason I didn't give the book a full five stars is the play that he includes in the back of the book. It was like he said 'I have this thing lying around and I'll just throw it into the end of this book.'
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Posted June 12, 2008
WOW...another hit book from comedian Lewis Black. If you love his comedy you will love this book. Although the book does get harsh from time to time the book is very entertaining.Black spares no one in this rants regarding almost every religion on the planet. Even Black states in the preface that if you're REALLY religious..STAY AWAY from this book. A MUST OWN for all lewis black fans
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Posted April 17, 2010
Lewis Black is definitely demented- in a genius like way. His intelligent ascerbic look at the world's religions is hilariously spot-on! His view is stated, emphatically, as his own- but a view shared by many I believe. It is not easy to make people laugh about religious suicide bombers or Charismatic prophets, but Black manages to do both with ease.
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Posted August 5, 2008
I blew thru this book in about three days, laughing almost all the way thru it. I also realized that religion is at the core of why the Lewis Black we know and love is who he is. His extremely intelligent and darkly hilarious take on the sham that is organized religion spares no one. I also never knew that Lewis had the life experiences that he did before breaking into comedy. The Library of COngress data in the front of the book calls the category 'religious biography', and I never thought I would read anything filed under that. It's spectacular. Well done, except for the horrid play at the end.
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Posted March 27, 2010
Lewis Black will get you thinking. He's funny, but more than that, he'll get you re-thinking many of the things you thought you believe in. This book won't shake your deep-seated beliefs, but it will make you think harder about them.
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Posted March 27, 2010
A funny book, if you don't take religion too seriously. Just love his sense of humor. A real good chuckle, sometimes a laugh out loud.
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Posted March 20, 2010
Anecdotal and amusing, but not outstanding in any way. I do like that more books are outing organized religion for the fallacy that it is -- and doing so in a humorous, if condescending, way makes the jagged little pill easier to swallow.
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Posted December 19, 2009
My daughter aspires to do stand-up comedy. She has a couple of Lewis Black CDs and has let me read her copy of this book. We laughed so hard that we cried, when we read it! I saw L.B. in Las Vegas on my 50th birthday. His performance was a let-down. Get the book.
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Posted September 5, 2009
No one does Lewis Black like Lewis Black! Very funny and entertaining - a must read for George Carlin fans!
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Posted July 25, 2009
Bit boring at times with too much ranting. His Nothings Sacred book was better.
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Posted July 20, 2009
I think Lewis Black has had an interesting life. I am I guess agnostic so I took his take on religion as comic. He does a good job of explaining how personal religion is.
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Posted May 22, 2009
I read, loved, and laughed hard with his first book. This book does have a couple of laughs here and there but for the most part does not touch your funny bone at all. I'm a big fan of L.B. and will read any other book he puts out. Maybe I expected it to be funnier that it was intended, if so that's my fault. There was nothing in this book that offended me either. I enjoyed some of his stories, just wish it was funnier, that's all. If you want to find out for yourself, just wait for the softcover before you buy.
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Overview
From the hilariously mad-as-hell Daily Show regular and New York Times—bestselling author comes a ferociously funny exploration of religion and faith.
What do we believe? And in God's name why?
Lewis Black has the answers. Or at least his answers. He survived Hebrew school and a bar mitzvah (barely), was a sixties college student who saw the parallels between religious rapture and drug-induced visions (even if none of his friends did), explored the self-actualization movement of the seventies (and the self-indulgence it engendered), and turned a cynical eye toward politicians who don ...