Looking for a good book.

[SeeBass]

Originally Posted by Jagger

Totally agree. It's a fantastic book worthy of anyone's time. The sequel "World Without End" is really good too.

Just finished watching the series. I enjoyed it.

Anybody I know who has read the book somewhat pleased with the show. Which I guess is normaly the case.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by troutman

The Power Of Myth by Joseph Campbell?

I read that book for a class back in my undergrad. It's pretty convincing but apparently a good deal of it's baloney.

[Flamesguy_SJ]

Originally Posted by wooohooo

I don't read but my girlfriend is in love with 'The Hunger Games'. She explained what it's about and it sounded ######ed but apparently there's quite a following.

About three years ago I read The Firm by John Grisham. That was pretty good... and that's about the only book I've read

The Hunger Games series is actually really, really well-written and surprisingly realistic given the premise of the books. The last book in the series is one of the most depressing books I've ever read, and doesn't pull any punches; as I said, it's very realistic in regards to how awful a war can be, especially for a supposed "Teen Fiction" series. It's definitely not just one of those teen fiction, flash in the pan series like Twilight or Pretty Little Liars or Vampire Diaries.

[calumniate]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

So I am looking for a book that explores religion.

I have always had some what of a smart ass attitude towards any type of religion... I wouldn't call myself an Athiest or an Agnostic... just kind of a floater I guess.

I think that Carl Sagan put it best in the Demon Haunted World when he talks about his number one beef with religion being its inability or unwillingness to ever try and prove itself wrong. Find me a book where someone explores the faults of religion but still exposes the good it can do.

Basically not looking for a book that will bash it, but not one that glorifies it, a neutral stand point. Specific religion doesn't matter, but the more included the better.

I'd go with the Master and Margarita by Bulgakov. My all time favorite book. He kept it hidden from Stalin for 50 years. A very cinematic read.. critiques everything but in a very fictional manner.