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ThorGoLucky
Snuggle Wolf

USA
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Posted - 05/25/2012 :  06:50:38  Show Profile  Visit ThorGoLucky's Homepage Send ThorGoLucky a Private Message  Reply with Quote
This was my first Hitchens book that I completed reading. I had delighted in reading his many articles over the years, as I like his sense of humor. This book was more serious so not as much of his humor bubbled up, and that's excusable given the dark content. There are many exquisite passages, and the final chapter had the feel of a crescendo in an orchestral piece and with a satisfying ending. Recommended.

HalfMooner
Dingaling

Philippines
15831 Posts

Posted - 05/25/2012 :  08:01:00   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by ThorGoLucky

This was my first Hitchens book that I completed reading. I had delighted in reading his many articles over the years, as I like his sense of humor. This book was more serious so not as much of his humor bubbled up, and that's excusable given the dark content. There are many exquisite passages, and the final chapter had the feel of a crescendo in an orchestral piece and with a satisfying ending. Recommended.

Most excellent book, indeed. I just got my autographed copy back from a Swiss friend here, just before he left the Philippines forever for his native land. Going to read it again, now.

Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard

USA
4574 Posts

Posted - 05/29/2012 :  12:11:29   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send H. Humbert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I got this for Christmas and still haven't got around to reading it yet. I'm looking forward to it, though.

"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman

"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie
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