Wednesday, August 26, 2009

"God's Blogs" Book Review

The book is "God's Blogs" by Lanny Donoho and I give this book 3 out of four stars.

This is a fun book to read in that its purpose is to make you smile. All the while, you will learn the author's opinions about what makes God smile. Donoho is an excellent aesthetic writer. He puts the words on the page in a way that helps lead you to his purpose for writing. This reminds me a little of Ferlinghetti's earlier work.

I suppose my favorite section of the book is "Gotoyourroom". It is somewhere in the mid section of the book that Donoho vamps up his "thought-provokedness" and gives the reader little gems like telling us to spend time in silence if we expect to hear from God. In another chapter, He suggests that while we ask, "Where is God in the midst of tragedy," that God would be asking, "Where are you?"

A great read for any coffee table or waiting room. Simple and easy.