Memories of the Future – Volume 1 by Wil Wheaton

My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A ridiculously entertaining read. This is made all the better if you subscribe to the podcast and listen to Wil enthusiastically read from the book. It makes the whole experience that much better. Reading him put down his own character (let’s face it, Wesley Crusher wasn’t the easiest character on ST:TNG to love) time after time attests to the fact that there is no person on earth better fit to write this book. Good on ya, Whil Wheaton, good on ya.

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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars

Christopher Moore’s Lamb The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal was great. Just wow. It’s a great read for those who have ever wondered what happened in that mythical time between when Jesus was born and when he began his ministry (something the Gospels decided to leave out almost entirely). From growing up in Galilee to his adventures in the East living with each of the three wisemen (oh, and can’t forget about the Yeti), the action, adventure, comedy, and Biff’s sexual endeavours for the sake of Jesus not be allowed to know a woman never lets up.

It’s also interesting to read Biff’s asides about living in today’s society writing his Gospel under the watchful eye of the angel Raziel, and how Raziel just couldn’t grasp that what happens on TV is acting. Also to read Biff’s reactions to reading the Gospels for the first time only to see he’s not in them.

I would certainly encourage anyone to read Lamb but ESPECIALLY Christians. It’s not meant to test your faith, but it’s fun to be able to read something about Jesus that’s not so serious, even if it is just made up.

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The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Recently, and by recently I mean like a month ago, I finished reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It only took me about 4 months to finish reading, mostly due to the fact that I would only read it for about 10 minutes once every weekday on my short LRT ride from Bay Station to Health Sciences. I’m not much of a “sit at home and read” kind of guy, but, from what I remember, this was an interesting read. Continue Reading…