Comments on: Book Review: 36 Arguments for the Existence of God

By: Mathew Wilder

Mathew Wilder — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:14:52 +0000

I really liked the ending of the novel. I think the "looseness" of the narrative arc was purposeful. My complaint about it is that past and present were not delineated well, and I often found myself wondering why Cass was being referred to as a student when he had supposedly been a professor and published a bestselling book, only to realize the timeline had jumped back again. Maybe I was just being dense. At any rate, I think the anticlimactic ending is intentional - it seems very true to life, to me.

And now I have 3/5 comments on this post. Winner!

Oh, and I would absolutely LOVE a whole book about Roz!

By: Mathew Wilder

Mathew Wilder — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:38:30 +0000

The further I get into the book, the more I dislike Klapper. I think maybe Stanley Fish is a better parallel than Rorty.

By: Mathew Wilder

Mathew Wilder — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:03:28 +0000

@Reginald: The picture of her on the inside back flap does show her with quite luxuriant hair.

I think I need to meet a woman like Goldstein. *sigh*

I'm 140 pages in and I think the book is excellent. It could have been overly didactic but Goldstein is such a good writer she deftly avoids that pitfall. I would like to read her other books.

Am I the only one who finds the character of Jonas Elijah Klapper reminiscent of Richard Rorty?

By: Reginald Selkirk

Reginald Selkirk — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:28:43 +0000

Ms. Goldstein is the wife of Professor Steven Pinker Does she have luxuriant flowing hair like her husband?

By: the chaplain

the chaplain — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:48:00 +0000

Thanks for reviewing this book. I'll add it to my list of books-to-read. If only I could read as fast as I can make a list!