Review: Irreverent, unrepentant, and hilarious
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2013
This is one of the funniest scifi books I've read in years.A hermit, a devil, and a large family of peculiar religious persuasion live on a tiny world and have many and varied adventures. Warning: if you are offended by humor that pokes fun at religion you will NOT enjoy this book.This is not about religion, per se, it's just used as a plot device, adding irreverent humor.The fanily have names like "God's Wound' and "Beguiled-By-The-Serpent". Visitors, (and there are quite a few) to Mt. Ararat, the Smallworld, might not make it off the planet, particularly if they insult the hermit or try to harm the chilldren.This reads more like a connected series of short stories rather than a novel, but the stories connect and process as the children begin to grow up.Results: A laugh out loud scifi book! Well worth reading. And it's free.