A.J. Jacobs follows his bestselling book, The Know It All, with The Year of Living Biblically, an entertaining, thought-provoking and reverential memoir of the year he spent attempting to obey all the teachings of the Bible. While initially he finds the Bible's teachings to be strange and constricting, he gradually comes to feel a certain sense of liberation in the restrictions. He also gains a greater appreciation of the role that God can play in one's life, and a greater appreciation for life itself. Whether or not you agree with his conclusions, reading The Year of Living Biblically will likely make you think, and entertain you at the same time.
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I haven't read this (yet), but I'm wondering if a female author would feel as liberated? Guess I'll have to check it out and see...
thanks for the tip, David.
Posted by: Clea Simon | October 01, 2007 at 05:48 PM
If you'd like to hear A.J. Jacobs talk about his new book, "The Year of Living Biblically," check out this audio interview link.
Posted by: Bob Andelman | October 14, 2007 at 04:02 PM