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Abishag the Shunammite washes her hands, powders her arms, removes her robe, and approaches my bed to lie down on top of me. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Joseph Heller comically characterizes the life of King David. With a few wars, some concubines, and laugh out loud jokes, the Old Testament has never been more entertaining. A true classic, READ it!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Grab the nearest copy of the bible, read Samuel 1 and 2 and Kings, and then pick up this book. The story of King David, how it deserves to be told. My favourite of his books and without doubt one of the cleverest, witty and thoughoutful books i've read.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I had to try hard to keep myself from giving in to my initial reaction of, "that's blasphemous!" many times in the book. On further inspection I always tended to see a very different picture than the surface would seem to describe. Instead of the borderline heretical picture of David that a 20th Century Christian might get without good study, I found an interesting character who actually strengthened my personal faith in a number of ways. The honest portrayal of David as a person who really has some issues with his God, but deep down really still has the requisite faith struck a chord as being very relevant to me and to most modern-day readers who may struggle with religion in todays society.
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Funny and obscure
I owned this book for a long time before I actually read it, most likely because the idea seemed a little strange, I guess. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Blackbeard
If you like the Old Testament, you'll love this (probably)
A witty take on the Old Testament events which occurred around the time of King David. Heller has taken each of the characters and added a new dimension of his own, presumably... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2006 by Howard Bell
Heller Knows
This book really crept up on me as a true classic. Concerning everything from the mystery of faith to rebellious children (fantastically so, in actually attempting to kill one's... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2006 by J. C. Sherwood
Your God or mine?
I love Joseph Heller, and when I came across a reference for this novel in something I read by Kurt Vonnegut, I raced out to find it. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2006 by Madly Bobbington-Blythe
Entertainingly vulgar
Hellers portrayal of David presented a vibrant yet ultimatly sad character. I found much of the language a bit vulgar for my taste. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 1999
Heller's best
This is how it goes: this was the first book by Heller I ever read; can you believe I was actually disappointed with "Catch 22" when I read it afterwards? Read more
Published on 29 April 1999
Great book - truly shows Heller's genius.
I wouldn't say this book was as good as Catch-22, but it is close. I prefer this telling of the story of David over the one in the Bible. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 1999
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