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by Bo Fowler (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Mar 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1582340722
  • ISBN-13: 978-1582340722
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.9 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 784,362 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Narrated by a supermarket trolley, this novel is a satire on the lunacies of organized religion. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good to the last page, 11 Jan 2003
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This review is from: Scepticism Inc. (Paperback)
Good to the last page? Especially the last page. Too many books end with an anticlimatic 'by the same author' burblechore, but not this one. The author's note had me in stiches.

Throughout the book, I was delighted by the farcical situations, the lovable, flawed hero and the tight narrative style. If I have one criticism, it would be that Fowler takes aim at a sitting duck, describing primarily the liberal Western faiths. I felt that extremists elsewhere could have been handled more thoroughly. (Still, I wouldn't want to incur a fatwa the way Salman Rushdie did, so I suppose this is understandable.)

Stop thinking about ordering a copy of this book, and just do it. Order this book, and in less time than it takes a carton of milk to go off, you could have a life-changing experience... or at least a very good laugh.

I have a proposal: we should bulk-buy a million or more copies of this book, and distribute it widely. Ideally, in every hotel and motel throughout the world, next to the Gideon bible, there would be a copy of Scepticism, Inc. It might make the world a better place.

Aloha.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Genius, 6 Nov 2005
By Liam Sheridan (london, uk) - See all my reviews
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this is one of the best books i have ever read. i would definately recommend the authers other book 'The Astrological Diary of God'. I used to know the author, he was my G.C.S.E english teacher. He was one of my favourite teachers and is the nicest guy you could ever meet. He deserves awards for his work. It was an honour to be tought by him and i can't wait for his next book.
Liam Sheridan
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Read, 12 Dec 2004
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Thoroughly entertaining, and thought provoking! stands up to reading time and time again. Generally fantastic book!
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