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A. J Jacobs: The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible (Hardcover, 2007, Simon & Schuster) 4 stars

Avoiding shellfish was easy. The stoning of adulterers proved a little more difficult - and …

Review of "The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible" on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

The book was amusing and well written. It was by definition quirky, as the author explored the religious fringes. Not merely left and right, but up, down and sideways - people who believe in the literal truth of the bible and strive to obey its multitudinous commands.

There wasn't much to discuss. Amusing quirks do not go very far. He dredged up some insights from time to time, but they were pretty shallow.